Thanks for the ideas Damia! It's not really an evil alter per se, just a bit on the darker side of the practice. Although I like the idea of flipping the pentagram. I may play around with some of the colors and textures a bit more. I'm reading a book on texturing that mentions trying to paint a still life with all black or all white ojects. So, I'm trying to see if it would work. :-) And thanks for the info about how it looks on your monitor. It made me notice that on my monitor here at the office the altar looks a lot more blue than at home. JL