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How an Artist Sells His Work

David Hernandez

A canvas I bought at a Hobby Lobby store
would become my next painting—
faces altered by leprosy and any other deformities.

Faces with severe cuts, dripping blood, and stitched up skin
wouldn’t push viewers into being captivated by their pain.

Placed on my easel, I painted a red background
enclosed in a dark blue square
to resemble a picture frame
with lively atmosphere.

Three figures painted unto the canvas,
each with an abnormality.

The first one—half of his face burned from a fire,
a cleft lip, an extended cranium, followed by suppressed facial expressions.

The second one—many clumps surrounding his face,
a bloated chin with a mouth formed at the bottom.

The third one—the head titled to the left revealing an absent ear,
clumps of skin falling to the chin, a bloated right eye, followed by jagged teeth.

I tried to capture their expression,
my own deformities,
with oil and acrylic color.
They looked too colored,
unable to draw anyone in.
I must rely on the computer;
it does a better job at selling my pain.



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