Baba jaga

Here’s the full painting of Baba Yaga.This was done for Michael Publishing’s book Lands & Legends art bookCheck out the info here: &nbsp... Baba Yaga

Description I’m excited to introduce my latest project, a collaboration between me and my wife, Sarah Staniec. This is a collection of illustrations of beasts from Slavic mythology - creatures from in and around the region where I grew up. Since I was a kid, these myths always sparked my imagination, and now I’m excited to be able to express my own interpretation of how these creatures, witches, and ghouls must appear. My wife got inspired by what I created, and decided to adapt the…

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Witches are so fun to paint and Baba Yaga is one of the most intriguing characters in folklore www.oldrussia.net/baba.html The past six months have... Baba Yaga

Portrait of the old woman Emelyanov Aleksandr canvas oil

My own interpretation of Baba Yaga, the forest witch from Slavic folklore.

[…] In the evening the girl laid the table and began waiting for Baba-Yaga. It grew dark. The black horseman swept by and it was night. The skulls’ eyes began to shine. The trees creaked, the dead leaves crunched, the earth trembled, and there was Baba-Yaga…

Baba Yaga's hut by Hetman80 #babayaga

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

A rare image of Baba Yaga being comforted by a Leshy (Artist sadly unknown) Although not everyone can, perhaps, relate to the question, Baba's answer however is AMAZINGLY insightful and very useful for those of us who think too much! This week's question and answer (via poet and oracle Taisia Kitaiskaia* of The Hairpin): (Originally posted at The Hairpin HERE) The consensus readers and commenters have had on reading this is basically PLEASE PUT THESE IN A BOOK! WE NEEDS THIS ON OUR BEDSIDE…