Thursday, November 6, 2008

Clown Horror, Leaves and Sirens

What is it that makes a person want to become a clown? Is it some in-born inclination to entertain people in some benignly grotesque manner? Is it a desire to be the center of attention yet remain anonymous?
Above we have a present day picture of Sir Laughington Smythe, Esq., and below we have an unretouched pic of "pre-clown" Smythe, when he was still known by his birth name of Terrence Billups:
As we can see, Mr. Billups once had a full head of hair -- I theorize that the subconscious realization that he was going bald so terrified him, that he submerged his ego into a Clown persona to hide from the horror of his true, bald self
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Pics from 11/5/08





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While laboring on the clown project above, I thought I'd draw the type of vehicle one might find a clown (or 17) riding in

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