Friends of the Gamekeeper, original altered painting by Heather Castles

"Go? I think not. My sons and daughters do not harm Hagrid on my command, but I cannot deny them fresh meat when it wanders so willingly into our midst. Goodbye, friend of Hagrid.” —Aragog (The Chamber of Secrets)

So I decided to paint something fluffy into this forest scene.

The inspiration for this came from the damage to the original vintage painting. Someone at some point had leaned on the painting in several places, creating radial crack patterns in the paint that reminded me of giant spider webs. With paint I accentuated those crack patterns to make them more obviously spider webs, and then enjoyed creeping myself out painting many spiders laying in wait for their next meal.

The scene in the Chamber of Secrets where Ron and Harry follow the spiders into the woods at night and become surrounded by acromantulas gives me the creeps! So I wanted to capture that spooky environment in this alteration.

I am really pleased that when you step back just a little ways, the spiders disappear from view and blend into the background… but when you come closer, you start noticing them all hidden in the trees!

This vintage painting coincidentally matched another I had with similar colours and birch trees. They were by different artists, but they are a good example of a style becoming popular, and then EVERYONE was painting their landscapes with the same formula. In the first painting I have added in the school on the hill… and it looks really good beside this one on the wall, like the school grounds are expanding around you.

"Friends of the Gamekeeper"

altered art by Heather Castles
2x4 ft painting vintage canvas canvas
vintage frame

Frame : Vintage wood frame in very good condition, ready to display on the wall.

Original vintage painting with frame collected locally in Ontario.

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