"Into That Darkness Peering"

I haven't shared any of Amanda's artwork in awhile so when I laid eyes on her most recent accomplishment, I knew I had found my next post as I thought it was just too good not to share. (Prejudiced mother that I am!) She's been trying to do some work with acrylic paints and canvas - a medium Amanda normally doesn't dabble in - but one that she would like to learn as she feels that every new technique or medium that she tries can only serve to broaden her artistic horizons. This painting is only her second attempt at acrylics and canvas but I thought it came out really, really well.

The subject of the picture is Edgar Allan Poe and the title of the painting is "Into That Darkness Peering", taken from one of the stanzas of Poe's 1845 poem The Raven ...

"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, `Lenore!'
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, `Lenore!'
Merely this and nothing more."

Now I just need to get Amanda to do a painting of a raven to put next to it and I think we've got some nice artwork to hang on the dining room wall. Hmm, I wonder what kind of frame to get??