A 400-year-old pocket watch 💀⏱️ #MementoMoriMonday

Necklace by Sir Alfred Gilbert, 1890-1910. Victoria and Albert Museum.

SEEING FAIRIES Charles A. Doyle painted fairies whilst incarcerated in Montrose Royal Lunatic asylum; he was the grandfather of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote The Coming of the Fairies 1922. Richard Doyle, uncle, also drew fairies #MythologyMonday 🎨Temptation & Self Portrait

This was not inspired by the essay "A Few Words on Secret Writing" that Poe had published in Graham's Magazine in July 1841, and there is no secret message here. I promise. The artwork—an original charcoal and pastel drawing on toned paper—is available in my shop. #darkacademia

Gothtastic!

WINGED MERFOLK Melusina, of French medieval legend, is associated with fountains and springs and her tail is of a serpent rather than a fish. Her husband famously denounces her shape as demonic. Thomas Keightley retells her tale in Fairy Mythology, 1850 #FairyTaleTuesday

"A mermaid found a swimming lad, Picked him for her own, Pressed her body to his body, Laughed; and plunging down Forgot in cruel happiness That even lovers drown." —W.B. Yeats: The Mermaid Art—"Mermaid", a handmade pendant—by Boda Szilvia. (See her bio.) #FairyTaleTuesday

The summer heat had forced me out of my studio, so I’ve only been able to sketch in the last few weeks. Strangely it feels somehow good for both my art and my soul. I even managed to finish a small sketchbook, the first one since 2019. #sketchart #landscapepainting

All I have to offer this owlish #BookWormSat is a free to read magical realism short story about a seer owl and the multiverse, in case you missed it this far gaborcsigas.medium.com/the-echo-of-th…

Wanted to show you this a while ago: A mini portrait in quarter (1:48) scale for a new personal project. I’m so excited about this one! #gothic #miniaturepainting

Celestial #whimsygoth earcuff (no piercing!) with silver stars. A tiny constellation! 😊🧙‍♀️ Wirewrapped, handmade jewelry by me, from my little #etsyshop — find it at etsy.com/listing/121490… #EtsyHandmade

Today is the deathday of Bela Lugosi who passed away OTD in 1956. (According to a family legend of ours, he was a roommate of a distant relative of mine back in school, long before he moved to the US. 🤓) Here's a photo of his bust in Castle Vajdahunyad, Budapest (shot by me).

Finally, here's one of my favourite graphite drawings ever, by Boda Szilvia: a big eye art, pop surrealism portrait of Bela Lugosi as "the best #dracula ever ❤" (as Szilvia said — and I fully agree with her.) (Photo from her insta, with her kind permission.)

I've started to photograph all the mini paintings I've finished in June and early July just before hell arrived, and now that autumn is here at last, I'm ready to list and share them. :) Available, link in bio 👁️👁️ mini landscape — dollhouse art

Happy Birthday, #AgathaChristie — and thanks for all the stories! (She was born on this day in 1890.) Tiny, pop surrealism, big eye art Agatha Christie miniportrait by me, for my 1:6 scale dollhouse library. 🕵️‍♀️ Schmincke watercolor on Arches hot pressed paper.

RIP Maggie Smith 😢

GRAVEYARD OWLS The Irish name for a barn owl is 'Scréachóg Reilige' or Graveyard Screamer!! How eerily beautiful and gothic🎨Barn Owl Highgate