No.144 Encounter by Candlelight

This is painting No.144 entitled, "Encounter by Candlelight" on a 12x12" canvas, created entirely yesterday (July 4th 2010).The fly is oblivious to it's imminent death as the spider, by chance, stumbles upon this spooky funerial scene, it's presence completing it's sinister nature.The decaying apple attracts the fly, the fly attracts the spider,making the apple a kind of vaccum (Maybe the spider will soon attract a human with a swatter or rolled newspaper, bringing about it's demise?) with oils as always.Sold to Glasgow,Scotland.