"The Entity That Learned A Smile" 5x7 Framed Art Print

A creature too eager… or too late to understand joy.

This original artwork features a distorted duck-like figure, humanoid in posture but uncanny in proportion. Its long arms and exaggerated grin walk the uneasy line between cartoon charm and something far less innocent. There's a haunting innocence in its stance—like an entity mimicking what it thinks a smile should look like, but getting it just wrong enough to unsettle. This piece conjures a surreal figure—an uncanny duck-like entity whose limbs stretch too far and whose grin lingers too long. It's a character born from isolation and curiosity, frozen in the moment it tried to imitate joy.

Rendered in sepia tones, the piece feels aged, as if excavated from a hidden sketchbook or dream fragment. The custom frame’s dripping ink motif captures the melting boundary between reality and nightmare. Hang it in your hallway, and let it greet your guests with the only expression it knows… the one it borrowed. It saw you smile once… and never forgot.(Includes a 4x6 original poem placard)