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"As I was walking up the stair" by Dave Cripps

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A variation of the popular poem by Hughes Mearns

'As I was walking up the stair
I met a woman who wasn't there.
She wasn't there again today.
I wish, I wish she'd stay away.'




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25 Dec 2008:-) Kim Schoonover (Darth Maul´s scary sister)
o_O

Might I suggest a fire hydrant?

:-) Dave Cripps replies: "I don’t remember Messrs Spenglar, Venkman, Stanz and Zeddmore using one of those......"
27 Dec 2008:-) Dave Cripps
OMG! I just looooove the way the subtle shades inside the hood have conglomerated into one giant splodgey mess.

45 Dave Cripps replies: "I do believe a reworking of the file is in order M’Lord!"
30 Dec 200845 Chris H.
Ah, green.

Is this you avoiding the faces again?

45 Dave Cripps replies: "She’s a ghost. You can see her face. Well no you can’t even see the subtle shades inside the hood...."
2 Jan 2009:-) Jasmin Islam
That is creepy. The poem is a rather nonsensical one, but seeing it illustrated like this just puts a new, sinister light on it ...

:-) Dave Cripps replies: "Sometime I think the most ordinary things can take on a life of their own. Enough to make anyone shiver."
4 Jan 2009:-) John R Farley Jr
Me too, I like that you can’t see a face. Makes it more creepy or scary, kind of like Ghost of Christmas Future.

:-) Dave Cripps replies: "LOL it’s the old ghost in a sheet thing. Well scary or creepy? One makes you run off (Screaming) the other makes your neck hair stand on end."
31 Jan 2009:-) Jani "Kuhitsu" Kuha
ahm.. oh.. hmm.. tsaah.. yeh. don’t have anything to say, but need to make you noticed that I was here.

35 Dave Cripps replies: "It’s when you don’t notice anything that you start to see other things..."
4 Feb 2009:-) Nils Härgestam
Inovative! Like the mood in this piece, much thanks to the efective shading. Also, the combination of close-up of the woman against the distant landscape... very aesthetic!

:-) Dave Cripps replies: "Don’t mention the shadows 10
This really needs adjusting. There are supposed to be subtle shades in the back of the hood. Eaten by ’tinterweb!"
19 Jul 2009:-) Caitlin Miller
very eerie. great painting

:-) Dave Cripps replies: "Not so great scan 8"
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About 'As I was walking up the stair':
 • Status: OK
 • Created by: :-) Dave Cripps
 • Copyright: ©Dave Cripps. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Ghost, Cowl, Hood, Window, Landscape, Castle, Acrylics
 • Categories: Ghosts, Ghouls, Aparitions, Woman, Women
 • Techniques: Acrylics
 • Submitted: 2008-12-21 21:02:30
 • Views: 376
 • Resolution: 800x1133


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