My latest work "Little Abominations" is a series of animal portraits rendered in a whimsical, brightly colored fashion, giving them a children's-room feel. This initially distracts from their deformities. Once the 'wrongness' of the animals is spotted, the too-vivid colors and over-the top cutesiness seem cloying and twisted. My intent is to re-create for the viewer the juxtaposition between the allure and repulsion I feel for these oddities.

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