Ghosts to fear…

Posted on October 26, 2012 by mbwilsonart

I love this cartoon.  So true.

by William Haefeli; The New Yorker July 9 &16, 2012

 

Nothing ruins a good joke like explaining it, but I love the contrast between the warm, cuddly scene of Mom and daughter with the dark and foreboding shadows on the wall and the existential advice.  In fact the shadow of the mom is more frightening and of the girl more frightened, than their human counterparts.

So what do you do as an artist to combat the ghosts of your past?

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About mbwilsonart

I’ve been drawing, painting and sculpting for more than 50 years and teaching, drawing and painting for 20 years. As a teenager I began to study to be an illustrator where I had classical training in the fundamentals of drawing and painting realistically, which I still use in both my own work and is the basis of my teaching. After graduating from the Boston Museum School I set up a studio in Waltham, MA, where I still work.
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2 Responses to Ghosts to fear…

  1. Turmeric's avatar Turmeric says:
    January 16, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    Cocaine.

    Reply
  2. shameonthemoon's avatar shameonthemoon says:
    June 18, 2013 at 1:02 pm

    Michael, I note that mom is opposite sagacious to her daughter in that her eyes are closed because she carries a much larger and longer darkness than her daughter. She only clues the child in that it is always with us.

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