Cloudy With A Chance Of Awesome

Have I mentioned lately how completely in love I am with charcoal? Well, if you were doubting my truly emotional feelings, here's some artwork that should help change your mind:

I really wanted the tree on the bottom to stand out against the background. At first I thought I was achieving this by making it darker than the rest, putting it on the same plane as the somewhat stormy sky at the top of the picture.

BUT

TheProf told me that I should make it black. So I did.

And not only do I think it turned out mighty amazing, but it gives it a totally mysterious and slightly ominous eerie feeling. Most definitely of the Halloween inspiration.

This picture makes me
feel like a
ROCK STAR!