"Walker, Walker, Walker!"

If you could simply say "Walker, Walker, Walker!" in order to make Governor Walker go away, would you?  I'm sure a lot of people would love to do that. But it's not possible - unless you exist within the fantasy world of the movie Beetlejuice where that sort of thing is possible.  That's where the idea for my latest project came from.  I had a random thought about the movie Beetlejuice so I went with it, had a good laugh and then decided to shed a creepy, comical light onto the situation in Wisconsin with Governor Walker's Budget Bill. 

I had a lot of fun with this project.  The first half of the piece was amazing and the second half was a little more confusing.  The first half was composed of me swirling colors around for the background.  I completely listened to my instincts in order to create an interesting and trippy background for Beetlejuice's head to float along with.  The second half, where I added Beetlejuice's head, was harder because I had to aesthetically make everything come together.  After much thought, I've decided that due to lack of emotional connection to this piece, I had a hard time deciding was would be best.  Going from my last piece to this one was a bit difficult for me also.  My last piece, "Let Out," was so personal and satisfying that I imagine it hard to move onto any piece after that.  This piece was fun, creepy and pretty much only created to satisfy the subject requirements set forth by my teacher.  I really enjoyed it but there's a big difference between enjoying something and affectionately feeling intimately close with something.

p.s.  It looks way better in person.  There are a lot of colors and details my camera wasn't able to pick up on due to the lighting in the room and the size of the piece.  

"Walker, Walker, Walker!"  - Acrylic, Chalk Pastel, Charcoal on paper