Rusalka by Nicole Pisaniello

Title:	Rusalka
Date Created:	2020
Copyright:	© Nicole Pisaniello
Genre:	Horror
Mediums:	Mixed Media, Graphite, Watercolor
Views:	401
Posted:	12/4/2020

Projects: Illuxcon Showcase 2019,2020,2021 "The End is Nigh" group show at Light Grey Art Lab "Deep Within" group show at Gristle Art Gallery Darksome Market in Philadelphia "Infected by Art" Vol. 8 "Beneath the Waves" by The Art Order Solo exhibits at The Edgar Allan Poe Museum Co-Founder/Producer of RVA Krampusnacht Upcoming project- Illustrator for "Joy of Faeries" with Andrew Steed and Jon Carraher

Location: Richmond, Virginia

Inspired by William Shedden-Ralston's description from his 1872 book, "Songs of the Russian People"... "Rusalkas are female water-spirits... They are generally represented under the form of beauteous maidens with full and snow-white bosoms, and with long and slender limbs. Their feet are small, their eyes are wild, their faces are fair to see, but their complexion is pale, their expression anxious. Their hair is long and thick and wavy, and green as is the grass..." They are thought to be the ghosts of drowned women who cry near the water's edge and lure men to their deaths.