Audrey Hepburn, Bug-eyed, Bobble Headed Buffoon
with Princess Fou Fou
Without doubt, the all time, most elegant woman who ever lived is Audrey Hepburn. Because of her position on top of the admiration pyramid, I could not resist messing with her face. Because of her sacred position in the Follywood pantheon, I could not resist making fun with her legendary image.
The work started with a portrait of Audrey, which I had created, maybe a year ago? A beautiful, digital gamin face. I thought,"What else can I do with this?" I put it in the liquefy function of Photoshop and enlarged the eyes. BUG-eyed. Delighted, I thought, "Wow! This is a fresh salad."
"What next?" I snickered? Browsing my picture documents, a fun thought tickled my brain. Enough, already. Audrey has been gracefully bedecked in couture for long enough. Now, let her be a buffoon. While giggling, I sewed her head to a clown body. "Bobble headed!" I exclaimed, and made it happen, I blew up her head.
I went with the circus clown theme, using element files from my documents. This is one of the coolest things about Photoshop, I have painted a collection of characters, elements, environments, backgrounds, and special effects, all stored in my documents, all waiting in the sidelines until they can star in another picture.
The outrageously clashing Princess Fou Fou, is patterned after, who else, the real Princess Fou Fou, who keeps me quiet, sweet company at this moment, laying on the deer skin rug that Mr. T made. Her Majisty barks at thunder. Awfully raucous, what with all the thunderstorms that pass through. This adorable ball of fuzz will chase a storm. She charges lightening with her most ferocious threats. I say, "Fou Fou, that is God that you are challenging. Are you crazy?" She doesn't listen to me. Also, I told her to go to the spa and get the tangles worked out of her hair, but, she still didn't listen.
The floor of the circus is adapted from another world famous icon, the rose window of Notre Dame in Paris. I hope that Fou Fou does not poop on this sacred mandala.
This is how I amuse myself. It came together, and made me smile, this lightly sacrilegious tossed salad.
Kitten Cherub and Rosie are performing their flying act. Amusing. Light and fluffy.
