Dark Opera Collection

~ The Dark Opera Collection ~

Out of the Woodwork	Tidal Symphony	An Experiment in Metaphor	The Great Ships
Masquerade	Haunted Castle	Dark Opera	Reverie In Scarlet
The Faces in My Head	Published Pieces	Odds & Means to an End	Freelanced
Gothic Knave

Ophelia's Intoxication of Moonlight (2002)

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I spent the good part of nine months working on Ophelia. While on a Carribbean cruise in 2001, my husband and I spent an evening drinking scotch and smoking cigars in a dimly lit piano lounge, on a night when the sea was particularly rough. We listened to a very talented lady play "Moonlight Sonata"and I was moved by the absolutely inspirational moment. I had to put it down on paper.

Vam The Pirate's Trebuchet (2003)

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I became enthralled with the medieval contraption called a trebuchet and did some online research to build this one. The piano is a French Provincial, which our man Vam is setting on fire in order to launch ...aiming for the universe that lies inside the dreamcatcher.

I decided to keep some white space in this piece in order to preserve an ethereal vastness that I saw. Like a thick mist in the background.

I had hoped that the detail and color would have come across a little better - digitally - but because of the size of the piece, it was a little more difficult.

Approximately 18 x 25

Anthem of Consoulation (2004)

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With the concept focused on the key word soul, the mourner's deceased lover stands over her in an otherworldly surrounding with the dramatic irony being that only you and I are aware that he is there.

In this I tried to use white space to emphasize contrast and allow the viewer to focus on the important objects.

Approximately 24 x 15