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![camel cricket seen from the side, painted in browns and surrounded by dark colors](/images/2017/2017Cricket.jpg)
Creepy Cricket
2017
acrylic on wood
3 x 5 inches
These crickets read as jumpy spiders, meaning that, while I know intellectually that Asian camel crickets are not poisonous, the tingle down my spine screams “it’s trying to kill you!” This painting is a reminder that things are not always as they seem. To see the making of this piece, check out my blog.
![camel cricket artwork](/images/2017/2017CricketD.jpg)