The Crystal Forest

Gouache on mixed media paper. Completed 10/08/2024

To restock her crystal shop, Arianell slips into the woods outside the village, deep into a grotto uncharted by other prying eyes. A huge web made of glittering pearls hangs between crystals sparkling in the undergrowth. The witch takes some and puts them into her basket, all the while glancing around her, worried that the creature who made the web might be watching her from the shadows…

This piece was inspired by the artwork ‘Woman Seated under a Spider's Web’ by Caspar David Friedrich.⁣