"The Pink Lady of the Grove Park Inn"

"The Pink Lady of the Grove Park Inn" for crosscresent's Now They Are Ghosts tracker, October 5, 2015


The tracker was a particularly fun one: you chose a local ghost story to depict.  I chose a local hotel (the Grove Park Inn), and its lady guest who never left.  She's a friendly ghost, who usually appears in person only to comfort children.  She's reported to be a pretty young lady in formal attire (pink, of course) from the 20's.  

Image carved on OZ cut.  I painted a pink-and-red wash on Arches hot-press watercolor paper, then dabbed it with textured paper towels before it was dry for texture.  I stamped the image with versa fine ink.  Added shading with watercolor and highlights with Higgins white ink.   Each dress has a different pattern.