"Alice in a Van Eyck Portrait" is the title - this is my favourite Alice in Wonderland painting I've done yet, and is probably the best painting I've done so far. Currently the record breaker on the longest time spent on one piece (72 hours over 4 days)! This is the sixth painting in my sub-series called "Alice in Other Lands" which are paintings featuring Alice in a variety of unusual circumstances, thrown into settings inspired by my love of art history (be sure to check out the others in my gallery). Here we have my Alice on the set of another one of the most beautiful and famous paintings in the world - "The Arnolfini Portrait" from the distant year 1434 by Jan van Eyck. This is of course my version, painted completely from scratch & by hand (lol, I'm proud!). In my painting, Alice is playing the part of the bride, and my "Alchemist" character (he reoccurs in a lot of my paintings and always wears the Plague Doctor mask, which I thought was appropriate to the time period!). There are other hints of Alice, from her blue dress to the mushrooms hidden throughout the piece, but as usual my favourite part is the unabashedly grinning Cheshire Cat who has replaced van Eyck's original doggie. I saw the original Arnolfini portrait during my first visit to London the National Gallery and it was so beautiful I just started crying, it is a very important piece to me. Celebrating my loves of Alice in Wonderland and gothic/renaissance art - no reason why the two shouldn't go together! I've always thought that Alice's adventures should continue into many other bizarre tales, and you can expect to see more from me in the future. This is my own original acrylic painting, completely painted by hand on a wood/masonite panel. Open Edition prints are on glossy photo paper and measurements include a white mounting border. Please note: This was a longer, wider painting than usual, so the prints correspond proportionally. The 11"x8.5" size has a printed image of approx. 10.5"x7", the 19"x13" size has a printed image of 18"x12". Canvas prints are Hand Embellished, the printed image measures 16"x11" and are limited to an edition of 25. The copyright watermark does not appear in the actual print! See left for details.
Alice in Wonderland Art: Alice in a Van Eyck Portrait (Arnolfini Wedding Portrait) - detail of the gothic chandelier, van Eyck's siganture and the reflective convex mirror showing the stations of the cross
Alice in Wonderland Art: Alice in a Van Eyck Portrait (Arnolfini Wedding Portrait) - detail of my Alchemist character taking the place of the Groom. Details of the floor, rug, and bed behind them.
