Mellencamp’s paintings through the family that is s—of buddies and many of himself—show lone figures isolated frontally against easy, shadowy backgrounds. They stare during the audience or down into area with eyes both tough and susceptible, projecting strength comparable to Beckmann’s self-portraits along with his sad, glowering eyes. Art journalist Doug McClemont, in an assessment for Art area , claimed: “Mellencamp paints handsomely grotesque portraits in oil which can be because solemn and stirring as his hit tracks are catchy and inspirational.
