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Missing Child portrait 54

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Portrait of a missing girl.

Painted in real oil, using Popsicle sticks.

Inspired by the blurred little black and white photo printed on a disposable flier.


I want to tell you a secret.

The paint on my canvas does not make a little girl. Your sense of empathy does that for me.

I have painted no hair, but don't you want to brush the strands from her forehead?
Her mouth is just a crooked smear, but don't you want to straighten it? Maybe with a kiss?

The eyes are just a few dots and dashes, so you must search for them.

You see, you have to believe, in order for these paintings to come to life.

That is why, without you, they are nothing. You find these children in the paint. You create them. You coax them into existence, with YOUR wishes.

We make these, together. They are our children. They are us.



John Paul
Image size
2435x3051px 1.94 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot A720 IS
Shutter Speed
1/30 second
Aperture
F/3.2
Focal Length
12 mm
ISO Speed
250
Date Taken
Oct 12, 2009, 3:54:58 PM
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CoreyAReeves's avatar
i need to practice my pallet knife work more... can i ask why you dont offer prints? or do you have another place that people can order prints from? not that i have the money to buy one, just curious.