QUOTH THE RAVEN CHALLENGE #45: PICTURE INSPIRATION (WEEK 2)

It's Week 2 of the June Quoth the Raven challenge and I am here to invite you to join us in creating artwork honoring Edgar Allan Poe. This month, the theme is "picture inspiration."  It's kind of like "anything goes," but you must draw your inspiration from the picture provided below and it must, in some way, be related to Edgar Allan Poe.  

I drew my inspiration from both the black and red color palette and the arrangement of the images.  The background in my work was garnered from a Google search for "free images of ravens."  The stamped image is from Stampotique Originals and is called Friend.  Here, the image represents the narrator of Poe's poem of Lenore (you can read it here).   His heart is broken after the loss of his beloved whom he will see nevermore. 

I hope you will find time this month to do something creative!  It's good for your frame of mind and, therefore, your health!  Thanks for coming by today and for taking another minute to leave a comment!

QUOTH THE RAVEN CHALLENGE #45: PICTURE INSPIRATION (WEEK 1)

A new month brings a new challenge at the Quoth the Raven site. This month it will be about "picture inspiration."  It's kind of like "anything goes," but you must draw your inspiration from the picture provided and it must, in some way, be related to Edgar Allan Poe.  Here is the inspiration picture:

I drew my inspiration from both the black and red color palette and from the arrangement of the image in the foreground and the raven(s) in the background.  I used red cardstock from my stash and a brand new stamp from Stampendous! called Crowscape.  This single stamp provided the entire background.  The silhouette was cut from a picture from a website called Assorted Ideas.  My art, when attached to a card blank, will make a perfect Halloween card!

I hope you will play along in June with this fun challenge.  Don't forget that art is therapeutic.  It just might change your state of mind!