This painting is one in my Sweet Smog Children series, named after a song by the band Smog. I wanted to do some work that was half-painted, half-sculpted and super creepy in the vein of Francis Bacon and David Lynch. These are figures that speak of inner-torment and pain.

W.B. Livingston is a writer and artist who takes his inspiration from music. He draws in the dirt, smears toothpaste on cardboard, makes paint out of instant coffee and bribes the paint crews for whatever he can get. Livingston is currently incarcerated in Oklahoma. Instagram: @prisonart6
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