wall paper design

here is a prototype for a wall paper design I am working on. this image would repeat and have sneaky flies in it. Wall paper is tough to design! theres a lot of balance and symmetry to consider!

Hamlet Circus

Ophelia -- the mad ballerina
Gertrude -- The tight-rope walker
Claudius -- The Ringmaster
And Polonius -- The sad clown!

I love costumes and I love Hamlet, so here are my designs if Hamlet was crazy and thought all of the other characters in the play were circus performers to reflect his madness deeper. wacky!

Rib Cage Hat

The evolution of an idea:
Latest painting, 36 x 48 inches (thats like 4 ft tall!) oil on canvas

is she pushing the skeleton arms away or pulling them closer?
(close up:)
Below is a drawing that i did 3 years ago which you can see that I elaborated on for this painting:
its finally done!

a preview of something to come!