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Fresh Meat 2

Fresh Meat 2 by andreasrocha

added Aug 16th 2008
 ›  Tools: Photoshop
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This painting was inspired by a scene in the movie “The Omen” (original version), where Gregory Peck goes to a cemetery to uncover his son’s past. I really love this scene because of the fantastic set they built and the mood they achieved. There is just something about 70s/80s horror movies, like The Fog and The Exorcist for example, that got lost in today’s horror flicks. It’s probably because they remind me of my youth when I watched them on TV late at night together with my brother, and those moments hold a dear place in my heart. Pretty corny, I know, but that is how I feel. Anyway…



Another aspect of this painting, which came to me later on in the painting process, is that I have been probably influenced by the beautiful environments portrayed in the game “The Monkey Island” (both I and II). It’s probably because of the colours and the theatrical composition of the elements. So here goes another homage.



Regarding the title, I wanted it to be quite suggestive of what was going on in this scene, without revealing everything and leaving some room for the viewer’s imagination. It has a “II” because I have another painting in my portfolio with the same title in a similar macabre context.

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  • cupcake-weasel

    Dec 31, 2011

    this is lovely - its very delicately done and I love how you've put some warm colours into the dirt heap to help focus attention to that area. the only thing I would say is that the foreground shadowed elements could have done with refining a little bit more but it certainly doesn't distract from the rest of the piece. love the cool lighting as well!