About the image:

Another painting of Medusa. This is painting number 5 to date, though I haven't painted Medusa in a couple of years so it was high time. This time, however, I thought I would address the delicate issue of Medusa's pubic hair - or pubic snakes, as it were. No one else seems to have considered this quite obvious question. If course this would lead one to wonder if the poor girl also has underarm snakes, too. One can only assume this to be the lamentable truth of the matter, however, I assume she shaves them off. Underarm snakes really would be a trifle unpleasant, not to mention the trouble they could cause trying to put on a bra in the morning.

Of course one should not forget that Medusa is the original Femme Fatale, so I've painted her not only delicately covering her - ahem - modesty, but also the snakes conceal her deadly gaze. Behind her in the distance are those unfortunates who did look on Medusa, and have been turned to stone. At least one can only assume it was Medusa's face that caused such a shock...

Details about this print:

Image size about: 7 x 5 inches (18x12.5 cm) on A5 paper.
A signed, high quality print on archival matte paper, with pigment inks (very fade-resistant).
Note: the words 'copyright Nancy Farmer' do not appear on the actual print.

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About my paintings:

My paintings are largely concerned with the re-working of themes of fairytale and fantasy, mixed with many modern-day references, always trying to give a little disturbing twist to my interpretations. The result is something that hovers somewhere between fantasy and satire, and is not quite either. I do not usually take my subjects too seriously, though I may occasionally seek to make a serious point by poking fun.

I have a weakness for depicting the totally ordinary and mundane - when it is quite out of context with the subject - a sort of inappropriate normality, hence the common appearances of glasses of wine and cups of tea amongst my pictures. I like the idea, for instance, of Devils on their coffee break, after a hard morning persecuting the Damned. This kind of subject also lends itself to the sort of undertones of fetish that often colour the characters in my paintings.