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Smooth Criminals

Remember to embrace your day with a smile, because out of every negative circumstance or person that comes our way, some miraculous good may be born.

4’x4’ Original Oil on Wood

Status: Sold

Painted by Coco Miller

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From top left: John Dillinger, Al
Capone, Pablo Escobar, Lucky Luciano


Cold blooded criminals, Monsters, and America’s most wanted are just a few of the names used to describe men such as Capone, Dillinger, Luciano and Escobar. 

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The criminal acts they had once committed are indeed horrific, yet little light is shed on the lives enriched by their occasional robin hood like generosity. Lover, father, brother, son are descriptions that are easily ignored when it comes to these notorious few, who remain a constant reminder to our society. 

A reminder that bad does exist and crummy things do happen to all of us, but isn’t that struggle what makes the good so much better?

No matter how tragic life’s happenings may or may not be, we tread through our days unknowingly inspiring and leaving our mark in the most unexpected of places. So remember to embrace your day with a smile, because out of every negative circumstance or person that comes our way, some miraculous good may be born.


To contact the artist, email Coco Miller at cocomilleraz@aol.com

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