Heart of Faerie

The record

‘Do You Believe in Faeries? The great dividing phrase. By giving an answer, you reveal to the world your sanity or madness’. (quote from Brian Froud’s new book, ‘World of Faerie’). Does Brian Froud believe in faeries? Yes, without a doubt. Within the first few pages of his book, Brian tells us that he has been trying to paint them all his life. He asks himself ‘Do I succeed?’ and answers ‘Rarely. Faeries are elusive. I can only paint fragments, the shards and facets of Faerie. But I can speak to you of my struggle – my long quest to express spirit’. Brian’s work is nothing short of heroic, in the truest sense of the word. Anyone who has ‘jumped down the rabbit hole’ and seen for themselves the world that Brian brings to canvas cannot fail to be awed by Brian’s ability to, as he says, ‘express spirit’. Personally, every time I look at his work I am rendered speechless by what he is able to manifest from the spirit world. If you let your guard down and let these paintings and their emotional content wash over your senses, you may laugh, cry, feel elation or possibly terror. I doubt if anyone who sees these images could fail to be moved by them. It has to be said: if you’re looking fo

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