The Restless House - Surreal Landscape Painting Original painting:Original watercolor painting on paper 16 x 20" I saw the shapes of

I saw the shapes of those involved in rituals to raise the dead assembling in a circle on the left and conjuring an angel--a dark one--to guide dead souls

This tree has stood up to everything that it has experienced over the years and remains straight and tall

I wanted to portray the crone nature of one of these cemetery trees without falling into what for me is the trap of Naturalism

But these are quieter times

Crows stand watch outside the home and yell their alarm at the approach of ne'er-do-wells

The Restless House - Surreal Landscape Painting Original painting:Original watercolor painting on paper 16 x 20" I saw the shapes ofIn this old house, nothing is settled. Ghosts of every kind walk and talk above the quiet rustling of the spirits of wood, glass, floors, air, and plants. Old memories are preserved and new ones made. The light coming through a window makes spirits invisible to the human eye, but they are there in the dark, willing to be seen for those who wish to look. This painting was completely unplanned and arose from the paint. This is the first time I have been