Take As Needed explores the promise of instant happiness through the visual language of vintage pharmaceutical advertising. A brightly optimistic portrait and oversized prescription pill are contrasted against a weathered, graffiti-covered roadside billboard, turning a cheerful advertisement into a commentary on the way happiness can be packaged, prescribed, and sold.

Painted in a highly detailed realistic style, the work combines portraiture, typography, weathered surfaces, graffiti, and environmental detail. The polished optimism of the advertisement against the neglected landscape creates a tension between what we're promised and what exists beyond the billboard.

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