Season of the Witch

“Shadows mutter, mist replies; darkness purrs as midnight sighs.” — Rusty Fischer

While it’s still barely Halloween in California, I just want to quickly post some of my favorite illustrations and paintings depicting Witchcraft. I haven’t had a chance to post anything lately due to moving, which always takes way more time and effort than you first envisage.

Preparation for the Sabbat by William Mortensen, 1927

Magic Circle by John William Waterhouse, 1886

Départ pour le Sabbat by Albert Joseph Pénot, 1910

Departure of the Witches by Luis Ricardo Faléro, 1878

Witches Sabbat French postcard c. 1910

Muse of the Night by Luis Ricardo Faléro, 1880

Off for the Sabbat by William Mortensen, 1927

Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses by John William Waterhouse, 1891

By Arthur Rackham, 1907

and one of my own… The Bayswater Witch by Steve Cook, 1983

Here’s a nicely edited video to round things off.