Masks – 12”x24” oil on canvas –
Growing up in my city, we had J&S smoke shop, which was also a magic and joke shop. It was full of magical, creepy and funny objects, including horror masks lining the walls by the great Don Post studio. I remember walking in and feeling terrified but fascinated at the same time by the ultra realistic, gory masks behind the counter, high on the wall staring down at me. The Magic Parlor in Salem Massachusetts is this kind of store. Full of magical items, funny, creepy, and just plain weird. Stepping in to the store I felt like I had gone back in time to J&S smoke shop.
These masks are primarily from @trick_or_treat_studios which has become the ultimate producer of highly detailed masks. Their placement on the walls mimics animal head trophies in a room from a different era, except these are monsters, and the den is a shop filled to the rafters with skulls, preserved spiders, practical jokes, and magical items from all over.
See the time lapse of Masks being painted below.
https://fb.watch/l5ccC8hOyn/?mibextid=cr9u03
Prints are available here: https://chrisbordenca.com/masks/
