Here’s a quick sketch I did last night, despite being exhausted:

Completed this painting last night. Based on a tattoo I saw in a photograph:
Did the background last month with acrylic and glitter. Didn’t know which direction to go until recently. It’s a pity the scan doesn’t show the true beauty of this piece.
From what I understand, this tattoo is based on an ancient English illustration going back 500 years. It’s a rabbit playing a Celtic instrument called the bodhran. Enjoy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhran
UPDATE: Just found out that the tattoo is actually a hare playing the tabor. Oops.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabor_instrument
UPDATE 1/22/2013: This painting has now been sold.
I illustrated a sequential art story written by horror artist extraordinaire Nicolas Caesar. It’s an awesome comic book anthology featuring many great artists and writers. So what are you waiting for? It debuted at the APE show in San Fransisco recently, in which the books sold out. A new batch is being printed as we speak. So don’t miss out – order your copy today!
http://www.scary-art.com/scaryartpublishing.htm
Many thanks to Nicolas Caesar again.
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.
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.
The ‘Gnostic Three of Swords’ illustration has been posted again on two more blogs. I’m really grateful for the support and mention.
Here are the links:
http://womenesoterica.blogspot.com/2012/10/artist-michele-witchipoo-three-of-swords.html
http://alienartgenre.blogspot.com/2012/10/artist-michele-witchipoo-three-of-swords.html
Thanks once again to Regan Lee.
http://womenesoterica.blogspot.com/
Comicbook reviewer and journalist Richard Vasseur was gracious enough to interview me on the Jazma Online Forum website.
You can read the interview here:
http://forums.jazmaonline.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4894
Thanks again to Richard for conducting the interview.
Someone liked my my Gnostic Three of Swords illustration so much, it was posted on the UFO-Mary blog.
You can check it out here: http://ufomary.blogspot.com/2012/10/michele-witchipoo.html