Her Heart on the Shore with the Rest of the Driftwood

Her Heart on the Shore with the Rest of the Driftwood. Work in progress today.
Inspired by The Dark Heart of Dunwich. The Dark Heart of Dunwich is a Suffolk legend from the 12th century. Eva, a Dunwich maiden, was due to be married to the son of a local landowner, but she fell in love instead with a worthless cad who soon deserted her. She cut out her heart and hurled it into the sea. Unable to die, she is purported to roam the shore.  The heart, similar in appearance to wood, is believed to sometimes wash up onto the beach and brings great misfortune to anyone who picks it up.

Her Heart on the Shore with the Rest of the Driftwood

Painting in progress today. Inspired by The Dark Heart of Dunwich - Suffolk legend from the 12th century. Eva, a Dunwich maiden, was due to be married to the son of a local landowner, but she fell in love instead with a worthless cad who soon deserted her. She cut out her heart and hurled it into the sea. Unable to die, she is purported to roam the shore.  The heart, similar in appearance to wood, is believed to sometimes wash up onto the beach and brings great misfortune to anyone who picks it up.

Her Heart on the Shore with the Rest of the Driftwood

Painting in progress.

Her Heart with the Rest of the Driftwood

Work in progress today.

Song at Sea

Song at Sea, painting in progress today.

Song at Sea

Song at Sea. More work in progress.

Song at Sea

New work in progress today.

The Boy Who Drowned

The Drowned Boy. Original 8" x 10" acrylic on heavy paper painting by Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.
Inspired by the folk belief that one born with a blue vein on the side of one's nose was destined to be drowned. I've given my drowned boy an octopus, and some puffer fish friends.

Painting does not contain the black bars on the sides, nor the "My Good Babushka" watermark, which were included here for formatting and security purposes.

The Boy Who Drowned

Inspired by a superstition that one born with a blue vein on the side of one's nose was destined to be drowned. A drowned boy and his friends.

Hair Thrown Into the Sea Raises a Storm

Original acrylic painting on paper 8" x 10". Inspired by the folk belief that hair thrown into the sea would raise a storm. Surreal, fairy tale-like illustration by Julie K. Schuler. Storm at Sea. at My Good Babushka.

Storm

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

Giant Squid Battles Ship at Sea

I made a larger version of my Giant Squid Battles Ship at Sea for a custom painting. The original, small fresco with a hand made chainmaille frame is still available, Giant Squid Battles Ship at Sea at My Good Babushka.

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.