Clean Teeth

Clean Teeth
2008 - 11"x12", Mixed media on wood
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(Available - $100)

The animals never know if dinosaur is just visiting or looking for lunch. Dinosaur went to the dentist today and got his teeth cleaned. He's showing his shiny new teeth off to all his friends, but is making everyone very nervous. He's also giving his rainmaker friend and turtle a free ride.

I was working on this painting around the same time as "Lunch", so that's why dinosaur is featured in both. There were a bunch of random scribbles in the yellow mountain area. Each scribble evolved into a lizard or snake. The Brooklyn Rail was used for all the newspaper collage.

The two green trees on top of the mountain symbolizes Ventura, California. This is explained in greater detail in an earlier painting called "One Green Lizard"