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The creepiness of the mailman reading the young woman’s mail is completely overwhelming. Nothing can save this painting. Let’s take a closer look:

–the 1.5 inches of personal space is slowly disappearing. you can almost see the old guy sliding around the back of the mailbox to engulf the girl
–his right hand has a death grip on his left hand, giving us a little peek into the subconscious struggle he is having- not a good sign
–the wistful and pleading look on the old guy’s face has an unsettling twinkle of hope as he is encouraged by the fact that the girl has not yet run back into the house.
–the girl is either frozen in fear or enjoying the attention from the old guy reading the love note which she makes sure he has an unobstructed view of.