On The Range

Painting by Jeremiah Stansbury

Text by Luigi Fairbanks

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Jeremiah has once again stunned our occipital lobes with yet another bizarrely gorgeous, and also gorgeously bizarre, oil painting.

Last month I got into the how and why of Jeremiah’s painting prowess, but this month I’m going to focus on the what… or rather, the who.

Who is the person in this painting? The question was raised several times by the Defenestration staff, from the lordly editors to the lowly interns. Everyone had a different opinion, a different take on the oily “Mystery Person.” So, with a pad of paper and a pen in hand, I went around asking everyone who they thought was in “On The Range.”

Eileen came at it with a practical approach. “How am I supposed to tell you who the person is when I can’t even identify their gender? And stop stealing my lunches!” Andrew, on the other hand, seemed to know exactly who it was. “Jeff J. Jeffers!” he screamed, “JEFF J. JEFFERS!” Then he ran off into his office and started building a fort with cushions.

When I asked resident movie-reviewer Genevieve, she said, “It’s obviously Ron Perlman,” then stared off into nothingness as she entered what I can only imagine was a highly erotic daydream. Bigfoot insisted that it was Rick Moranis in the painting, giving the completely irrelevant argument that, “Rick Moranis was in ‘Strange Brew.’ Therefore, it has to be him.” And editing monkey #33 said it was “Ook, ook ah ook,” whoever the hell that could be.

We may never know who the person in Jeremiah Stansbury’s painting really is. But this much is certain: the resulting discussion on the matter gave us something to do that day it was too cold to go to the water park.

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Jeremiah Stansbury is a prolific artist who is currently being prolific in art. His artwork has been on display in numerous areas in the Memphis, Tennessee area, and on the internet. Jeremiah’s been to Florence, Italy, thus ensuring that all of us here at Defenestration are very, very jealous. You can check out more of Jeremiah’s artwork—and even buy it—at http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/c/clipinpics

Luigi Fairbanks taught an octopus to play Dance Dance Revolution.