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The image itself

The colour palette delves deep into rich dark greens

earthy red that contrasts with the neutral background

What Do You Mean? I Am Smiling art00218328 as he contrasts the brightSize: 28 x 34 in. Lee Elliss original painting What do you mean? I am smiling (24" x 30") captures a striking balance of irony and melancholy, wrapped in his characteristically bold style. Against a flat turquoise background, a monochrome face emerges, rendered in raw, expressive strokes of charcoal and paint. The subject wears a bright yellow striped garment and a comic red party hat, its surface patterned with pizza like dots, while a round red