Punk-A-Ren 3

The punk movement is all about showing your individuality and being anything but mainstream. "Fitting in" is of the utmost non-importance for punks, and their look is one that screams "I don't care what you or anyone else thinks! I'm happy with who and what I am, so screw you, world!"

The punk "look" might involve facial piercings, radical hairstyles in bright colors, tattoos, ripped denim and t-shirts, arm warmers and wristbands...

...geez, writing it all out like that I realized that I pretty much just described myself there (minus the facial piercings and tattoos... I really hate pain). Heh.

But you get the idea of what the "punk" look is - and a little known fact about the world around you is that classical painters were way into that style long before modern times. Sadly, they lived during a time when such expression was snuffed out like candles in the wind. In fact, Bouguereau himself sported a purple mohawk for a while, at least until his stuffy French brethren threatened to stop commissioning paintings from him until he conformed to the norm.

It's true. (Don't look it up - it's not in the Wiki but I assure you it's a true story.)

For this contest, we want you to punkitize classical works of art. Add some punk elements into Renaissance paintings, as our themepost demonstrates.

Hit list: Norman Rockwell paintings. Use any of them and face a swift disqualification.

Please, DO NOT post WIPs in your comments. Post them in the forums after the contest has ended.

Have fun, be creative!, keep it clean, follow the Arena Rules please, and be careful to avoid using cliches. You will have 48 hours to submit so make your entry count! As always, quality is a must. We'll remove poor images no matter how much we like you.

BONUS: If you use Aviary.com to create your entry you will receive 10 free credits! If you win you will receive an additional 100 credits.

NOTE: To receive your free credits, please site message Corporate with a link to your entry.

(Special thanks goes out to steveRS for the great themepost!)