Mystery Model Revealed in
Henderson's Latest COVID-19 Painting
Henderson's Latest COVID-19 Painting
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Referring to Jordan Henderson's latest COVID-19 painting, one of my trusty proofreaders, Gywneth Cann, pointed out: "Interestingly, the face of the white coated doctor(?) bares a striking resemblance to the actor Donald Sutherland who played the lead role in the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
I wrote Jordan to ask if it was so. His response: "I love the interpretation, it's great. But alas no, I've never seen the Body Snatchers... Mostly I was playing on mid-century horror, sci-fi, pulp fiction, and yes B-Grade movies. A lot of that artwork really was great in its own right in my view."
So, if not Donald Sutherland, who was the model? Jordan reveals: "The model is my go to, always has my same schedule, dirt cheap, knows exactly what expression and body language I want, model — me."
For more behind-the-scenes stories of how Jordan creates his paintings, check out Exposing the New Normal Wolves: A visual interview with artist Jordan Henderson.
Stay sane, stay real,
John C. A. Manley
John C. A. Manley is the author of Much Ado About Corona, All The Humans Are Sleeping and other works of philosophical fiction that are "so completely engaging that you find yourself alternately laughing, gasping, hanging on for dear life." Get free samples of his stories by becoming a Blazing Pine Cone email subscriber.
