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Black Lace and Broken Toys captures the dark magnetism and mythic eccentricity of Johnny Depp’s film persona. With a palette of eerie greens and shadowed blacks, his stylized portrait emerges with cinematic stillness—equal parts rock star and spectral dandy. The patterned woodblock background, laced with ornamental repetition in mauve and blush, echoes both the baroque whimsy and quiet danger of the characters he so often inhabits. There’s a sense of carefully assembled chaos here—beads, buttons, and layered necklaces hint at costume and identity, while his expression holds the cool detachment of someone who’s always halfway in another world. The piece speaks to those strange, broken, and beautiful figures that live on the fringes of fantasy and reality, haunted by memory and dressed for drama.

From John McCaskill

  1. Moonlit Reef by John McCaskill, Image 1.

    Moonlit Reef

    32 x 48 x 2.5 in

    $4,080

  2. Runnin’ Down a Dream by John McCaskill, Image 1.

    Runnin’ Down a Dream

    Glicee

    24 x 16 x 1 in

  3. Star of Shangri La by John McCaskill, Image 1.

    Star of Shangri La

    Mixed Media - Woodblock prints and appliqué

    48 x 36 x 2 in

    $4,280

  4. Intrepid Voyager by John McCaskill, Image 1.

    Intrepid Voyager

    Mixed media: layered woodcut patterns and prints, appliqué on canvas, matte gel medium, amber shellac

    48 x 32 x 2 in

    $4,080

  5. Fixed Point, Moving Sea by John McCaskill, Image 1.

    Fixed Point, Moving Sea

    Mixed Media -acrylic and oil, layered woodcut patterns, matte gel medium, matte polyurethane on canvas

    42 x 36 x 2 in

    $3,878

  6. Converging Paths, Sacred Symbols by John McCaskill, Image 1.

    Converging Paths, Sacred Symbols

    Mixed Media -acrylic and oil, layered woodcut patterns, matte gel medium, matte polyurethane on canvas

    48 x 36 x 2 in

    $4,280

  7. "Kilo Hōkū: Eyes on the Stars" by John McCaskill, Image 1.

    "Kilo Hōkū: Eyes on the Stars"

    Mixed media: layered woodcut patterns and prints, appliqué on canvas, matte gel medium, amber shellac

    36 x 42 x 2 in

    $3,978

  8. Atomic Blond by John McCaskill, Image 1.

    Atomic Blond

    Mixed Media

    43 x 36 x 1.5 in

    $4,029