The Kraken and The Rabbit

I forgot to show you how this fantasy custom portrait turned out. Here it is! Commissions always welcome at  julie_schuler@comcast.net

The Kraken and the Rabbit

Work in progress.

The Rabbit and the Squid

Custom ordered, surreal, fairy tale-like painting. I am always happy to take custom commissions.

The Rabbit and the Squid

This is a custom painting. I am always happy to do custom paintings. Inquire at julie_schuler@comcast.net for further details.

Song at Sea

Song at Sea, painting in progress today.

Song at Sea

New work in progress today.

Harayadori

In 1803, Japanese villagers discovered a strange vessel at Harayadori, described as looking like a pot for cooking rice, the top had a glass panel, and the bottom was banded with the finest iron. Inside was a beautiful woman. She could not communicate with them. She was guarding a box. There was cake in her ship. Some people thought she was fleeing her home country with the head of her beloved in the box. No one can say for sure. No one was allowed to look in the box. In the end, she got back into her vessel and the villagers pushed her back out to sea.

Harayadori. This is an original illustration, acrylic on acid-free paper, 8" x 10" by Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.
The painting does not include the black bars on the sides or the "My Good Babushka" watermark. Both were included here for formatting and security purposes.

Harayadori

In 1803, Japanese villagers discovered a strange vessel at Harayadori, described as looking like a pot for cooking rice, the top had a glass panel, and the bottom was banded with the finest iron. Inside was a beautiful woman. She could not communicate with them. She was guarding a box. There was cake in her ship. Some people thought she was fleeing her home country with the head of her beloved in the box. No one can say for sure. No one was allowed to look in the box. In the end, she got back into her vessel and the villagers pushed her back out to sea.

Work in progress by Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler

Harayadori

Harayadori. More work in progress.

In 1803, Japanese villagers discovered a strange vessel at Harayadori, described as looking like a pot for cooking rice, the top had a glass panel, and the bottom was banded with the finest iron. Inside was a beautiful woman. She could not communicate with them. She was guarding a box. There was cake in her ship. Some people thought she was fleeing her home country with the head of her beloved in the box. No one can say for sure. No one was allowed to look in the box. In the end, she got back into her vessel and the villagers pushed her back out to sea.

Harayadori

In 1803, Japanese villagers discovered a strange vessel at Harayadori, described as looking like a pot for cooking rice, the top had a glass panel, and the bottom was banded with the finest iron. Inside was a beautiful woman. She could not communicate with them. She was guarding a box. There was cake in her ship. Some people thought she was fleeing her home country with the head of her beloved in the box. No one can say for sure. No one was allowed to look in the box. In the end, she got back into her vessel and the villagers pushed her back out to sea.

Storm

Painting in progress inspired by the folk belief that hair thrown into the sea would raise a storm.

Seafarer

My Seafarer is finished. Here is the completed work as listed in my Etsy shop. You can read more about it here at My Good Babushka.

Seafarer

I think the sea monster resembles me. In fact, whenever I have to invent a face I like to give it a good long nose, like mine. I used to get made fun of for my nose in school, and back then, I probably would have liked to change it. I'm glad I didn't. I enjoy off-beat faces and I'm glad I have one.

Seafarer

Spent some time on the water and sky. Now working on the fun little faces.

Seafarer

I've given the "frame" a faux wood grain today. This painting is inspired by any folk tale that has a person going out to sea. They are legion.

Seafarer

All the shapes and colors and blocked in. I've made all the decisions about the composition, now I get to build up the colors and details.