Based on a 1935 photograph of makeup artist Jack Pierce and his assistant Tony Mattaracci making up Boris Karloff for the film Bride of Frankenstein. Karloff had all his molars extracted from his upper and lower jaw for Frankenstein in 1931.
Surface: custom software programmed by the artist
After Salvator Mundi by Leonardo DaVinci
After the record setting painting claimed to be by Leonardo DaVinci that went for $450 million at auction.
What Child Is This? (Madonna and Child)
Since I was a child, I’d always been pulled in by paintings depicting the Madonna and Child. Long ago, I promised myself that I’d take a stab at religious motifs when my skill could only pose a compliment to the subject. This painting is based on a french postcard from the turn of the century. It was the practice of many photographers at the time to hire prostitutes for these commercial photographs. Given that, I wondered if this was indeed the woman’s child. The closeness seems too natural to be staged. And did the child grow up knowing his father or had he been forsaken?
Portrait of Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy Lamour was an American actress and singer. 1914-1996