My Favourite Witches of All. What's Yours?

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love alters not when it alteration finds 

The quote above is from Shakespeare and to me it means that true love will always remain regardless of the changes that life brings.

My enchantment with the illustrations of Arthur Rackham has 'altered not' since I was a small child! 
For me, he really does create the best witches of all, in fact it wouldn't surprise me to learn he invented them! ;)
Shall I remind you how fantastic they are?









He's the master of witches isn't he? Or do you have your own favourite witch artist?

 I'll love to know!

Comments

martinealison said…
Un esprit de sorcière qui me plaît...
Bisous
18 October 2012 at 09:37
Jess said…
Merci Martine. :)
18 October 2012 at 12:08
Victoria Stitch said…
my favourite ever witch artist is Patricia Coombs who wrote and illustrated the 'Dorrie' series about a little witch! They are my favourite books of all time!
18 October 2012 at 14:08
Jess said…
They're lovely! Thankyou for telling me, it's an illustrator I didn't know before. :)
18 October 2012 at 15:42
Tammie Lee said…
i love the quote you used for your art.

and these witches, yes he is wonderful! so many details to take in, i love that!
19 October 2012 at 04:32
Young at Heart said…
I love Arthur Rackham.....I had cards my godmother would send me of his illustrations which I stuck on my orange walls....they always remind me of my teenage years!!
19 October 2012 at 12:53
Ana M.F. said…
Wow, amazing witches!!! Thanks for sharing ♥
20 October 2012 at 07:31
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