Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts

Monday, October 6, 2014

Halloween Shortcut

Original Painting - Acrylic on Canvas 16x20
Halloween Shortcut
Taking a shortcut through the woods on Halloween night after Trick-or-Treating seemed like a good idea at the time …but now, not so much. Shadows and moonlight have given the twisted tree stump a sinister and frightening appearance. Is it just their childish imaginations or is it something else?

Monday, June 23, 2014

Swamp Witch Rising

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 12x16
The swamp witch rises from the stagnant waters of the swamp. She is covered in sinewy ropes of decaying vegetation and the remains of her tattered dress. Tendrils of fog and swamp gas swirl about her and the gnarled trees where an ominous and gigantic raven with glowing eyes is perched.

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Halloween Trick or Treat

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 12x36


The excitement of dressing up in costumes and going door-to-door for free candy has got to be the best. Now add a creepy old house, some fog, a full moon, and glowing jack-o-lanterns, and you will never forget the thrill of Halloween night!

http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/trick+or+treat/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">trick or treat art

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Halloween Ghost

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 20x16

A full moon shines down as a ghostly apparition arises from the grave in an old cemetery on Halloween night! Jack-o-lanterns suddenly flare with flickering light although no one lit the candles and a creepy fog slithers between the tombstones and burial crosses. http://fineartamerica.com/art/paintings/halloween/canvas+prints" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">halloween painting canvas prints

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Babydoll

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 24x36
(click on painting to enlarge)
This is without a doubt the creepiest painting I've ever made.  I asked my (at the time) teenage daughter if I could use one of her old dolls as a model and she gave me Babydoll. I proceeded to mutilate the doll for the scary effect I was after only to find out she still wanted her doll intact. Who knew? I painted this about 30 years ago, and then roughly 15 years ago I revisited it and added the Raven.

She wrote a paper on it in college writing class when she was required to write a description of a work of art. She received an "A" on the assignment so it wasn't a total loss. At least that's how I see it.

This painting actually made me feel very uneasy while I was painting it late at night and I had to quit and only worked on it during the day after that. I didn't like the look in the doll's eye staring at me from the canvas. My traumatized daughter has forgiven me and we still laugh about it every once in awhile.

Read about two artists and their different career paths by Robert Genn; http://faso.com/brushbuzz/links/7675

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Will-o-the-wisp

Original painting - Acrylic on canvas 24x36
Under a full moon, the ghostly woman in green holds out her lantern to lure hapless victims into the swamp.

Definition; A will-o-the-wisp is a ghostly light seen by travelers at night, especially over bogs, swamps, or marshes. It resembles a flickering lamp and is said to recede if approached, drawing travelers from the safe paths.  moon paintings

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Mystery of the Lake

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 16x20

A sense of impending doom and the rising wind of an approaching storm creates many unanswered questions. Who is this woman? Why is she standing on the shore? Why is she wearing a formal gown in the forest? Is she holding a wand ...casting a spell? Quoting Edgar Degas, "A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, some fantasy. When you always make your meaning perfectly plain you end up boring people." See more Halloween images here; halloween art

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Incantations of the Witch

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 16x20



The Red Witch is casting a spell under the crescent moon in the shadow of the bare oak trees. The fire has suddenly flared up as she invokes the name of the demon she summons on All Hallows Eve. This painting is SOLD but prints are still available.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Full Moon on Halloween Lane

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 20x16
My kids, all grown up now, inspired this painting. From left to right are; Tanya, Gina, and Scott.


The kids are not so sure they want to trick-or-treat at the spooky house down the lane. Can't say I blame them. halloween paintings

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Halloween Spider

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 12x9
What says Halloween better than a full moon, glowing jack-o-lantern, and a big hairy spider? Although this painting is SOLD prints are availablehalloween canvas prints

Saturday, October 2, 2010

The Red Witch


Original Acrylic Painting 24x20 on Canvas


This is a favorite of mine! With Halloween just around the corner, this lady and her familiar are ready to put a spell on you. halloween prints

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The Pumpkin Tree

Original Painting 24x20 Acrylic on Canvas

As the sun sets, black cats and glowing jack-o-lanterns prepare for Halloween night! This is my favorite spooky painting commemorating one of my favorite times of the year. Original in collection of the artist, but prints and Giclees' are available in 4 sizes. Click here for prints

Original available for $1200.00

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Stone Bridge

Original Painting - Acrylic on stretched canvas 16x20

Available for purchase $950.00

The old stone bridge almost leans against the trees in this autumn landscape. Kinda looks like the bridge Ichabod Crane rode across pursued by the headless horseman, doesn't it?