The Sad Historians of the Pensive Plain

The Sad Historians of the Pensive Plain. By Julie Kwiaktowski Schuler.

The Sad Historians of the Pensive Plain

Work in progress.

A New Suit of Clothes for the Wild Boy

A New Suit of Clothes for the Wild Boy. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.
Inspired by all the stories of "wild boys" supposedly raised by animals then domesticated and put into traveling circus shows. Here is a wild boy getting a custom-made new suit of clothes.

Hammer and Tongs

Hammer and Tongs. by Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler

Hammer and Tongs

Hammer and Tongs. Work in progress.

Hammer and Tongs

Hammer and Tongs. Work in progress.

Hammer and Tongs

Work in progress today.

The Studious Men

The Studious Men. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.

The Studious Men

Work in progress today.

The Studious Men

Work in progress today.

The Magician

The Magician. 8" x 10" acrylic on canvas board painting of a magician. Inspired by a 19th century cabinet card photograph of the same subject.
Original painting by Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.
Painting does not contain the "My Good Babushka" watermark which was included here for security purposes.

He Cannot Get the Moon He Cries For

Work in progress. Inspired by Victorian illustration, and the Victorians inclination to paint insects as anthropomorphized, cherub-things.

Felix

Painting inspired by the story of Saint Felix in the Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine. Saint Felix was a third century saint who evaded capture by Roman soldiers by hiding in a vacant house whilst spiders miraculously wove webs across the doorway, making it look like no one had passed through.

Felix here is an intrepid Victorian anthropologist, showing us spider specimens. Behind him is the chemical composition for spider venom written on the chalkboard. An entomologist's reverie.
8" x 10" acrylic on acid free paper by Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.

Felix does not contain the black bars nor the "My Good Babushka" watermark included here for security and formatting purposes.

The Gentleman's Verses Before He Killed Himself

The Gentleman's Verses Before He Killed Himself. by Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.

The Gentleman's Verses Before He Killed Himself

 Original 9" x 12" acrylic on hardboard panel painting by Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler. Work in progress.

The Gentleman's Verses Before He Killed Himself

Painting in progress today.