Stirring up a Potion
by Jean Walker
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Title
Stirring up a Potion
Artist
Jean Walker
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Witches on Cannock Chase stand over a large black bubbling culdron, stirring up a magic potion for an 'Evil Spell'...with a Barn Owl - Tawny Owl - Black Cat - Raven and Frog looking on.......The oldest of the Witches sits against a very old tree resting her weary bones, her gnarley fingers holding onto an old twisted walking stick, her pointed black hat hangs on a branch above her head.There are flying Bats who have come out of their roost to hunt for food, their tiny wings lit by the moonlight...!!!!
Beliefs in witchcraft have historically existed in most regions of the world. This was notably so in Early Modern Europe where witchcraft came to be seen as part of a vast diabolical conspiracy of individuals in league with the Devil undermining Christianity, eventually leading to large-scale witch-hunts, especially in Protestant Europe. Similar beliefs have persisted in some cultures up to the present, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa (e.g. the Bantu witch smellers), and have occasionally resulted in modern witch-hunts. The concept of witchcraft as harmful is normally treated as a cultural ideology providing a scapegoat for human misfortune.
Since the mid-20th century Witchcraft has become the designation of a branch of contemporary Paganism, most notably including Wiccan traditions, who claim to practice a revival of pre-Abramic spirituality
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October 18th, 2012
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Comments (45)
Betty-Anne McDonald
Ohhhh.... I could see a scene just like this when visiting near the Blarney Castle in Ireland....they had some creepy looking woods and wishing steps ....What Fun!!
Jean Walker
Bless you Dave my friend for your wonderful comments and kind words...I really appreciate your visit...........Thank you so much.....Jean !!!
Dave Farrow
Ahhhh my lady Jean. What a fantastic and magical work of art this is. I love everything about it from the moss growing on the trees, the frog, owl and raven. The witches are actually stirring my imagination. You have also written such a wonderful description. What a glorious gold medal painting.,,,,,Bless you Jean
Jean Walker
Thank you so much for your compliment Michelle....I really appreciate your visit..........I am left handed so i would have been classed as a witch in the olden days..Whoops..!!!