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Missing Child portrait 24

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johnpaulthornton
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A portrait of a missing girl, inspired by a one-inch square black and white image printed on a "Have you Seen me?" mailer.

This one looks so polite to me, as if it were a school photo. Her smile and care-free expression was heartbreaking to paint. Zoom in on the face and her skin...

Oil on canvas, created with a palette knife.
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1704x2272px 1.26 MB
© 2008 - 2024 johnpaulthornton
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This one is scary. Haunting, I mean. She is truly beautiful and sweet-looking, but that's what makes this piece scary, I think. All of these poor kids, there are so many! It's just... scary. I love your work.