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: A Dystopian Love Story, the forthcoming All The Humans Are Sleeping and other works of speculative fiction. Get free samples of his stories by becoming a Blazing Pine Cone email subscriber at: https://blazingpinecone.com/subscribe/
