The Serpent Horn.

The Serpent Horn. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.

Serpent Horn

Work in progress.

Chicken Nancy Luce

Chicken Nancy Luce. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.
Nancy Luce was a poet who lived for 76 years on Martha’s Vineyard raising chickens and writing poems about them to sell to tourists. She died in 1890 and today tourists leave plastic chickens on her grave

Chicken Nancy Luce

Nancy Luce was a poet who lived for 76 years on Martha’s Vineyard raising chickens and writing poems about them to sell to tourists. She died in 1890 and today tourists leave plastic chickens on her grave.
This is her portrait, 8" x 10", acrylic on acid-free paper, work in progress, by Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.

Chicken Nancy

Work in progress today.
A poet, Nancy Luce lived for 76 years on Martha’s Vineyard raising chickens and writing poems about them to sell to tourists. She died in 1890 and today tourists leave plastic chickens on her grave.

Chicken Mad Nancy Luce

Chicken Mad Nancy Luce was a terrible poet who lived for 76 years on Martha’s Vineyard raising chickens and writing poems about them to sell to tourists. She died in 1890 and today tourists leave plastic chickens on her grave. I felt like painting her portrait.

The Dog Walker

The Dog Walker. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler

The Dog Walker

Work in progress. In a little while, I will be posting my works in progress to my Instagram, instead of this blog. Follow at @mygoodbabushka on Instagram!

Spooky Girls

Portrait of two children in spooky doll costume. Work in progress.
 For custom commissions contact julie_schuler@comcast.net. I will be able to do a few more before the holiday season. Portraits make nice gifts.

Spooky Girls

Work in progress, moving on to the second portrait.
 For a custom portrait inquire at julie_schuler@comcast.net.

Spooky Girls

Spooky Girls, Portrait in progress today. The left side portrait is shaping up pretty nicely. So far.

Spooky Portrait

I spent a good bit of time on the first portrait, and got it wrong.. a little bit... it needs a little bit more nudging into place. A very few millimeters make a very big difference. I will keep at it until I get it right.

Spooky Portrait

Now both of my models are very roughly sketched in. I have a place to start.

Spooky Portrait

Very rough portraiting today.

Spooky Portrait

Spooky Portrait. Work in progress

Spooky Portrait

Larger painting on canvas. A portrait commission. It takes a long time to cover the area with paint, when you are used to working small, like I am.
Custom portraits and commissions welcome. Inquire at julie_schuler@comcast.net