Olivia Claire Louise Newmanさんのイラストまとめ

The Celtic Otherworld is a realm of everlasting beauty, joy & youth. It can be accessed by burial mounds or caves, but is often visited by chance or invitation. It's thought that contact with the Otherworld is possible during Samhain & Beltane.

#MythologyMonday

The Wild Hunt of Odin, a celestial hunting party, is thought to precede the death of any who witness it. This depiction from Norse mythology might have influenced other such depictions, including the Wild Hunt led by Hecate, goddess of the moon.

#FolkloreThursday #GothicSpring

It was thought that witches would make a poisonous potion out of Atropa belladonna, opium poppy, monkshood, & hemlock to help them fly. Others believed this 'ointment' was used to produce an oneirogen, or dream-like state of delirium.

#GothicSpring #Folklore

Here are some more paintings by Bierstadt, because mountains are forever on my mind. Perhaps I could just step through the art and get lost in the grandeur of the mountains...

#Art #Mountains

Irish artist Harry Clarke died #OTD 1931. Below are some of his illustrations for the 1923 version of Edgar Allan Poe’s posthumous collection Tales of Mystery & Imagination.

#EdgarAllanPoe #Artnouveau #Gothic

@marcosink @OGOMProject I don't, but isn't it a bit creepy? Perhaps it's meant to be whimsical. Here's a similar one.

For #WyrdWednesday, perhaps a few vintage #Christmas cards to put you in the holiday mood.

#GothicAdvent

Eberhard Kieser was born #OTD 1583.

Among his work is the book Icones Mortis Sexaginta Imaginibus, which included work from Hans Holbein's "Dance of Death" series. The below woodcuts are from the 1648 edition.

#WyrdWednesday #Art #MementoMori

The Night of Hecate, which begins November 16th at sunset, marks the night to honour the Three-Formed goddess Hecate, who's associated with liminal realms, the occult, & necromancy, & is the goddess of witchcraft & mystery.

#GothicNewWorlds #MythologyMonday

Norwegian artist Peder Balke was born #OTD in 1804.

Balke’s paintings rejected standard fine art techniques and are simple in form & color. He painted the Norwegian landscape in an expressive way that was dramatic compared to other Romantic artists.

#Art #Romanticism