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"The Homecoming"

    "She is to meet her future husband at the altar in the old church. There's a terrible storm that night, making her lose control of her car and crash into the huge tree at the bottom of the hill. Noting that she's not far from the church, and that her fiancé is already there, awaiting her arrival, she decides to walk the rest of the way, taking a shortcut through the dark, creepy woods. As she comes closer, she hears the church tower clock strike. She becomes more restless, determined to get there on time... not realizing that she's already dead." 

Theresa L's is just one of the many interpretations of this painting that I received when I asked "Friends of The Haunted Studio" (those faithful folk who receive my monthly newsletter*) to help me name it, and to suggest the back story. I couldn't have come up with a better one myself. 

Two other FOTHS's suggested the title, and were awarded specially inscribed prints. (If you'd like to receive the Haunted Studio Newsletter and have a shot at the next contest, click the link at the foot of this page.). 

The painting technique here, you may notice, is a bit different from my other subjects at The Haunted Studio. It's based on an Oriental approach I learned many years ago from an artist of Chinese descent. I so love the technique that I use it for nearly half of my non-Haunted Studio paintings. This is the first time I've used it here, and here's how it differs:

After wetting and crumpling the special paper I use, I open it up and begin to apply paint. The paint flows into the valleys of the wrinkled paper and lodges in the creases, creating its characteristic look. This technique defies overplanning, almost requiring me to just let things happen, to allow the painting to tell me how it wants to develop. That's precisely what happened here, so I cannot say I planned The Homecoming as carefully as my other Haunted Studio subjects. It just planned itself, as I've explained, and I had to go with it. 

All I can say is that it gives me the creeps.

The Homecoming 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. 

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