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50 Foot Woman And Companion, 2012-03-06 By Russell Spencer (RS2163) Acrylic on Canvas, 1015 x 760 mm Contact Russell Look at large version Look at progress pictures The woman on the right is from the excellent old movie poster for Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. For some reason I decided she would like the company of Jessica Alba as seen on the left, and I think I was right - they look great together. I painted from a collage I made of these two sources. I've included the collage here as the first of the progress pictures. In the poster the 50 Foot Woman is laying waste to a city, clutching one car while reaching for another. I considered several alternatives before deciding to have her tormenting two figures from the Francisco Goya painting Witches in the Air. In that painting three levitating witches feed on a writhing naked man while below another man hurries past, hiding himself under a sheet. While the 50 Foot Woman is a fearsome force of nature, I think it's clear from my depiction that I'm really quite fond of her.