Une raison d’être au courant triptych
Arthur Hastings and Bea Porter-Blanchet of the Hamlyn “O” Courant. Dr Sebastian Roberts: optician, synthetic chemist and alias Mr Kite.
Can’t get Cowboy Jimmy off my mind and can’t decide if I prefer it in B&W or color
Archival advertisements reveal the trends of their time: here’s my collection of vintage ads.
Source: oneletterwords.com
“On the 6th Day of the 2nd Month of the First Year of the Kampo era. Taking a moment of my free time, I wish to express my joy of the cat. It arrived by boat as a gift to the late Emperor, received from the hands of Minamoto no Kuwashi.
The color of the fur is peerless. None could find the words to describe it, although one said it was reminiscent of the deepest ink. It has an air about it, similar to Kanno. Its length is 5 sun, and its height is 6 sun. I affixed a bow about its neck, but it did not remain for long.
In rebellion, it narrows its eyes and extends its needles. It shows its back.
When it lies down, it curls in a circle like a coin. You cannot see its feet. It’s as if it were circular Bi disk. When it stands, its cry expresses profound loneliness, like a black dragon floating above the clouds.
By nature, it likes to stalk birds. It lowers its head and works its tail. It can extend its spine to raise its height by at least 2 sun. Its color allows it to disappear at night. I am convinced it is superior to all other cats.”
- journal entry of 22-year-old Emperor Uda on March 11, 889 CE and earliest record of a cat in Japan [x]
Black Cat (detail) by Hishida Shunso, 1910 [x]
Can’t get Cowboy Jimmy off my mind and can’t decide if I prefer it in B&W or color
I draw too small and never learn my lesson when it comes out blurry. Anyway, current brain rot.
some more mr and mrs Spooky studies because the lighting in the first couple seasons is just incredible and i couldn't resist
[ID. Three painting studies of Mulder and Scully from The X Files.
- They're standing outside, buildings and bystanders loosely rendered in the background. Mulder's face is in shadow as he looks into the distance, while Scully looks up at him incredulously. She's holding an open book or file and the warm lighting plays across her face.
- The two of them in a dark room. We look over Mulder's shoulder at Scully, who is reclining to the side and looking at him with a serious expression. She has the side of her face resting on her fist and light seems to come through a shuttered window to her face.
- Just Scully, wearing glasses. Light, possibly from a computer screen, reflects off of Scully's glasses and her hair is backlit by a much warmer light. End ID.]
More new-favorite-man practice~ (with the bonus hilarity of me accidentally cutting off the top of his head when I ran out of space on the paper.)
Chemins de fer de l’est, 1929. Theodoro (Theodore Pfeifer, 1896-1973. Poster print; C. Courtois, Paris.
