EHAG Emporium

May 31st means another opening of the EHAG Emporium at 9PM EST. This month I am offering an original folk art painting of a young witch named Lily Vervain. She is holding her familiar black cat, Smudge, and in the other hand, a stuffed mouse cat toy. The canvas measures 8" x 10" and has paint and a simple ribbon around the staple-free sides. I have added a crackle finish to give an aged appearance.
Price is $75 plus exact shipping.



I also have another small painting available of a young vampire named Carnelia. This canvas measure 5" x 5" and is painted around the sides so no need for a frame.
Both paintings look lovely hung together and you can have them both for $100 plus shipping. If you would prefer to purchase just this painting, it is $35 plus shipping.


The painting below of the Bride of Frankestein is also available for $75 plus shipping. Pleas email me if you are interested in any of these Halloween beauties!

She's alive! Alive!

I have been neglecting my poor little Halloween art blog for a bit too long but the EHAG B&W Fright Challenge has given me a great reason to post. When I think of b&w frights, I think of those wonderful old  horror movies I used to watch with my grandfather when I was a kid. Everything from Dracula to Frankenstein to Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy.  I love them all. My favorite is The Bride of Frakenstein, you've gotta love the hair (that was my favorite part to paint). I've painted her on an oval wooden plaque which I've antiqued an added a crackle finish. Her frail body looks like it can barely support that enormous head! Be sure to search EBAY for other EHAG art, I'll have my Bride up for sale starting sometime today.

EHAG Emporium

Don't forget to join me and my fellow EHAG artists over at the EHAG Emporium on January 31st at 9pm EST for our GRAND OPENING! I've been working behind the scenes to put together this amazing Halloween marketplace full of the most spooktacular, one of a kind creations and let me tell you, there is going to be a lot of eye candy for sale!

Zombie Shelter

I won a giveaway for a Zombie Shelter sign, zombie stickers and buttons from Zombies & Toys. I entered a giveaway on their blog around Halloween and as a fan of the genre, was so excited to win. I put the sign above my studio door just for fun. Maybe someday I should paint a zombie horse for Halloween. That would be weird, wouldn't it?



I was lurking around the old St. James Episcopal cemetery Lancaster, PA last week and found three intriguing graves. I thought it was nice that someone put a pumpkin on this one belonging to a 3 year old, poor thing. The epitaph was really neat too.


I really enjoy finding old gravestones with skulls or winged children. I got lucky here finding one of each! The skull with the hourglass is one of my favorites.

Halloween Night Mare

We went to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire today and it was all decked out for Halloween. Right before the main gate, they had set up the ultimate night mare. I had to snap a few shots going in and coming out when it was dark. I would LOVE to have this in my yard! The eyes lit up, the head moved, there was a smoke machine and the moon was nearly full - how cool!

On the eve of Halloween...

O let Us cast Dull Care away

Again be Children for a Day

Witches Goblins have their sway

Tis Hallowe'en lets Joke and Play

-from a vintage postcard

I'm playing in the graveyard. Can you spot me?

More Halloween decorations...

As I've said before, I love decorating on the cheap. Yesterday I took black constructions paper and cut out mice to stick all over the house. I cut out a witch flying on her broom with her black cat, she looks great in the front window. I made some ravens, bats and owls too! Here are some decorations around my house. I can't wait until Saturday! If anyone has any good recipes for Halloween food, let me know.