October familiar #3: Fox with boline and herbs
A girl in a blue tunic and The girl in the red cloak, Mikhail Nesterov, 1904.
“Here, Take These” Prints are now available on my website.
from R. Kikuo Johnson’s Night Fisher
Vincent Giard, translated by Sophie Yanow. (Version originale française ici.)
Originally published in Planches № 1 (Qᴜᴇʙᴇᴄ), then Saison № 3 (ʙᴇʟɢɪᴜᴍ) and now Future Shock Zero (ᴜꜱᴀ). I’m still having fun comparing all the minute changes I did between the different editions.
Match #319
Luping Wang photographed by Olivier Yoan and styled by Anson Lau for South China Morning Post | Flying Blue by Sarah Olson, 2004
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everyone is deleting the caption to this but this work is called “perfect lovers” by the gay artist felix gonzalez-torres. the piece is about the illness and death of his HIV-positive partner ross laycock:
For Untitled (Perfect Lovers) (1991), he synchronized two industrial clocks placed side by side. Inevitably, because batteries fail and things tend toward entropy, the clocks would slowly begin to advance at differing rates, out of sync, having moved, however briefly, perfectly together. (x)
Four of Swords
lucrezianoin told me about a dream she had which involved future King Arthur dancing with the ghost of Lancelot; I couldn’t help myself and had to draw it
It is always interesting when there is a new cover on an old book. I judged this book by its cover and was inspired to pick it up, and I’m glad I did! This copy of Symbola heroica m. Clavdii Paradini et d. Gabrielis Symeonis, published in 1600, has some crazy illustrations!
-Lindsay M.
I feel cautiously optimistic?
first concept of myr from 2014 versus their current version!
October’s nearly over so here’s some art while i still have an excuse to draw witches.
Here’s a little sneak peek at my work for 1001 Knights - quoting from their tumblr, it’s going to be an “Upcoming tome celebrating kickass ladies, feminist characters, and people-positive knights” - I’m so happy to be a part of it! You’ll find out more about this illustration and another when the Kickstarter launches in May.
Read more about onethousandandoneknights and see more sneak peeks from other artists right here!
Flowers by Katsushika Hokusai