Fantasy artwork inspired by the fairy tale Vasilisa the Beautiful, showing Vasilisa with a glowing skull lantern, surrounded by birds, flowers, forest shapes and dark folklore symbolism.

Vasilisa the Beautiful

Oil, gouache, watercolor on 100% pure cotton rag paper

Artwork created for the folklore fairy tale Vasilisa the Fair, inspired by strength, independence and the mythology of nature.

Process photo of Anna Sokolova’s Vasilisa the Beautiful artwork in progress, showing the painted fairy-tale heroine with a glowing skull lantern, surrounded by watercolor palettes and mixed-media materials.

The jury selected the painting as part of Codex Obscurus, a collective art book dedicated to folklore, fairy tales, and dark legends.

Process photo of Anna Sokolova’s Vasilisa the Beautiful artwork in progress, showing the painted fairy-tale heroine with a glowing skull lantern, surrounded by watercolor palettes and mixed-media materials.