Into the Darkness

by Barbara Michaels

Simon & Schuster

Original Oil Painting on Canvas: 20” x 13”
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For this assignment I was to paint an illustration of a girl pricking her finger from a thorn of a rose stem and bleeding. The hand alone would be spotlighted, to keep the focus on the bleeding finger, while the rest of the painting remains in the shade. Suspense, intrigue, and danger were the desired effects.