Description: Death wasnt what happened; it was more of a transformation, from flesh to plastic, from something gruesome to a candy coated explosion. Where gasps were intentioned came only the silence of innocent awe. There I was, watching them fall and hit and ripple out in greens then blues then reds and purples...

Their faces were the first to disappear (or rather expand and contort like decorated birthday balloons). It seemed painless, comical eventheir inflated frowns, smirks, and pursed lips stretched into exaggerated smiles, eyes grew wide with anim wonder and ears and noses turned caricaturalbefore all gave way to a mess of runny colors and viscous swirls.

Medium: oil on canvas

Year Created: 2007