green man

Hello everyone, this painting done yesterday was inspired by a power point presentation slide sent to me from a good friend via email.  Depicted here is my response to the sadness on this man's face.  The magic manifests in the response:  I see and feel this sadness from many places around the world.  The manifestation is what can I do about it?  In my case I can paint it.  I can also talk about the purpose of what to paint. I have everything I need.  This man is sad and anguished and far from the state of comfort I am enjoying.  Let's talk about purpose.  Are we to feel empathy and sympathy from a picture like this or do we quickly change the subject and find an image that feels better?  I'm compelled for some reason to express my sympathy by painting it.  Comments?

View my video: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2429540