We saw a dog and a black cat who climbed a tree, and a lady bug, and my daughter, age seven, on her scooter.

You see space alien ship sending death rays. That's right, folks, that's how it happened. There are volcanos erupting in the background, too.

My brother and I in the black and white photo grew up in the time of fear of nuclear war and bomb shelters. On the TV were movies about radiated monsters. The giant ant came from the movie, Ants, from the 50's and I vividly remember how scared I was all the time. In the background you see a nuclear mushroom plume, a bomb falling, a skeleton, and the fire of fear.

Acrylic.

Oil paint.

Oil paint.

Wood, paint, and fake fur.