Original art by Vanessa VanAlstyne

Polychromos colored pencil on paper with gel pen

8.5″ x 11″

Drawing

2021

Traditionally Janus’ looks from war to peace. Janus is the god of doorways, reminding you, every time you pass, of the journey from one extreme to another. This Janus looks from evil to the illusion of normalcy. It is taken from Bundy’s execution photo, where his skull is exposed from the electric chair. This is the termination of his evil actions, and he looks from the goat-horned symbol of evil to the abyss of the afterlife. Ultimately, he is a normal man, and his evil faces that mortality and is forced to serve as a reminder to others.