Artwork / 2017 / Creepy Cricket

camel cricket seen from the side, painted in browns and surrounded by dark colors
Gwenn Seemel
Creepy Cricket
2017
acrylic on wood
3 x 5 inches

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These crickets read as jumpy spiders, meaning that, while I know intellectually that Asian camel crickets are not poisonous, the tingle down my spine screams “it’s trying to kill you!” This painting is a reminder that things are not always as they seem. To see the making of this piece, check out my blog.

camel cricket artwork
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