Two days ago, I read The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, written as if it were the diary of a boy growing from age 14-16 through some turmoil. Repeatedly throughout the book, he references his “disfigured skin.” Eventually it’s revealed that he’s a “normal, average looking boy.”
Probably mostly because of how recently I read the book, this self deception was my first thought on seeing the self portrait above.
I went looking and found this: https://www.queenstreetstudios.net/artists/ian-cumberland/
So his physical skin looks in much better shape. It’s symbolic I guess, or else he’s Dorian Grey.
I’ve never seen eyeglasses so clean
Two days ago, I read The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, written as if it were the diary of a boy growing from age 14-16 through some turmoil. Repeatedly throughout the book, he references his “disfigured skin.” Eventually it’s revealed that he’s a “normal, average looking boy.”
Probably mostly because of how recently I read the book, this self deception was my first thought on seeing the self portrait above.
Oh, he looks normal in that picture. Whatever it is, he’s an incredibly talented artist.