The women in his paintings would look nearly real if not for the deliberate mistakes in proportion. A woman may have a head that is too big or a neck that is too long. It is a clever twist on the staid portrait. He uses rich colors and smooth lines to depict characters that are so realistic as to be creepy, yet there is a childish aspect to his work. His work is emblematic of the direction of modern art because he has figured out how to put his own stamp on old-fashioned motifs.