Nothing new

 

It's been thirty years of this project. Nothing happening. No forward plans. 

Hallowe'en

Catherine Fenwright Toon redesign

Mr. Ghost 

Catherine Fenwright Cartoon concept

In the spirit of transforming my skull mask into a cartoon version back in 2009,  I have completed a long planned cartoon version of the lady of the house, Catherine Fenwright in her ghost shroud.

2 year commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the project

This picture is to get your attention

I've decided to start the 20th anniversary of this haunted house project one year early.  In late May 1996, I drew the first house that would become the exterior facade of what would become Fenwright Manor.  While there is no news, I wanted to put something up to show I have not abandoned this project.

Five Years

Rendering of loading area done in Google Sketch UP

Anagram game

I put the Fenwright Manor name through this Anagram Generator
Here are some interesting results:

• Nightmare Frown
• Frame Wrong Hint
•  Warning Them For
•  Hangmen Rift Row
• Wager From Ninth
•  Neath Frown Grim
•  Name Fright Worn
•  Amen Frown Righ
•  Farthing Men Row
• Farming When Rot
•  Faring Men Worth
•  Fang Owner Mirth
•  Farm Hornet Wing
• Wanting Her From

The two stages of the Catherine Fenwright portrait

 

 

This is the "normal" stage

This the "scary" stage

This portrait was originally conceived as a normal portrait, but I had the idea that someday I would paint a skeletal version.  The second stage is a 2004 repaint, and I decided to make it a vampiress painting.  The first stage is a digitally altered to look normal, since it was a scan of the actual portrait.  I had painted the eyes with a fluorescent orange paint to make them glow under a black light.

I have started a page for the lady of the house, told from her perspective.
Catherine Fenwright

Memories from the distant past.

The future of this attraction is in jeopardy, all the concept art and protype props were lost with storage. Not to mention that serious captial is needed to fund and build this ride. It's been off and on since May 1996, and always gets put on the back burner. I don't know if this will ever get built and it's hard for me to ask for investors or look into getting a loan or grant.

Everything is gone

The future of this blog is in serious question.  I am beside myself after learning our storage was sold out from under us.  I mean what storage sells the contents of a unit after being late two months?  My brother called every month to explain our situation, and was assured they would work with us on a payment plan.  Everything is gone,  paintings, props, notes, pictures, plans, decorations....  it's all irreplaceable.   I don't know what I'm going to do, maybe I will leave these blogs open or maybe I will delete them 'cause I'm so damn depressed.   

Catherine Fenwright has the sincerest pumpkin patch

updated shroud and paint

Creepy Photograph

Scene Props: Old Mantle Clock

This heirloom clock has been featured in Hallowe'en set-ups and will be replicated for a scene in the attraction.



2001 set-up with proper cobwebs

Mantle clock from the previous photograph




 







internal gears

Since the flash music player I use does not want to work properly, I have to add my music or sounds to slideshows or videos, so here's the clock chime and the hourly chime.



From The old Myspace profile

Rip Van Winkle and other stories

This is an old copy of "Rip Van Winkle and other stories" by Washington Irving.  It contains " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".   It used to be listed among the volumes of the library and was on the "Artifacts" album from the Myspace profile

Countdown to Halloween

Come read a Countdown to Halloween post at my museum blog

Tell your Friends

A reminder to readers, they can follow Fenwright Manor on Facebook through the network blogs app on this blog.
You  can also be a fan of this haunted house project, Fenwright Manor on Facebook. 
Mr. Ghost, the mascot of Fenwright Manor aslo has a page on Facebook.

Tell your friends, tell your neighbors.

Where It All Began: Part 2

After that last post I decided to try and figure out the earlier concept drawing.  It's still crazy

Where it all began (sort of)

This is the second concept drawing  for the mansion

In commemoration  of the 15th anniversary of this project, I would like to present one of the earliest concept drawings of the mansion.  The first drawing( scribbled during Humanities class) was lost.  This drawing was created in late May or early June of 1996 in my 3D art class during 6th period.  It's pretty crude and insane, just a generic "haunted house" with a gargoyle water fountain off the side of the house(WTF???).  I just drew random things for this house and it would be confusing for people not in on the project.  I even threw that skeleton with a top hat from the cover of that poetry book  Nightmares by Jack Prelutsky, but you can barley see him.  I may post a few more concept pieces to get people excited about this project.

This is a surprise

Once in a while, I use the search words that lead to this blog.  Lately, "fenwrightmanor.blogspot" has appeared and I followed that search. among the search I found this:  Networked Blogs: Top 6 blogs in:  haunted house.

A view of the mansion

These are my two recent drawings of the mansion





Drawing from 2007
wider facade

Drawing from 2004
Queen Anne style house