What was I thinking?

Spectre Halloween, Watercolor/Pen & Ink
Diana Campbell Rice 2010

When you look at an art piece, do you wonder what the artist was thinking about?  What was the vision?  How did the artist arrive at the final work?

For me, I usually have a general idea of of what it is I want to capture.  In this case, I wanted to make a statement about Halloween in an abstract or representational format.  I like the idea that the lights look vaguely like candy corn, while the black lines could represent a spookish forest and the detailed dotting might conjure up the idea of poltergeists.  The repetition of orange in the background re-enforces the whole Halloween black and orange theme -- instantly identifiable.  In looking at it again, it could also be reflective of Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead

This piece is available as an "Infiniti Crow Tiny Studio Art" (5 x 7 in.) print and may be released as a fine art note card in the future.  I have an entire theme of Halloween cards dancing in my mind -- mostly the cute variety.  I have made them and given away to friends for years, but haven't really thought of commercializing a line.

Anyway, many All Hallows Nights come and gone...enjoy!
DCR