"The Phantom of Bayou des Mortes" In the winter of 1987, my wife and I were driving west. To avoid icy weather, and because we had always wanted to see New Orleans, we took a southern route, across Mississippi and Louisiana. Along the way, we decided to get off the interstate to see a little of the local countryside. Among the mossy trees and ramshackle villages I photographed along the way, this old house stood out for its forlorn, melancholy, haunted look. I liked the resulting photo, sure that it would someday result in a painting, but only recently did I pull it out with the intention of painting not just the scene, but the spooky way it made me feel. I called forth memories of the creepy feeling that prompted me to photograph it, combining look with emotion to express, in paint, its strangely haunted aura. As the painting neared completion, something really wierd happened... While I was rinsing a brush, perhaps a bit too vigorously, a drop splashed from my water pot and landed on the blackness of the cabin's open doorway. Knowing that it would dissolve the pigment, I quickly went to blot it. But as I lifted the tissue away, I was startled at what was suddenly staring back at me from the blackness of the doorway! In the gloom of that sad old shack, I could see a ghostly pale face, with tousled hair and furious expression! Was it my imagination? Can you see it too? At any rate, I didn't dare remove or try to improve it. I merely dissolved out the slightest suggestion of body and arms beneath that scary head, and left it (him?) there. The "apparition" is clearly visible on the Large Format print, but is difficult to make out on the Medium Format version. What's happening in this painting? I invite you to decide for yourself. Don't forget the title, which translates as "Bayou of the dead." Small Print size is 4.5" x 6.5" within an 8" x 10" charcoal-over-white double mat, with rigid backing. This size is ideal for framing in any standard 8" x 10" photo frame. Medium Print size is 7.5" x 9.5", double matted (charcoal over a white liner), backed with rigid foam-core board, ready for framing in any readily available 11" x 14" frame. Shipped Priority Mail. Large Print size is 12" x 18" on 13" x 19" paper. After I carefully inspect and sign your print, I'll slip it into its protective clear plastic envelope and carefully roll it for mailing to you, together with a page of helpful framing hints. Shipped Priority Mail. Small Print: $29.00 Medium Print: $59.00 Large Print: $59.00 FREE Shipping within the United States. Hawaii and Alaska please contact us for a shipping quote. Canadian Shipping: Click the "Add to Cart" shipping button one time for your entire order. International Shipping: Must contact us for a shipping quote. Please include your FULL Shipping Address.   Canadian Shipping: $7.95 International Shipping: Shipping Information: International Orders must and include your full shipping address, unless purchasing only, any free shipping specials we may offer. Shipping is FREE within the United States. Shipping is by USPS Priority Mail within the United States and by First Class Mail for International orders. Orders ship within 24 hours. IMPORTANT! Purchaser is responsible for any import duties, custom charges, taxes, or any other charge that your country may randomly, or not randomly, apply to any Canadian or Internationally shipped order. HIH Store Information: Canadian/International Customers: Do not combine purchases in the HIH Store with any purchase of Haunted Art or vice-versa. Although all Haunted Art Prints can be shipped worldwide, consider them different stores, as the HIH Store only ships to the United States at this time. Thank you and happy haunting! HIH PayPal Shopping Cart. Secure Online Shopping. : Return to Haunted Art Home Page : All art print graphics and text are used with permission and Copyright © Lewis Barrett Lehrman. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2001- • Halloween is Here!