Side Effects May Vary uses the familiar optimism of vintage advertising to explore our culture’s relationship with medication, expectation, and the promise of an easier solution. A wide-eyed, almost impossibly cheerful figure dominates a weathered roadside billboard, while the empty road and overgrown landscape create a stark contrast between the advertisement’s message and the world surrounding it.

Rendered in a detailed realistic style, the painting brings together portraiture, typography, weathered surfaces, graffiti, and landscape. The exaggerated optimism of the billboard gives the piece a playful first impression, while the setting introduces a more satirical and thought-provoking undertone.

Original Artwork Details
20 × 30 inches
Acrylic on canvas
Presented in a floater frame
Original, one-of-a-kind painting
Signed by the artist
Certificate of Authenticity included