18 Mar Spot Blood 2025

When I was young I had bad acne. I  hated the blemishes it made on my face. Being a good looking young gay lad my appearance was everything and I detested the spots with a passion. I even washed my face with bleach once trying to cleanse them away. I tried other lotions such as Clearasil and Hibiscrub and I took Tetracycline pills to help kill bacteria. Nothing worked. Some spots never seemed ready to squeeze and would ooze a dark, bad blood leaving a darker blemish and scar. I later had my skin burnt (peeled) to remove the scars.

Digital photograph with watercolour and burnt edges mounted on painted board in a hand painted frame

Size 16 x 20”