Defenestrated Duchess - Mavis - mixed media on board
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Oh, sweet goodness, good gracious, those nasty, nasty boys. I knew it. I knew they were going to do it. "Family hug," they said. "Oh, don't stop knitting, you look so peaceful and defenseless when you knit," they said. And then shove, poof, bye bye, Aunt Mavis. Wait until they see the will, though... have fun fighting over the Duchy when cousin Myrtle gets all the cash, you nasty boys! Hmm. Let's see. Knit one, purl two...Title: Mavis' Last Thought
Series: Defenestrated Duchesses
Size: 3.25" x 12" x 1.5" (8.5 x 30.5 x 3.5cm)
Medium: mixed media on board, including acrylic paint, newspaper, Amy Butler Nigella paper, watercolor pencil, gesso
This is 1 in a series of 6 morbid little paintings of duchesses who have been defenestrated, or thrown out of windows. None of them seem very surprised, and most of them deserved it. They are painted on discarded/upcycled 2x4 wood boards with a variety of materials and sealed with satin varnish. As the side photos show, the boards are rustic, with some texture, but the sides are painted to match the overall painting. I have always loved Edward Gorey, so these paintings are my somber nod to his humorous Victorian morbidity.
Thanks for looking, and don't stand in front of windows!
Added on Nov 18, 2009
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Listed on Nov 18, 2009
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