Masks...Sexy or Scary?

I did this painting the other day, and I have had varying reactions to it...

1- I don't like it, it reminds me of Eyes Wide Shut

2- That is so hot!!!

3- I don't get it...

I personally love it, I love that it is remiscent of Eyes Wide Shut (1 of only 2 good Tom Cruise movies)...I also like that the colors are smokey and warm, like autum, and Halloween.

This piece also reminds me of taking acting classes at the Institute so many years ago, it was fall, and we were doing great Mask work, it reminds me of a time when I loved acting and theatre, before I let it get to me...before all the back-stabbing and bull shit got in the way. When it was just about losing onself in a good way...waht it became was me losing myself, but in a bad way.

It is hard to explain, this painting is a visual poem, it is Oedipus Rex, and Anias Nin, all warpped together, this is who I was and who I was afraid of becoming.

As I type this and babble away, I know I make very little sense sometimes, and this could be one of them.

The day has been long, and filled woth comic books and small talk, my eyes are tired and I look forward to and dread having to stay up late and paint tonight to get ready for the trunk show on Monday.

I am scared of being a failure, and I am scared of being a success, so much like the painting, I will put on a mask, and see what happens next.

The piece is called "This is Our Secret" and it is available in my etsy shop.