Most people wouldn't recognize this as a family portrait, but to me, it is the epitome. The woman figure is my mother, she is the largest and most noticable, because the is the largest and most notable influence in my life. The shady, ghostly dasrk figure in the background is my father, symbolizing that he is there in my life, he just isn't the greatest noticable thing. The ferret is none other than myself. I decided to make myself a small animal, because it is showing the idea that my mother wants to keep me close to her bosom, as long as she can. The strange bat looking creatures floating around are my other siblings, that don't really play an important role in my life, as family. The blood coming out of the mouths sybolizes the hunger we each want for more, the hunger is not clear, but the suffering and want are definately there. The darkness of the background definately sets the mood in this painting, unhappy. That is the mood I was trying to set when I created this piece. I hope it gives people a lot of mixed emotions.
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