Haunting art

Dean Gioia's “Haunted” exhibition at Gadsden Arts Center showcases a mastery of light. He will give a Zoom talk on the process on Feb. 5.

New painting for the Month of Fear challenge “Secrets”. Things kept hidden can drown us, and our loved ones, in a mire of our own making.

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The old clock on the stairs. William Ladd Taylor, from Our home and country, introduction by William Howe Downes, New York, 1908. (Source: archive.org)

This captivating piece of artwork draws inspiration from the unique and whimsical style of Edward Gorey, perfectly capturing the eerie allure of Halloween. Featuring a ghostly figure cloaked in dark robes, standing in a moonlit graveyard alongside a mischievous pumpkin, this print is both striking and thought-provoking. The intricate details and use of stark contrasts in black and white evoke the essence of traditional gothic art while providing a modern twist that will complement any home…

I got to thinking about mermaids the other day when I was reading into sea glass – something for which I’ve developed quite the obsession – and I discovered that, in sailors folklore, sea glass is …

Clara Lieu, lithographic crayon on Dura-Lar. This drawing is from "Wading", a project that presents the most severe form of isolation as loneliness that is experienced when physically surrounded by other people. The presence of others is what can intensify the experience of loneliness for an individual. I visually portray loneliness as the experience of feeling unseen and unknown within a group.

The spirit-world around this world of sense Floats like an atmosphere, and everywhere Wafts through these earthly mists and vapours dense A vital breath of more ethereal air. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Haunted Houses