Faces in the Window

This is a Mixed Media on Canvas. Quite a large one (for me)- 20 x 20” This one made use of an old canvas I found in a charity shop. As is often the case, I laid down an initial collage foundation with the focal point being a window with additional green stencilled pattern superimposed. As I built up the layers, things took on a darker, ‘Barkeresque’ quality. Before long, the words of Dio’s song, ‘Faces in the Window’ came to mind and influenced the direction further:

Give me shelter shelter

I can face the day

Then I’ll just fade away

Give me shelter

Give me shelter

Sleep comes slowly

The fire starts to die

You open up your eyes

Faces in the window

Noises in the night

Faces in the window

Hiding from the light

Faces in the window

We are evil

And we are all divine

Creations of the mind

We are pleasure

I see clearly

Who’s behind the wall

Yes, I can see us all

I was pretty pleased with the result as it made use of different shades within the shapes, use of charcoal and a myriad of marks. It’s another of those paintings where you can look at it in different lights and at different times, and see different images on the canvas.