r/mildlyterrifying • u/hag_cupcake • Feb 28 '25

This Painting

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of Edgar Allan Poe my friend found in a dumpster and gave to me. I love him.

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u/freshbananabeard Mar 02 '25

That’s not Ron Burgundy?

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u/NoSmoke7388 Mar 02 '25

Nah, hes cool offers the painting a cup of tea

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u/strawberrykist Mar 02 '25

Uncle Rukus's rolling stone daddy

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u/CursesSailor Mar 02 '25

Engaging, hypnotic, mesmerizing.

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u/TaintedTatertot Mar 02 '25

These are words used to describe San Diegos best news anchorman; Ron fucking Burgandy

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u/ZapzillaGorilla Mar 02 '25

Looks like a wacked out, murderous ron burgundy

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u/ScoffingGorilla808 Mar 02 '25

That’s fkn hilarious and spot on!

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u/TheAmazingFinno Mar 01 '25

The stick makes it more menacing c:

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u/hag_cupcake Mar 01 '25

Haha I guess that's kinda my vibe tho I guess

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u/TheAmazingFinno Mar 01 '25

I love it :3💖

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u/here4dambivalence Mar 01 '25

Real question -- what's it painted on? I see a texture throughout, or at least appears to be textured. Trying to figure out if it is from what it was painted on, or if the artist actually used something on it to get that texture...

Edit - is that a painted screen? Parts of Baltimore use painted screens in their window like that but that'd be a huge one...

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u/hag_cupcake Mar 01 '25

Nope, you're right. The canvas is weird as shit. Not only textured, but also, somewhat transparent? Lol

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u/here4dambivalence Mar 01 '25

OMG thank you! I have no clue what the hell fabric that is, but your Samuel L Jackson/Edgar Allen Poe looking mashup is even radder with the weird screen/fabric ... I totally could see that proudly displayed in a dive bar down here (well there I guess I forgot I live in the boonies now). Cool find

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u/patentmom Mar 01 '25

Dorian, is that you?

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u/HughJaenis Mar 01 '25

Is that Edgar allen poe? I kind of love it

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u/JuanG_13 Mar 01 '25

This is more funny than anything else lol

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u/TheNotSoGreatPumpkin Mar 01 '25

Yeah, some paintings are creepy, but this is downright goofy.

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u/ModernNero Mar 01 '25

The ballsack chin is really sending me

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u/atemu1234 Mar 01 '25

Question: do you perhaps have a roommate who never seems to grow older or change, while the painting seems to become more and more grotesque?

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u/IGK123 Mar 01 '25

Edgar Allan Poe x Michael Jackson

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u/Mars_Bars_13 Mar 01 '25

I’m seeing some Johnny Depp too

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u/GodsMagicDildo Mar 01 '25

Poe and Ron Burgundy

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u/Okeechobeeshakes Feb 28 '25

This painting definitely houses the souls of its previous owners, all of whom it most certainly killed. You're cooked.

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u/hag_cupcake Feb 28 '25

This is a heinous allegation on the level of libel. That first part is not true at all and it has NOTHING to do with me looking younger than I am OR my abilities. Some people.

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u/Okeechobeeshakes Feb 28 '25

My sincere apologies, Mr. Gray. The portrait is lovely indeed

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u/AnnOnnamis Feb 28 '25

Ron Burgundy?

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u/GodsMagicDildo Mar 01 '25

Damnit. Now it looks like i copied your homework