L0032442 CARSON: Patients waiting to see doctor
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Patients waiting to see the doctor, with figures representing their fears.
Oil
4e/62/1997 By: Rosemary CarsonPublished: 1997.
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This image stood out to me because of the first top half of the image. This image is a little different than what we’ve been looking at in class so far. This is an oil painting that at first glance the images look like demons or some kind of evil spirits. The artist painted them in red which is what stuck out to me. Upon reading the title, the image made perfect sense to me. It is titled “Patients waiting to see doctor”.  These figures are suppose to represent their fears which is an awesome image to me.  The people in the image aren’t clearly drawn. There are no facial features, on any of the humans, but you can see some features on the “fears” floating above.

I think people do feel like this when they go to the doctor, which is why many people don’t visit the doctor as frequently as they should. They fear what the outcome of the experience might be. I think this image is a perfect representation of how many people feel and the anxiety they experience .