Day 10- witch🧙‍♀️🌙 Baba Yaga (roughly ”old woman”) is one of the most famous witches in Slavic folklore and children’s fairy tales.
The Russian Baba witch lives deep in the dark forest in a hut that’s more like an animal than a house, for it rests on skinny chicken legs that move around in the forest to evade anyone looking for the witch. The lively windows serve as spying eyes that watch over her forest domain, while the fence posts around the hut are built out of old human bones. 
When her house moves, it spins while emitting a screeching noise until it comes to settle down with groans and creaks. Perhaps shy or aloof, the witches hut will turn its back toward all visitors.
Every single body part of the witch, including her eyes, ears, feet, hands, and mouth are grotesque and deformed. 
Baba Yaga can remove her hands from her body so she can have them do her bidding. 
She has the power to help or hurt anyone who crosses her path. Those who seek her wisdom, truth, and knowledge must first complete several tasks. Only then will she give her help. If the tasks are not fulfilled, and the seeker fails to escape, she will cook and eat them. Most tales say that she rides around the forest in a giant mortar that she uses with a pestle to grind up the bones of the people she eats. 
One story tells of a young girl, Vasilisa the Beautiful, who seeks Baba Yaga’s help to find some firelight. After Vasilisa completes several tough chores, Baba gives her a fire in a skull lantern and lets Vasilisa return home.
This is painting nr.10 for #mabsdrawlloweenclub Kinda stressed out at the moment so the next painting might be a bit late. I hope you like This one. Will surely do more versions of her in the future🖤
Text source: historicmysteries.com