Wonderland

This is a piece that I've been working on here and there.  I have a strong connection to painting on drawers and it's been a while since I've done it.  Like most pieces I do it developed with every layer.  Once the background was in place I layered paper and collage elements, then back over it with paint and ink.  In the middle of this process it began to read as a landscape to me.  A hallucinatory landscape.  At first I was going to add some gore and disturbing imagery into the background but decided to keep it ambiguous.  I like to imagine the blood and guts are still there just hidden.  The goal is to put the subject in a realm of cautious bliss.  The drawer itself lends itself to the narrative qualities of the piece.  So, enjoy and, beware any drawer left in the street is on notice.  Done on found desk drawer with acrylic, ink and paper.  15"x20.5"