Wating

 We are still waiting for cooler weather. I hate this triple digit heat.

The October Born

 I have always had this vison of a witch walking out to a fog covered pumpkin patch just as a big yellow moon rises over the hills on Halloween night. There are only a few gourds remaining, and they are all the twisted and rotten remnants of the harvest. She raises her hands and casts a spell. The pumpkins start to move and crack open, spilling green mist and an eerie glow. From each a different type of monster rises. A skeleton, a ghost, a vampire, a werewolf, a giant spider, and a mummy. The newly formed army of the night follow her into town to fashion a Halloween nobody will ever forget. 

(If a movie producer wants to make this, I can provide storyboards and concept designs.)

October Mists

 Art by me.

Shhhh

 I created this the other day. I am very ready for fall.

Twister

 The weather has been pretty rough around here of late. I love a good storm, but we all worry about a tornado hitting. We have had some bad ones.

The Veil is Lifted

The Veil is Lifted, By Ethan Black

I painted this 24x36 acrylic on canvas on Halloween, I worked from early in the morning on into lunch.

Necromancy and After Effects

I teach visual effects and in our 101 class we are playing with green screen and particle systems. My Halloween flair always shows when this subject comes up. 

New Ghost

I created this fine fellow last week, he will be haunting my front yard as the kids brave the night in search of treats. I will have many more images and video of the big night, but it may be a few days after the big day. Happy haunting my fiends! 

Ghost Drawing, October 1st

I am going to try very hard to keep up with this project and post every day. Wish me luck. 

Inspiration Strikes

I have days where everything must be put aside for the sake of a vision that spontaneously materializes and is too strong to be silenced. Today was one of those days and I am grateful for it.

I am very pleased with this painting and how it has turned out. Now I need to find a nice old frame for it and it will be ready for the Halloween art show coming up at the end of September. I can't wait!

2 of 13 The Shroud

This ghost was based on the traditional shrouded spirit. He haunts an abandoned church, guarding the grounds from vandals. Guardian spirits are a common theme in ghost stories.

Ghost II

              

      

Ghost 2012

The Ghost

I built this guy a few years ago. We are having a lot of storms this year. I hope he holds up. I also am a big fan of creepy poems, so here is one for you now.

Ghosts

I am almost afraid of the wind out there.
The dead leaves skip on the porches bare,
The windows clatter and whine.
I sit here in the quiet house. low-lit.
With the clock that ticks and the books that stand.
Wise and silent, on every hand.

I am almost afraid; though I know the night
Lets no ghosts walk in the warm lamplight.
Yet ghosts there are; and they blow, they blow,
Out in the wind and the scattering snow.-
When I open the windows and go to bed,
Will the ghosts come In and stand at my head?

Last night I dreamed they came back again.
I heard them talking; I saw them plain.
They hugged me and held me and loved me; spoke
Of happy doings and friendly folk.
They seemed to have journeyed a week away,
but now they were ready and glad to stay.

But, oh, if they came on the wind to-night
Could I bear their faces, their garments white
Blown in the dark around my lonely bed?
Oh, could I forgive them for being dead?
I am almost afraid of the wind. My shame!
That I would not be glad if my dear ones came!

Fannie Stearns Davis