The Wolf and the Ghost

The Wolf and the Ghost. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.

The Theater of Crows

Work in progress.

A Pale Rider

A Pale Rider. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler. The last person to be buried in a churchyard each year is called the Ankon, who becomes death itself. He rides through town in the form of a skeleton and is a portent of death. - Folk Lore of Brittany

They Will Break Their Hearts with Weeping

They Will Break Their Hearts with Weeping. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler

The Black Dinner

The Black Dinner. But not the real Black Dinner. The real Black Dinner was the one in Scotland in 1440. 16-year-old William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas and his brother were invited to dine with the ten-year-old King James II of Scotland. The occasion was organized by the Lord Chancellor, Sir William Crichton. While they ate, a black bull’s head, the symbol of death, was brought in and placed before the Earl. The two brothers were then dragged out to Castle Hill, given a mock trial and beheaded. The Clan Douglas then laid siege to Edinburgh Castle. Perceiving the danger, Crichton surrendered the castle to the king and was rewarded with the title Lord Crichton.

I just liked the words "The Black Dinner", so I made my own somber little dinner party. The Black Dinner. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler

The Black Dinner

The Black Dinner. Work in progress today.

The Bear Suit

The Bear Suit. Original 8" x 10" acrylic on acid-free paper. Someone in a bear costume sitting in the grass. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler

Hellbender

Hellbender. Original acrylic painting on acid free paper 8" x 10". Two boys discover a strange creature in the forest. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.

Cor Laceratum

Cor Laceratum. The Torn Heart in a Silver Chalice.
Painting in progress today.

Song by a Ghost

Song by a Ghost. 8" x 10" acrylic on thick paper by Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.

The School Children

Original 9" x 12" acrylic on stretched canvas painting of a school mistress with her students.
Inspired by a vintage photo of the same subject. The School Children at My Good Babushka.

Lover's Revenge

I have some notes that I jotted down, I assume they are from W.C. Hazlitt's Dictionary of Faiths and Folklore, but I'm not sure. Something about taking revenge on an unfaithful lover by sticking pins into a bird's heart via sympathetic magic. I seem to have left out any particulars, like the kind of bird, so I'm going to make it up. I picked a black swan.

The Mummers' Play

The Mummers' Play.  Inspired by a late 19th century photograph of the same subject.

The Mummers' Joust

The Mummers' Joust.  Original acrylic on canvas board painting 11" x 14". Inspired by Victorian era photographs of mummers. By Julie K. Schuler. At My Good Babushka.