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There’s a scene in an old Frankenstein movie from 1931 where ol’ Frank is sitting beside a little girl at a lake. The little girl makes friends with Frank and they end up picking flowers together and throwing them into the lake.  To me it defines the character of the Hulk.  Despite all his strength and power he’s really just a child that wants to play.  Now, I know in the end of that scene he runs out of flowers and throws the little girl in who drowns but that doesn’t diminish my point.

This is the pencils for an oil painting.  It’s a commission for my best commission client.  I got the idea after playing hide and go seek with my own 3 year old.   I was after that expression of wonder, of discovery through innocent eyes that I think is really a defining characteristic of the Hulk.  Did I mention he’s my all time favorite character?

But then again, there is always that part of me that wants to have Hulk smash so  I drew this in a way to be both. If you cover up the right side of this face (his left) Hulk want to smash but if you cover up the left side (his right) Hulk just want to play.  I purposely tried to be a little coy about his expression.

Below is the clip from the Frankenstein movie I was telling you about.  Enjoy.