Gallery of the Absurd

Valentino: The Orange Glow of Elegance

Famed Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has become my latest Muse/obsession. While Karl Lagerfeld will always be number one in my heart, it's Valentino's supremely stylish elegance combined with his habit of slathering himself in gallons of glowing orange self-tanner that appeals to me. His finely-crafted lacquered pompadour that does not move in even the most furious of tempests sits elegantly atop the Class X solar flare that is his face. Valentino is occasionally seen with a herd of devoted pugs who often travel with him in his private jet. Valentino is radiant and shiny, and quite simply, I'm attracted to radiant shiny things. Medium: graphite on paper, digital paint.

Campbell's Introduces Cream of Sodium Soup

In homage to my childhood obsession with Wacky Packages (A collection of trading cards/stickers featuring parodies of consumer products), I've decide to make a few of my own. While they are meant to be parodies, each card is based in either a glaring truth or a blatant misconception.  After a public interest organization slammed Campbell's soup as overpriced disease-promoting cans of salt and water, I thought it would be nice if Campbell's came clean and added Cream of Sodium to their product line. Medium: graphite on paper, digital color, Cream of Sodium concept by Paula E.