In my imagination I saw a girl who was a Raven.
Sketchbook drawing
Sketchbook work
Starting by making drawings of a model, I wanted to create the feeling of unease as if something was about to happen. Developing a palette of 6 to 8 colours for the painting was time consuming and experimental but of great importance as the work had to have impact. I wanted to suggest the mood and feelings of the figure I was painting and so used red for the background. The work was exhibited and sold in the Trafalgar exhibition at Prettys Solicitors in Ipswich.
Sarah Bale. (2013) Raven Girl [oil on canvas]
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!”
Here is The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe read by the wonderful Vincent Price: Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
