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"Candy Cane Man"
Posted by sabine7 Painting | Aug 7, 2007
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“...is sad because he has spent his entire life striped like a candy cane (would prefer a less seasonal distinction)...”


Illustrator Shannon Bonatakis grew up in a haunted house and today claims that something is living in her freezer, so her narrative paintings are just as chock full of atmosphere as one would expect. A lot of Bonatakis’ work is in the area of children’s illustration, but her paintings demonstrate a side that is a lot less cute. The Candy Cane Man looks so unhappy with his lot that one can’t help but think there’s more to his problems than simply the seasonal issue.


Artist: Shannon Bonatakis
+ shannonbonatakis.com





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Mar 27, 2008


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