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From my current on-again, off-again series, “The Secret Life of Puppets”. Trap-Jaw is a fun character to paint, a great blend of sci-fi and fantasy elements.

A key aspect for me of these Masters of the Universe toys, is that they are one of the earliest links between my imagination and the physical world. I held a piece of some fantastic world in my own little hands.

I use shaped panels because I want the “objecthood” of the paintings to be emphasized. I chose this particular shape because it reminded me of a phone. I figure, what other object is so ubiquitously felt in our hands these days?