"Phantoms" Why am I so fascinated by old graveyards? Is it because they evoke the souls that lived before us, whose earthly remains quietly moulder beneath? And what of their spiritual beings? Do we feel their presence around us in these earthly surroundings? It is the artist's privilege to imagine the unimaginable, to visualize the unseen, to give form to our hopes, our beliefs, and sometimes our fears. Pamela C. submitted the perfect title for this painting. Sadly, though fittingly, Phantoms (as related by Pamela), is the title of a poem written some years ago by Neil Munn, a young man who died in an auto accident at the age of 16. Neil's short poem, which accompanied her submission, seemed an uncanny complement to this painting -- almost as if my image had been painted for it. And Phantoms was equally to the point. The poem itself follows: Phantoms By Neil Munn The shadows of crumbling tombstones lie     Upon the moonlit ground, The dampened air is fully filled,     With shapes of the unsound, Around the bending leaf-lost trees,     The shadows that they give, Dance mournfully without a sound,     The risen dead, that live. This painting is now dedicated to the memory of Neil Munn. The phantoms in this scene arrived as I painted it, and crowded in by the dozen until the painting was filled to overflowing. You can certainly see some of them in the image above. Many more await your discovery. And what shall we make of that solitary pot of brightly colored flowers? This painting employs the somewhat impressionistic technique I've used previously, particularly for my popular subjects, The Homecoming, and Ghost House. The medium print size is 7.5" x 9.5" within a charcoal-over-white double mat, plus rigid foam-core backing, ready for framing in any readily available 11" x 14" frame. Shipped Priority Mail. The 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. Medium Print $59.00 Large Print $59.00 Canadian/Int'l Shipping: Click the "Add to Cart" shipping button below one time for your entire order.   Canadian/Int'l Shipping: $5.95 United States Shipping: FREE within the USA Shipping Information: Canadian/International Orders must add the above shipping charge to your order before checkout, unless purchasing only, any free shipping specials we may offer. Shipping is FREE within the United States. Shipping is by USPS Priority Mail and orders usually ship within 24 hours. IMPORTANT! Halloween is Here is not responsible for any Duties, Custom Charges, Taxes or any other additional charges that your country may randomly apply to your 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!