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i commissioned this painting when i returned from las vegas in january. it was finished last night. it is 5' x 5' and is very shiny. i have no idea where i can hang it; indeed, it is so heavy that i have to have industrial-strength hangers installed, whatever that means.

"breaking whores is my business and business is good" is repeated in cursive. it was painted by local portland artist corey smith, his work can be seen at http://www.coreysmithart.com

my mom is so going to kill me but i'm already working on an excuse about how it symbolizes women being oppressed by themselves

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If it's her own hand, it's the right hand. I prefer to think it is someone else's hand, in which case, it would be their left. It's a woman's arm, based on the bony wrist and slender musculature (or Longshot's).

The eyes would be looking up and to the right, as if waiting for the assailant/lover's right hand to come down from it's cocked position, striking her.

The look is not fear, stimulation or revulsion, rather, it's studious - as when the housecat follows you around the room with her eyes, neither head nor body moving.

If this 'whore' is to be broken, she's got a ways to go yet.

Soopergrizz BFA