In A Moment Of Boredom And Art Block I Decided To Read "The Demon In The Wood" By Leigh Bardugo And Now

Donald Trump Performs Shakespeare’s Soliloquies - The New Yorker

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and yadda yadda, the days are going by—what I'm saying is this is gonna last a long time, believe you me.

“Hamlet”

Listen—to be, not to be, this is a tough question, O.K.? Very tough. A lot of people come up to me and ask, “Donald, what’s more noble? Getting hit every day with the slings, the bows, the arrows, the sea of troubles—or just giving up?” I mean, smart people, the best Ivy League schools.

“Julius Caesar”

Friends, Romans, folks—listen up. The reason I’m here is to bury Julius. It’s not to praise him. It’s just not. Brutus over there—we all know he’s a good guy, right? And he says Julius was low-energy. Is it a crime to be low-energy? Well, maybe it is, maybe it isn’t—who knows?

“Macbeth”

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and yadda yadda, the days are going by—what I’m saying is this is gonna last a long time, believe you me. Long. I see this candle, and I say—should I blow it out?

Director Gordon Cole and the Evanescent Phillip Jeffries, traditional art version

My silly digital painting app crashed and I lost the file for this one, so, despairing of modern technology, I went back to my sketch book. I still have to finish it though.

Probably I'll turn it into a watercolor/gouache illustration when I have the time. Probably not in the near future: exam season is upon me.

An absolute gem of pure CRINGE and peak comedy. As an italian I can say we never do things halfway. Here the commitment to the cringe was VERY strong.

One of the finest moments in the history of italian television.

Really it's an absurdist take on the interview genre. We get:

- questions directly from a beauty pageant :"Is there any future? How do we end world hunger? What can we do to achieve world peace?".

- a VERY confused interpreter throwing gasoline on the fire of misunderstanding.

- Celentano being both confrontational and oblivious while also managing to be weirdly patronizing. I mean "hai la faccia di uno che pensa" ?? (= You have the face of a thinker).

- Bowie going from baffled to disbelieving to annoyed while trying to cover it by being funny.

- Bowie's desperate side eye as he hears the first question and realizes what he signed up for. Honestly you feel bad for him.

- One of the best polite ways to say "fuck no" to somebody:

C: " do you think we'll meet again?"

B: "having met in this occasion we never need to meet in the future"

It's a crime that so few people know of this.

Drawing random handsome men to cheer myself up.

1 - Station To Station 2 - Golden Years 3 - Word On A Wing 4 - TVC 15 5 - Stay 6 - Wild Is The Wind

There is a girl that travels between worlds.

She is not a girl but, for now, it doesn't matter.

There is a girl that travels through the multiverse, with a golden compass at her neck.

It is not truly a compass, rather an armillary sphere. Anyways, it is a gift.

There is a girl that is also a dream and an idea. And if what I just said puzzles you, you can imagine how it puzzles her.

What she truly is, is a Dreamer.

There is a woman that is also a snake, and a Vessel, but first and foremost an Alchemist.

The Alchemist has become a captive to win her freedom, but she doesn't mind the exchange.

There is a lost mentor and a flight without end but, really, the story is not about that.

Always remember: in the beginning there was the Dream.

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C'è una ragazza che viaggia tra i mondi.

Non è veramente una ragazza. Forse un tempo lo era, ma questo per ora non conta.

C'è una ragazza che viaggia tra i mondi e porta al collo una bussola d'oro.

Non è veramente una bussola, ma una sfera armillare. In ogni caso, è un dono.

C'è una ragazza che è anche un sogno e un'idea. E se questo confonde voi, potete immaginare come se la passi lei.

C'è una donna che è anche un serpente, e un Ricettacolo, ma prima di tutto è un'Alchimista. 

L'Alchimista è diventata prigioniera per essere libera, ma la cosa non la turba. Neanche questo è importante.

C'è un Maestro scomparso e una fuga senza fine. Ma davvero, non è questo il punto della storia.

Ricordati sempre. 

In principio c'era il Sogno.

Draft prologue for "The tales of the Dreamer", plus concept sketches of the main characters, Arual the Wayward Dreamer and Lady Chandra, Alchemist and Noble Citizen of Alagadda.

The whole project is meant to be a tribute to all the pieces of media, music, literature and art that inspired me through the years.

I remembered reading the webtoon during quarantine and I stumbled on this on Netflix. And lo and behold my faves are amazing even in live action.

Also can we agree that my guy is a mood?

SWEET HOME  스위트홈  (2020)

two more doggos i painted this week for my dad and his wife

oh ghost bird, where did you go

Fingolfin’s Challenge - 14 year redraw edition

This drawing, and this moment, mean so much to me. I first drew this scene 14 years ago, and when I uncovered the old drawing a few months ago, I knew I had to redraw it. Old drawing and close ups are under the cut:

When I was 12 this was the best drawing I had ever done. The original concept was to have the map behind him because I don’t like doing landscapes and never have. For the new drawing, I decided against writing out the place names over the mountains for fear that it would be too cluttered. I also decided to change the shield design to a more Norman style incorporating his heraldry and I replaced the greaves with boots for purely aesthetic reasons. I KNOW he should be wearing a helm and it’s in the text I literally transcribed, but I do not care because seeing his hair is important to me. I *might* draw him in a helm in the future. If the universe wills it so.

More close-ups of the new drawing:

Dimensions are 18x24” and the media are watercolor, india ink, fineliner and gel pen. Writing the whole passage took over two hours and I got *so* emotional. fjggjgghkvhk *clawing at the bars of my enclosure*

I have no idea how many hours I spent on it in total but I have been tinkering on it for 3 months.

I was really afraid that I made him look too old by trying to render his facial expression. I am also concerned that I haven’t captured the full depth of his emotion. But I tried my fucking bestest and that’s all that one can do. If I am still a fingolfucker in another 14 years I will draw him again and it will be even better <3