Lowlights!

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State of Grace Volume 1 Issue 4

In This Issue:

You Can Be Anything! Screw Society’s Standards!  Cover.

Napoleon Complex? Nah! It’s Simple! Thoughts on a recent commission.

I Wanna Be Your Dog – What’s Wrong With This Picture? A scene with the New York Dogs.

Napoleon Complex? Nah! It’s Simple!

ganderson-napoleon

I recently had the pleasure of working on a personal commission that brought together my love of classical art, and my enjoyment of silly juxtaposition. A modern take on the ultimate Dude-Bro, Napoleon.

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

newyorkdogs

Give me your guesses in the comments.

Wandering Into the Forest

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It is hot in Portland. Not like, ew, I’m a little sweaty hot, but like, it’s almost 8 PM and it’s still triple digits out. I grew up in the desert, I should be able to deal- but there is no humidity in the desert, this heat is a whole different beast. All I want is to go sit in the forest and cool off. Of course instead I made a painting.

Paisley Bear and Squishy Baby Go Wandering
Paisley Bear and Squishy Baby Go Wandering

 

Allow me to introduce a thought I’ve been thinking, and I must thank my friend Sarah for suggesting there should be a baby in the scene- it really ‘ties the room together’.