Witches to Celebrate Halloween, Samhain, All Hallows Eve, and the turning of the seasons

 

under her hat

was a world of lovely magic

she sat deep and sweet

within herself

yoga in flight

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These are some older pieces that I am sharing

for Samhain, Halloween and All hallows eve.

We are entering the half way time between autumn equinox and winter solstice.

Endless blessings to you ~

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Last Inktober piece

 

 

On Samhain he stepped into the woods to visit the tall cup fungi. 

Low and behold, a tiny fairy was there, tossing spores into the air.
 

 

 

 

It was fun to let Inktober inspire art.

I hope I am in a rhythm now and will continue creating. 

 

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I hope you all enjoyed Halloween 

and 

are embracing the shorter days 

colder weather

and lovely autumn light

 

I am 

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Wood Witch, Blessed Samhain and Happy Halloween to You!

the sylvan dwellers be charmed

a land where life thrives

all have the gift of living 
in the flow 

of life

 from the essence of where 

breath is born

all be kin

trees, critters, land, air and she

for the wood witch

thrives in harmony

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this is the last day of inkTober

it has been a fun daily challenge for me

to breathe life into a new drawing a day

it might be time to pick up the paints and color

Wishing you all a lovely Samhain, Beltane

and

Halloween!

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Spirit of the Season....

 tis the season

look who came to visit:

 

this is the sketch that inspired the painting:

 

are you in the mood for a little Halloween or Samhain art?

I would love to see yours!

 

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Blessings of Samhain to You

though autumn filled her days
and nights
she became a nest of new life for Samhain

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a bit of information about Samhain:

*this year it is celebrated from  

sunset on October 31 to sunset on November 1, almost halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice.

*It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with Imbolc, Beltane, and Lughnasadh.

*It's considered a liminal time, when the veil between life and death grows thin. 

*Samhain is pronounced "sah-win" or "sow-in."

*it is one of the original festivals behind the holiday we know as Halloween

*As it was believed that faeries, witches, and demons roamed the earth on Samhain, food and drink were customarily set out to placate them. Later on, people began dressing up as these creatures and claiming the goodies for themselves, sometimes performing antics or tricks in exchange for food and drink. 

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 above info taken from a

wonderful article about Samhain found here: Huffington Post

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 Wonderful Halloween

All Hallows Eve

and 

Samhain 

to one and all!

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Autumn Goddess

the wild within them

one

spirit of Samhain

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sharing this with a wonderful group

of people 
for drawing challenge
thank you Barbara
for being our host!
theme: pattern

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Swinging to Her Own Tune

there's a witch hanging from the moon

sitting on her broom

swinging swaying to her own tune

looking down on the earth

across the universe

she spies a bird in flight

is filled with delight

noting that is

another way to fly

across the sky

walking in the forest

the other day

i looked up to see this

Great Grey Owl

looking into my eyes

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Wishing you a wonderful 

Samhain

and

Halloween

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As an added treat, Amalia of Pencils and Fireflies

has a wonderful post:

Artist Sketchbooks Show and Tell

I am honored to be one of the artists, 

treat your self and visit Amalia's beautiful blog!

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Celebrating Samhain ~ Summer's End

born with a heart of knowing
remained due to upbringing
between
owls hoots and wolves singing
wisdom of bears and birds tweeting
call of the wind and water flowing
witch full of natures knowing
veils between seen and unseen now thinning
wisdom available reminds of hearts knowing
tis the season of internal remembering
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Wishing you a wonderful Halloween

and Samhain Celebration!

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also, in the actual piece of art, her hair is not orange,
it is shades of gold, but I could not show this on the scan, oh well.

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Recently I won not one, but TWO give aways!

Treat yourself to visit the whimsical art by Jessie

 Jessie's blog: Jessie

and her store: Jessica Stride

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and

a lovely necklace made by Amber

at Amber Dawn Jewelry

Heartfelt thank yous to Jessie and Amber!

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