the Green Skeletons

When I was a little girl, I had a reoccurring nightmare about a green skeleton.
He would sneak into my room during the night holding a lit match with the intention of burning my knees.
I’m not sure why this image stuck so clearly in my brain.

Vincent Van Gogh’s smoking skeleton painting reminded me of my childhood nightmare; so naturally I painted it.

over…. and over…. and over again.