Steampunk fairy tale Poe ORIGINAL PAINTING gothic art

This is my latest painting - it combines both 2-dimensional painted elements as well as 3-dimensional sculptural/molding elements! Not only is it a stunning original acrylic painting - it also has an ORIGINAL "Strangeling Frame"! The frame was handcrafted and hand-cast by myself & Matty - in fact the frame itself contains three of my 3-d wide eyed beauties.  This painting is an illustration for an upcoming book of short stories!   Her name is "Poe" - a character in the book - she has a steampunk flair, living in a neo-Victorian world combining fairytale whimsy with arcane technology.  I've painted poe in a fantastic scene, airship in the distance, bizarre gadgets and goggles in hand.  Distant factories steam industry in the background, as Poe haunts the local trainstation.  There is a phenomenal amount of detail in this piece, I'm very proud of it.  She is on a gothic-style peaked wood panel (masonite) with a stunning carved wood and cast resin frame. The framing/panel almost looks like something you'd see in a Renaissance or Medieval art museum - much like an old altar piece. The frame is actually part of the panel itself -combining the 3-dimensional characters along with the painting on the panel. At the top of the frame is a magnificent ornate casting featuring an art nouveau style ornament of one of my Strangeling girls, and there are multiple cast resin Strangelings clutching cast resin cogs, gears, and other clockwork bits (all part of the sculpture cast in lightweight resin). Other details enhance the framing, which is all a hand-painted (by me!) silver and aged/antiqued brass patina. The painting is quite large - I've even posted a photo of myself standing with it in the auction (see the link below) to show size. It is about 25" high and 17" wide, and the ornamentation on the frame is probably about an inch or two thick. It is READY TO HANG! I am so happy I am able to start creating works like these, and by collaborating with my husband and his workshop, I truly have made my dream a reality, especially now that we are branching into TRULY original frames! It really has to be seen in person to appreciate it!  Yes it the "frame" (attached to the masonite panel to form  surface panel is included!).  It is all one single piece (the moulding & resin elements are attached to the panel itself!  There is NO metal in this painting, keeping it lightweight and easy to hang up - all accents are carved wood or cast resin - And - it is READY TO HANG and is really stunning, finished with a glossy varnish.  I hope you enjoy looking at it, and maybe even adding it to your collection. It has a great deal of detail in it, and the colours are considerably brighter in real life than in the low-quality scan. You are bidding on a signed and dated original painting by fantasy artist Jasmine Becket-Griffith (aka Strangeling). It is the actual painting and NOT a print.  Actual painting is MUCH more vibrant, detailed and higher quality than the low-resolution scan. The copyright watermark is just for the auction, it's not in the actual painting! It may have been cropped or discoloured slightly by my scanner.

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My name is Jasmine Becket-Griffith. (Aka Strangeling or mis-spelled as Jasmine Beckett-Griffith). I am 29 years old and I live in beautiful Celebration, Florida. I am a full-time artist and I make my living selling my artwork. I have been selling my original Fairy, Gothic, and Fantasy artwork on eBay since the late 1990s! I am a self-representing artist, and I am ebsq+ certified. You are purchasing this artwork directly from me, the artist. I feel that it is important for me to sell my work directly to my fans, without the needless expenses or pretension of a gallery or middleman.

I grow weary of the mundane world, and I am trying to slowly create my own through my fantasy artwork. I believe that with each piece of art I get out of my system, onto paper, and into your home I have done my part to make this place a more magical planet.

News:In this coming year, you will see my artwork featured in new lines of clothing and other merchandise being sold in thousands of retail stores across the country, in places like Hot Topic, Torrid , Target, SuperTarget, Hastings, Busch Gardens, Disneyland Paris, The Bradford Exchange & Hamilton Collection and other stores throughout the country! Some of the paintings that I am selling here on eBay are the very images that will be licensed for these products. Here is your chance to own the actual artwork!

My work can be found in collections and galleries throughout the world, and am featured in the books "The Art of Faery" & "The World of Faery" now in stores! I was also selected to have my artwork appear in "Spectrum 11,"  "Spectrum 13" and the new "Spectrum 15"! Also be sure to check out my solo art book called "Fairy: the Art of Jasmine Becket-Griffith" and my NEW solo art book called "Jasmine Becket-Griffith:  Portfolio Volume I"! Be sure to check out my other auctions - I add original paintings and prints nearly everyday and you can combine as many as you like for no additional shipping.

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