illustration
#art #history: 'when the rich go to war, it's the poor who pay.'
this, dear friends, is why jean-paul sartre, born #otd in 1905, will always be relevant & why i embraced existentialism over nihilism.
it instructed me that 'being' is an individual's responsibility, but that we all, as humans, have a collective responsibility to each other.
anyway, j-p was a righteous dude.
#jeanPaulSartre #sartre #philosophy #illustration #france #existentialism
#art #history: i promised myself that this year would be the one during which i paid tribute to the revolutionary, frida kahlo (born #otd in 1907), & then i was too busy to do her any sort of justice. not only have i rushed her portrait, but i've also had no time to write up the sort of blurb that she merits. she was a death-defying, genre-spanning communist powerhouse & diego was punching waaaaaaaay up. :)
#fridaKahlo #illustration #sketch #artist #mexico #communism
#art #history: it's quite apt that a fascist-killing machine owner's birthday should coincide with recent events. he had the trump klan's number back in 1954 when he wrote about elder t's racist housing practices. this, alone, is enough for woody to've earned your undying love, but he was also a steadfast socialist/communist, an avowed anti-racist & a fierce defender of workers' rights. to top it off, his music remains an influence on the best folk. #woodyGuthrie #illustration #antifascist
#art #history: i could never pull myself away from any screen i chanced upon if gena rowlands was on it. from 'the alfred hitchcock hour' to 'columbo' & every collaboration with john cassavetes & peter falk in between, nobody will ever touch her enigmatic presence, her passion, her heart, mind, humour or spirit.
#illustration #cinema #genaRowlands #portrait
Greenland gyrfalcon.
Archibald Thorburn, from "Coloured figures of the birds of the British islands," vol. 1, issued by Thomas Powys, 4th Baron Lilford London: R. H. Porter, 1885-1897 #illustration #art #birds https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/greenland-gyrfalcon/
Edited to correct artist's name
#art #history: 'i am willing, & always have been, to jeopardise my career to be on the right side of history & express opinions i think are really important.'
this is a bit embarrassing because i'm not massively familiar with her oeuvre, but anyone who'll risk her popularity to stand up for a persecuted people is someone who wins my heart. paloma faith (born #otd in 1981) is just such a person &, therefore, i celebrate her with a sketch. :) #palomaFaith #freePalestine #illustration #music
What is Botanical Illustration? Learn About the History of This Scientific Art Form.
Prior to the invention of photography, botanical illustration was the only way of visually recording the world’s many species of plant life. Today, science books are full of highly detailed photographs—typically taken with a macro lens or even a microscope—allowing us to discover the fascinating forms of flora and fauna.
By Emma Taggart via @mymodernmet
A 400-Year-Old ‘Friendship Book’ Contains Hundreds of Signatures of Historical Figures.
Between 1596 and 1647, art dealer and diplomat Philipp Hainhofer traveled around Europe amassing an incredibly rich collection of signatures in the “Große Stammbuch,” or “Album Amicorum.”
By Grace Ebert via @colossal
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/08/phillip-hainhofer-album-amicorum/
About Album amicorum:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album_amicorum
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My name's Alex, I design papercrafts and £5+ members of my Patreȍn get a new papercraft to print and build every month.
📅 September's toy is a Whimsical Wizard ready to spread a little magic, everywhere he goes.
This four piece papercraft fits snugly on a single A4 page.
So this is what I get up to.
This is my Rooftops of St. Ives print from Autumn 2023.
It is a seven colour screenprint. I love making screenprints (I also do linocuts but not as many).
It features lots of natural media marks and brush strokes as well as textures. There are three main colours with overlaid transparent black, light grey and white.
It is one of my favourite prints to date though I have done some recently which I am really pleased with.
I'm trying to become more of an artist and less of a graphic designer.
#rooftops #stives #cornwall #screenprint #printmakersofmostodon #art #craft #illustration #print