Jeff Koons is the remarkable artist responsible for those giant sculptures of metallic balloon animals. He also did that one sculpture of Michael Jackson with his Chimp, Bubbles. Koons’ unserious subject matter, the bold colors and giant scale make him one of my most treasured contemporary artists. To achieve the shiny metallic look I ordered a tiny metal balloon dog and went cross-eyed staring at the reflections… then I just went for it, which in painting is kinda just what you gotta do. I actually struggled greater with the solid white background and keeping it crisp