Held Hostage Painting

This painting is part of a series of humorous and absurd wanderings of the imagination. My "warped perspective" illustrates a different viewpoint to each situation created. The characters develop into humorous, dark, shady and personalities often with animals or birds. The work was inspired by Persian and early religious miniature paintings. I used gouache to mimic the flat velvety color seen in miniatures, but utilized modern color themes.