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Filed under: Britney Spears, Britney Spears Art, If Artist X painted Celebrity X

Some of Roy Lichtenstein’s best known paintings are those inspired by comic book panels. Many of the female subjects Lichtenstein portrayed appeared to be in distress, so I wondered how he might paint Britney Spears.  Poor Brits, bloggers and tabloids are having a field day pointing out the fact her tummy is protruding…could she be pregnant again?  Britney’s drama never ceases, just yesterday she stepped on a hypodermic needle while walking around barefoot and had to be rushed to the hospital. Add that …

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Filed under: If Artist X painted Celebrity X

This is my vision of Shannen Doherty and her little dog if Picasso were to paint her, and is first in my series of "What if Important Artists of the 20th Century Were to Paint the Portraits of Today’s Tabloid Celebrities?"  I’ve been planning this series for a while, but hadn’t considered painting Ms. Doherty until I received a timely and mysterious email from a reader who sent the image below along with the message, "Shannen Doherty/Picasso…remarkable!"  Oh, how I love when synchronicity and coincidence …

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