Crocodile Tears by Gabby Smith: a blue-toned face with one big tear rolling down the cheek and a tiny crocodile curled inside it

Detail of Crocodile Tears by Gabby Smith: the tear with a tiny crocodile curled inside

Detail of Crocodile Tears by Gabby Smith: the eye and lashes

Detail of Crocodile Tears by Gabby Smith: lips and the orange patterned edge

Crocodile Tears

$750.00

Crocodile tears are the fake kind, cried by someone who isn’t actually sorry. The old legend says crocodiles weep while they eat their prey. This blue-toned guy has one big tear rolling down his cheek, and I’m a little obsessed with the tiny crocodile curled up inside it!

Artist: Gabby Smith
Year: 2026
Type: Original painting, one of a kind
Medium: Acrylic, pastels and acrylic markers on back-stapled canvas
Size: 24 × 24 in. canvas
Framing: Custom southern yellow pine frame
Series: Words Are Weird, an exploration into idioms and phrases that make no literal sense

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Crocodile Tears

$750.00