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Saint Michael

Posted in art, Illustration, magick, michele witchipoo, sketch, spiritual, Uncategorized, tagged archangel, archangel michael, illustration, michele witchipoo, michele witchipoo art, michele witchipoo artwork, michele witchipoo drawing, michele witchipoo illustration, religion, Saint Michael, saints, spirituality, st. michael, witches brew press, witchesbrewpress on April 26, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Here’s an illustration finished earlier today. It’s archangel Michael, better known as St. Michael. Done in pen, ink, regular watercolor and shimmer watercolor. Too bad the scan doesn’t pick up on the shimmer paints.

Archangel Michael, or St. Michael. Pen, ink, watercolor. Illustrated by Michele Witchipoo. April 2020.

Here’s a prayer for St. Michael, Roman Catholic version:

“Saint Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.”

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Belated Diwali

Posted in alternative art, art, holiday greetings, Illustration, life, sketch, spiritual, tagged art, diwali, diwali 2018, glitter watercolor, hindu, hindu goddess, hinduism, holidays, holidays 2018, illustration, lakshmi, michele witchipoo, spirituality, watercolor on December 18, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Coming back from a few weeks absence. November 2018 kinda kicked my ass, to put it lightly. Regardless, I did have a very unusual but good Thanksgiving. There is a lot I have to be grateful for.

Getting back on track, I’ll post some long overdue artwork. In November there was the annual Hindu holiday of Diwali. The illustrations were completed. It’s only now I’m getting around to posting them.

Before color. Diwali illustration. Pen and ink. Drawn by Michele Witchipoo. Nov.2018.

Diwali is one of the most important holidays in the Hindu religion. In this festival of lights, the goddess Lakshmi is honored. Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, as her puja is celebrated on the third day. The new year festivities continue for five days.

Before color. Lakshmi. Pen and ink. Drawn by Michele Witchipoo. Nov. 2018.

In the honor of this grand festival of lights, I went ahead of did two illustrations. First done in pen and ink, then completed in watercolor.

Diwali. Festival of Lights. A holy holiday in the Hindu religion. Pen, ink and watercolor. Artwork by Michele Witchipoo, Nov. 2018.

Quoting from the BBC online article:

“Diwali is the five-day festival of lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world.

Diwali, which for some also coincides with harvest and new year celebrations, is a festival of new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil, and light over darkness.”

The Hindu goddess Lakshmi. Pen, ink and watercolor. Illustration by Michele Witchipoo. Nov. 2018.

There will be more playing catch-up soon.

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Breaking Blocks With Gas Masks

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agnsotic, art, artwork, Babalon Babes, fetish artwork, gas mask, Hare Krisha, illustration, jimmy's corner, Krisha consciousness, michele witchipoo, michele witchipoo drawing, pen, pen and ink drawing, performance art, reflecting, Ron Athey, sketch, spirituality, summer 2013, The Lost Patrol, times square on August 20, 2013| 2 Comments »

It was about time I updated this blog. To tell you the truth, not much happened this summer. In fact, it was pretty uneventful. There were a few highlights. I caught a performance art piece by Ron Athey. It wasn’t type of performance he’s usually known for. Instead it focused on automatic writing. Thanks to my dear Facebook friend, she got me into this band called The Lost Patrol. Then every other Sunday I’ve been going to Hare Krisha services with one of my oldest friends. Not that I’m going to convert to Krisha consciousness anytime soon. I prefer the more traditional Hindu and Buddhist mindset. Still, I like the chanting, and I get to hang with my pal. So now I’m torn between my current agnostic stance, and wondering if I should tip my toes into the esoteric pool again. Then I had a fun night at one of Time Square’s last standing local bars. Nearby me on the desk are these drawn-on bar napkins from Jimmy’s Place. The art on these napkins was a collaboration between a me and a friend. My souvenir of the night. Maybe I’ll post the photo from Jimmy’s. Those napkins kinda sorta helped me fight against this artist block I’ve seem to be experiencing as of late. Instead this summer has been spent mostly reflecting. Reflection with a small black cloud stewing above my head.

Perhaps the artist block is starting to crack. I’ve been sketching on and off, but nothing stood out. Tonight I did this quick sketch below. It’s influence these two factors. One was a conversation from the past 48 hours. The other was articles I had been reading about Linda Lovelace, since a film about her life is currently in the theaters.

The style of this sketch is similar to what I used to do before I went back to college. Like with the first issue of Babalon Babes, warts and all. For those who don’t know, Babalon Babes was a self-published sketchbook I used to sell at comic cons and local shops. It’s focus was occult and sexuality. I stopped doing Babalon Babes around late 2009 after the astrology issue. Anyway, this sketch is kinda rough, but it works. It might do well as a painting, either in acrylic or watercolor and ink wash. For now it’s just basic pen work.

It’s soundtrack was Marc and The Mambas, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, classic Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, and early Death In June.

Gas Mask August 2013. Pen sketch by Michele Witchipoo, done August 19, 2013.

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Hermetic Holidays

Posted in art, comparative religions, holiday greetings, Illustration, magick, spiritual, Uncategorized, tagged annual holiday greeting, christmas, christmas illustrations, december 2012, hermetic, hermetic holidays, holiday greetings, holidays, magick, michele witchipoo, michele witchipoo artwork, michele witchipoo illustration, occult, Pagan, spiritual, spirituality, wiccan, winter solstice, winter solstice illustrations, yule, yule art, yule artwork, yule illustrations on December 20, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Here’s my annual holiday illustration.

Watercolor, gouache, and pen. Drawn by Michele Witchipoo Dec. 2012.

Happy holidays everyone.

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Runes Oct. 2012

Posted in art, Babalon Babes, comparative religions, Illustration, magick, spiritual, Uncategorized, tagged art, artwork, ash tree, Ásatrú, Babalon Babes, cosmic ash tree, Elder Futhark, esotericism, futhark, Germanic Neopaganism, Heathen, illustration, magick, michele witchipoo, michele witchipoo artwork, michele witchipoo illustration, nine worlds, norse, Norse cosmology, Norse Heathenism, Norse mythology, Norse paganism, occult, Pagan, runes, runic alphabets, spiritual, spirituality, Yggdrasil tree, Yggdrasill on October 21, 2012| 3 Comments »

Here’s my latest illustration. Continuing with the Asatru influence.

In the background of this piece, you can also see the Yggdrasil tree. To quote Wikipedia (yeah, I know, but bear with me) Yggdrasill is an immense tree that is central in Norse cosmology on which the nine worlds existed.

Runes. Illustration by Michele Witchipoo. Created October 2012.

In case you’re interested, I’m creating custom greeting cards and postcard featuring my artwork. Each card is unique, no two are alike. I’ll be posting more examples on my Esty site: http://www.etsy.com/shop/WitchesBrewPress. Just keep checking back time to time.

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