Wrong Towel
Wrong Towel
24 x 48
2003 / #1
I rarely paint in this size format any more as it is difficult to ship a painting like this one. The scale is nice to work with however when making a single character in a solo gesture.
âWrong Towelâ is from a sketch I did on vacation at Myrtle Beach. I get some of my best material on vacation when people seem to let down their guard where appearance is concerned. I followed a woman down the boardwalk who had a towel wrapped around her ample behind (and I mean ample people, no offense intended). The towel was printed with a giant tiger head, the kind you buy at the cheap souvenir shop that is always going out of business and never does. The eyes of the tiger where positioned and stretched right across the widest part of her body. She had no idea. The big eyes of the tiger just made her behind look twice as big and it stared at me as if to dare me to capture this image. Naturally I had to hum âEye of the Tigerâ from Rocky II, as the mental sketch took shape.
I used the narrow canvas to emphasize the width of the character. The towel was changed to a Betty Boop theme so the eyes would stand out more as well as suggest âoops!â in sub-context. I put headphones on her so she would be further oblivious to the fashion statement she was making. Finally, both as a compositional element and a matter of personal opinion, I put a universal âdo notâ sign in the corner to let you know this is a violation of the highest order by the Fashion Police.
24 x 48
2003 / #1
I rarely paint in this size format any more as it is difficult to ship a painting like this one. The scale is nice to work with however when making a single character in a solo gesture.
âWrong Towelâ is from a sketch I did on vacation at Myrtle Beach. I get some of my best material on vacation when people seem to let down their guard where appearance is concerned. I followed a woman down the boardwalk who had a towel wrapped around her ample behind (and I mean ample people, no offense intended). The towel was printed with a giant tiger head, the kind you buy at the cheap souvenir shop that is always going out of business and never does. The eyes of the tiger where positioned and stretched right across the widest part of her body. She had no idea. The big eyes of the tiger just made her behind look twice as big and it stared at me as if to dare me to capture this image. Naturally I had to hum âEye of the Tigerâ from Rocky II, as the mental sketch took shape.
I used the narrow canvas to emphasize the width of the character. The towel was changed to a Betty Boop theme so the eyes would stand out more as well as suggest âoops!â in sub-context. I put headphones on her so she would be further oblivious to the fashion statement she was making. Finally, both as a compositional element and a matter of personal opinion, I put a universal âdo notâ sign in the corner to let you know this is a violation of the highest order by the Fashion Police.