"Last Laugh"

(Shown at right is an alternate version, available upon request, omitting the inset at bottom right, which some folks find a bit much.)

I'm unable to tell you exactly how this very spooky painting came to me... or came to be. It was lurking in the shadier recesses of my mind for several months before I finally began work on it. The spooky painting, when I finally finished it, was rather a surprise to me. Had I gone too far? Was it too scary?

I've left that question (and others) to be answered by you who may be seeing it for the first time.

What's going on here? Who are these characters? What is the meaning of that strange apparition at bottom right? And what does the title tell you? I have my own interpretation, but I don't want to influence yours. There are many spirits hidden in and lurking around the graveyard, the hearse, and my spooky old house. It'll take you quite a while to find them all. If you can!

A few people have asked me if I could create a version of Last Laugh without the inset To accommodate them, I created a second version with the inset digitally removed. You'll see this image above. If you prefer this version, please specify "Omit Inset" in the PayPal "Additional Instructions" box, or otherwise indicate preference with your order. Unless otherwise specified, the original version will be sent.

Last Laugh has been meticulously scanned from my original watercolor painting 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.

Premiere Limited Edition Print of Last Laugh (Version without inset)

Additional subjects are also available
in this larger format.
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Last Laugh is one of a growing series of Limited Edition prints close to each painting's original size, in an edition of 150 signed & numbered prints, produced to extremely high standards, on fine art paper, through the wonderfully faithful Giclée process. At left is a comparison of relative sizes of a comparable painting in Large Format vs. Premiere Edition sizes.

The Premiere Limited Edition
print image measures 17" x 24" on 22" x 28" paper

$149.00
including Priority Mail shipping in the US.

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LARGE FORMAT PRINT (13" x 19") The image measures 11-1/2"" x 17-1/2" on 13" x 19" paper. Your finished, perfect print is carefully rolled for mailing to you. $59.00 Priority Mail postage FREE in US.	MEDIUM FORMAT PRINT (11" x 14") The image measures 7-1/2" x 9-1/2", within a charcoal-over-white double mat, plus rigid foam-core backing, ready to drop into any readily available 14" x 11" frame. $59.00 Priority Mail postage FREE in US.

Sorry, the original painting has been sold. To view all original paintings currently available, click here.
Both versions of Last Laugh are 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.