View of the Closet (circa 1972)

Mixed media on masonite Original size 36x72 © 1996 Alex Ledante

I once took a painting class which required a painting which depicted a scene from childhood. As if I can remember my childhood...

So I did what anyone else would do under the circumstances; I faked it. Composing from a child's point of view added some legitimacy but the only unique concept in here was leaving the space under the covers empty to force the viewer inside the piece

Always a big fan of mixed media, I think I went a little overboard with the sharpie on this one. It was more interesting when it was less defined but for some reason I decided I needed to pop some of it out and see what happened? Paintings don't have control-Z and that's most of the reason I went digital