"The Devil's Castle"

While touring in the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania in June of 2004, we were taken one day to visit Peles Castle, a graceful, extravagant example of royal excess that today is carefully maintained as a popular tourist destination.

As we donned felt booties and followed our guide up long stairways and along marble halls, my imagination got to work, visualizing the castle in a more sinister setting. (After all, this was Transylvania!)

My sleep that night was troubled with dreams of this fantastic structure, its towering spires and forbidding turrets looming above a dark forest aflame! The image stayed with me, and the next morning, I made quick notes, knowing that an important spooky painting painting would inevitably result.

The Devil's Castle is one of my larger spooky paintings, measuring nearly 28" high and 20" wide. I knew, when I finally added my signature to the finished painting, that it would warrant a full-sized Premiere Edition print, in addition to my customary Large Format and Medium Format sizes.

The Devil's Castle was the subject of The Haunted Studio's February 2005 Name The Painting contest. When it closed, selecting the winning title was a very natural choice. (As in, "Why didn't we think of that?) My thanks to Edwin H. for his apt entry.

LARGE FORMAT AND MEDIUM FORMAT PRINTS

The Devil's Castle has been meticulously scanned from my original watercolor and digitally printed with fade-resistant inks on specially treated heavyweight watercolor paper. I personally inspect your print, sign it, slip it into its protective clear plastic envelope, and include with it a page of helpful framing hints from The Haunted Studio.
 

LARGE FORMAT PRINT (19" x 13")

The image measures 12" x 18" on 13" x 19" paper. Your finished, perfect print is carefully packaged for Priority mailing to you. $59.00, Priority Mail postage FREE in US. 

MEDIUM FORMAT PRINT (14" x 11")

The image measures 9.5" x 7.5", within a charcoal-over-white double mat, plus rigid foam-core backing, ready for any readily available 11" x 14" frame. $59.00, Priority Mail postage FREE in US. 

The Devil's Castle  is also available in new Small Format size
The image measures 6.5" x 4.5" within an 10" x 8" charcoal-over-white double mat, with rigid backing.
This size is ideal for framing in any standard 8" x 10" photo frame.
Small Format prints may be assorted for best prices: 1 print $29.00; 2 prints $49.00; 3 prints $69.00
For more information about Small Format prints, please click here.