He had his ear chewed off in a vicious forum flame war over who was copying who, was painted as the bad guy, but eventually emerged victorious against the art pirates and reclaimed his booty!

This is for all the artists who have been the victims of art pirates. Strap on your bandoleer of paint, paint the good fight, prove who the real artist is and you too shall emerge Victorious!

You can just see the shape of the ear stump under his bandages. For art trivia nerds, YES, it is on the correct side for Van Gogh. His painting was originally sculpted and painted separately, then tucked under his arm during sculpting. (yes, it is indeed a big blue booty. art pirates love booty)

ApoxieSculpt (synthetic clay), painted in acrylic. Original available for sale through Etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8451322