Fairy Castle – Fairy Glamour

Within the realms of Fantasy Art, is there one area, that a Fantasy Artist (often) decides to “play with” – that of Fairy Glamour 🙂  When an artist decides to play with fairy glamour, then it’s possible for us to encounter “all sorts of things” that we’d not expect (as is the case here):

Fairy Path to Fairy Castle!

First:  the artist plays with size.  If we look at the roof of this castle, then at first glance – does it appear that it’s a “castle of a decent size”.  But, when we pan down (along the “central” terracotta roof tiles) – does the entrance door “give it away”.  This is a small castle, no more than a Fairy Castle!  Given the fact that the door, makes up about a quarter, of the width of the castle, then it seems to me – that were in the Kingdoms of the Small-Folk!  Second:  the artist plays with colour.  This artwork makes use of two opposing ends of the colour spectrum.  The reds, pinks, greens and yellows:  feel like “warmer colours” to me, perhaps as one would expect – of Fairyland.  Given the blurring that is present upon the reds, greens and yellows; then I feel that these could be some-kind of “guiding lights”.  Perhaps Will-o’-the-wisps, that guide you to this Fairy Path – leading to this Fairy Castle?  At the other end of the colour spectrum, do I find the “colder colours“.  I refer to the use of blacks, blues and purples; which I feel, have both been used to introduce the concept of some-kind of Fairy Time  (that is – an overlap in space and time).  In short, the stars upon the background, look as though their part of the Universe!  Third:  the artist plays with the construction of their scene.  If you look at the lantern on the left – then at first, I thought it was floating!  As it appeared as though the lantern’s post, was part of the castle!  The artist has achieved this effect, by blending the top of the post, into the window of the castle.  But then again, maybe they didn’t!  Its fairy glamour – after all 🙂  If there’s one thing I’m sure of, then it’s that this artwork, makes use of a one-point perspective.  This is because, the castle and it’s path, both “lead you into” the centre of the scene.