I Dream Of Halloween is a drawing that was done in 2006. This piece was a major step in a transition I was making at the time between what I was doing prior to 2006 and what I would be doing in the future. The most notable change is the the overall atmosphere of this piece. It's dark, moody look and usage of Halloween related imagery. From the very beginning of thee development of this piece, it always that Tim Burton look and style.

I Dream Of Halloween was done on 2ply 11"x14" bristol board. The spiral designs and the blackened areas were drawn first. That Halloweenish design led to the rest of the content, most notably the pumpkin. Since this piece relied more on using actual drawing ink rather than than sharpies, I had to teach myself techniques such as color mixing with the ink and fixing mistakes. For example, that oozing in the background sky is a result of a coverup I had to make. Originally, the background was supposed to be a light gray color, but was modified when I didn't spread the gray out enough. I ended up spreading much of the ink using paint brushes. The cutouts I made on the ends were tricky because of the spirals.

When I look at this now, I still like this piece. I'm usually critical about most of my older artwork, but for me, this piece still holds up pretty well. A lot of that has to do with the work I did on the spiral designs and how much that adds to the drawing. If I were to do this over again, there are changes I would make, but the overall drawing would be pretty much the same.