"A tempting seduction" - Mark A. Fleming

Currently incarcerated in West Virginia 72 hours to complete the piece "Sometimes that which holds the most appeal for you, once truly experienced, ends up being nothing but darkness. I’ve experienced this first hand with my struggle with addiction. I feel this realistic/surrealistic piece pretty much lays it out. The beautiful woman calls out to you and is all but irresistible. Surrounded by the dark art of the roses and the gothic architecture lets you know there is no good without the bad. And it’s never a little bad in the bargain." "Now, faced with an inordinate amount of free time, I took my penchant for learning and dove into instructional art books like my life depended on it. Which, I guess in a sense, it did."