
Flim Flam - A Fancy Flamingo
The Painted Kingdom
Oil on Panel
48 x 48 inches
2020
Story
Flim·flam: /ˈflimˌflam/ — nonsensical or insincere talk.
"I suppose that you suspect me of pseudointellectual flimflam."
I suppose you suspect this painting of a flamingo is a bit of a flimflam.
Case in point: He's smooth in the colors he's showing. He's in front of some fancy wallpaper. He's an example of classic portraiture... but he's a flamingo.
You've made your case. You're right.
I wanted to put him in an uncommon situation. He's in a fancy home with fancy wallpaper, almost blending in like he belongs there. And honestly, who am I to tell a flamingo where he can and can’t live?