Scarecrow24 X 18 X 1. 5 Acrylic on Canvas In this Monochromatic painting of Yellow + Black and White, I started with a photograph of a pig in profile for reference, and then created a storybook scene around it. Placing a dancing boy on the pigs back gave the work a playful scenario to build upon, which I echoed with a crow on a whitewashed fence. I added sunflowers and wheat stalks to complete the farm like scene. To make the boys shirt sweater like, I used a

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the creating of my interpretation of RUSH’s 1981 album cover was not as easy as Moving Pictures

before it gets too late

thinking about what a fool I was

Robin removes the lid of the Sunflower Box and finds a jigsaw Puzzle (a favorite of hers)

Each time their server comes by

Mount Hood is the largest and nearest to the great river

leaving a vast planal shape in between to place my lineal wallpaper over

I also added silhouetted wheat stalks behind the detailed ones to give depth to the painting and fill out the field of grain backdrop

Andrea hands me a note and walks away

A Neighbor Came Over

and a brooding night sky for cinematic effect