Gallery of the Absurd

Miley Cyrus' Tongue on Cover of Rolling Stone

There is much speculation, debate and celebrity derision aimed at Molly Cyrus' incessant habit of unhinging her jaw and flopping out that strangely ashen golden retriever tongue of hers. Is it supposed to be sexy?  Might it be an act of youthful rebellion? Maybe she be stricken with compulsive licking disorder(CLD)? Perhaps her tongue is a version of fly paper?  Will we ever get to the bottom of this insipid cultural phemomenon?!? Here's my version of the Rolling Stone, uh I mean the Rancid Tongue cover after I imagined viewing it through the lens of They Live glasses and discovering how the cover REALLY looks. Medium: graphite on paper, digital paint.

The Circus Side Show Performances of Courtney Stodden and Doug Hutchison

Courtney Stodden needs a little assistance when toddling down the sidewalk in towering stripper shoes, especially now that her center of gravity has been knocked off kilter by the weight of the cartoonishly enormous set of boobs she's acquired after a recent software upgrade. Creepy ol' Doug Hutchison is more than happy to assist his teen bride as they proudly parade in the flashing glare of the paparazzi cameras. I don't focus on as much celebrity distraction as I used to, but for some reason these two have caught my attention and I can't stop myself from clicking on any link in which they are featured. I don't know what kind of people they are because I've not yet met them in person, but I'm simply mesmerized by their brilliant circus side show performance art. Medium: graphite on paper, digital paint.

There was a photo shoot of Courtney and Doug taken a few months ago at a stripper club. She clings to the pole in a manner of what I'm guessing she considers "sexy poses". Doug stands nearby, grabbing and pawing at her young (?) flesh with his weather-beaten arms. Medium: graphite on paper, digital paint.

Earlier this year, Courtney Stodden brought her Daddy (her real Daddy) to a red-carpet launch party for her new "music" video. Many photos of the two showed her Dad leering into her cleavage or spanking her behind as she sticks it out for him. When I gazed at each of the photos, one more unsettling than the other, they all began to deconstruct into Francis Bacon-esque paintings. Medium: graphite on paper, digital paint.