ELECTRIC FEEL

 

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This painting was born out of my hand. It is different in the fact that I usually have a step back moment where I make key decisions in composition or focal point, in this piece, I winged it. I "freestyled" the whole layout and started having fun with it by building swim throughs and caves and rock slides. It includes the use of negative space as well as some misshapen faces or "brain teasers" to distract the audience. 

Faces hidden throughout the painting highlighted in green and purple, the faces made up from the negative space are colored purple and highlighted here in red.

The Letters for "S-M-U-R-K-S" are hidden throughout the piece, highlighted here in blue.

The #52 is my signature, honoring 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis, my favorite player in their storied history, highlighted here in orange.

Center middle, there is a heap of stones with what appears to be a grumpy or grimacing face, it is intentional for the audience to question whether or not it is there, the left cheek of the face also lends itself to the partial faces of the connecting rock wall. highlighted in red, to distract the focus. Some of the faces are overlooked because of the partial faces.

My self-portrait is located under the arch, just left of the center in the purple empty space, also connected to face on the rock formation to the left. It also features UV paint and glowing anemones.

The top of the painting features 9 partial faces that are slightly manipulated, this is on purpose, it is a challenge for the audience. There is also the first "S" in the partial face top left in grey, highlighted here in blue.

The Moray Eel is featured in this piece, it is native to the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

"SMURKS" hidden in the white rocks at the bottom of the canvas.