Bad Moon Dancing
Oil on canvas 52" x 48" (2013)
This painting references Francisco Goyaâs âWitchesâ Sabbathâ and Richard Scarryâs âWoodland Animal Picnic Birthday Partyâ. The word âPanicâ came from the god Pan, noted for causing terror and to whom woodland noses were attributed. While Pan is often associated with Satan due to his goatishness. And, like they said in Heavenly Creatures: âAll the best people have bad chests and bone diseases!â â being a sickly child/adolescent drove me to the dark side and I like it here. In my mind, these witchesâ familiars are dancing to the Smithsâ âCemetery Gatesâ.
This painting references Francisco Goyaâs âWitchesâ Sabbathâ and Richard Scarryâs âWoodland Animal Picnic Birthday Partyâ. The word âPanicâ came from the god Pan, noted for causing terror and to whom woodland noses were attributed. While Pan is often associated with Satan due to his goatishness. And, like they said in Heavenly Creatures: âAll the best people have bad chests and bone diseases!â â being a sickly child/adolescent drove me to the dark side and I like it here. In my mind, these witchesâ familiars are dancing to the Smithsâ âCemetery Gatesâ.