Grape Juice

Last year I created a pencil drawing of a crying clown which I then used as input for A.I. to generate the same clown dancing. I named my piece Happy Delusions and it's part of my Abstractions of the Old West Collection. Most recently I wanted to build onto the concept even further and inject a more modern look with a bright and rich color palette - more typical of clowns. I spent several hours generating images which all fell flat and didn't accurately reflect what I was envisioning. As I modified the input to include "clowns stuck in bubbles" some magical pieces were produced. The bright colors and bubbles are a great representation of "happiness" which creates conflict with the sad facial expressions and body language of the character - a true "happy delusion." I generated 12 clowns in all and I gave each of them a name and attributes to their character. In this way, I've personalized the clown which I think makes the image something more than art - there is now somewhat of a human element to the artwork. I hope you enjoy this series. The first release will be called Happy Delusions II and the second release Happy Delusions III. Happy Delusions I will forever be attributed to my pencil drawing that started it all.

And now...meet Grape Juice, the clown who may not say much, but his silence is deceiving. With his bright purple wig, white face paint, and exaggerated features, he looks like your typical clown. But don't let his harmless appearance fool you - this clown is quiet, but dangerous. If you see Grape Juice at your next circus, be careful - he's a clown you don't want to underestimate. He's a master of manipulation and can control people without them even realizing it.