The Witch Doctor — Fine Art

The Witch Doctor - 1963 by John Ferren puts a dark figure against a flat field of warm brown and cream. A few sharp lines cut through the paint near the centre. The marks stay loose, so the face reads as a suggestion rather than a portrait.

You get the fine art print with a hanger already on the back. The frame finishes are white, wood, dark wood and black. A white frame edge keeps the brown tones quiet and separates the painted field from the wall. The black option settles the dark shapes in the picture and gives the picture a clear edge on the wall.

On a study room wall the figure sits above a desk. From the doorway you see the dark shape first, then the warm field, then the small paint marks along the edge.