McMinnville, Oregon has a UFO Fest every year. I snapped the reference photo for this oil painting at the 2025 celebration last week. I'm probably going to let it dry for a bit now and do some light glazing later on.
This is lovely. The little girl looking so alien and so passive yet confused herself behind what could be a police tape, that you question her reality. She's seemingly alone, yet rather tahn feeling sadness or melancholy she is drawn to the spectacle of some curiousity beyond the line. She is the alien here, and yet she is living embodiment of every human child
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Thanks so much!
Thank you! I love your response!
It's a beautiful composition, the little girl herself looks so young and old at the same time. Her face particularly has this aged expression that makes you wonder of her origins
I love this! Totally agree with @[email protected], the feeling of alienation here is fantastic and works on so many levels.
Alienation is a good word, thank you!
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