Distorted George, 1969 #2 (Camo George) gesso and acrylic on paper 22x25
Having more fun with this image of George Carlin being a goofball. I decided to expand the view to that of the original image while pushing "digital distortion" look a bit into the decorative. I have him slightly camouflaged here, which wasn't really planned, but I like it. Well, it was sort of planned. I had been thinking a lot about Ann Gale's work and how her subjects dissipate into their surroundings. I suppose that's the aim of camouflage, too. With this painting, I think had I aimed for a camouflaged look on the outset, it wouldn't have turned out quite like this. I've tried making an image like this before (with lines making up the figure in the foreground and also the background) with pretty bad results. Something about the boundaries of the body being too strictly adhered to makes for a stiff drawing or painting and one-way ticket to the garbage can. I'm much happier with how this whacky picture turned out. It seems loose enough, and it makes me laugh every time I look at it.