A pile of building in Guatemala
Tag: art
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Have you dreamed of having more space to roam? This infinitely spacious backyard overlooks the moons of Saturn as well as the glamorous endless abyss that is the void of space.
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Bonus, since this is the last in this series:
This is what my space looked like when I was half finished with the first piece I was working on. Had to keep migrating around the room, because there were so many scraps of paper everywhere. Or maybe I have a Pretty Bits of Paper hoarding problem.
Hope you liked this series and are having a great week.
Cheers, R
With a cozy study gently warmed by the blazing surface of the sun, who needs a fire place? Large floor-to-ceiling windows allow plenty of constant sunlight to illuminate your reading.
The Modern Celestial Realty Group is thrilled to announce our latest home for you to make yours, located in serene and trendy Deep Space. Call today to schedule a viewing of this property.
Full features include: a homey living room, modern full bath, two spacious bedrooms, cozy study, and endless backyard.
Full bath with a stunning view of the great storm of Jupiter. With this view, you will be excited to excuse yourself from company!
The Modern Celestial Realty Group is thrilled to announce our latest home for you to make yours, located in serene and trendy Deep Space. Call today to schedule a viewing of this property.
Full features include: a homey living room, modern full bath, two spacious bedrooms, cozy study, and endless backyard.
A truly stellar bedroom, furnished with a bed frame, canopy, and wardrobe made of Wood (a product of Trees, indigenous to Earth).
The Modern Celestial Realty Group is thrilled to announce our latest home for you to make yours, located in serene and trendy Deep Space. Call today to schedule a viewing of this property.
Full features include: a homey living room, modern full bath, two spacious bedrooms, cozy study, and endless backyard.
A luxurious master bedroom fit for royalty, featuring an unbeatable view of Mars. Complete with rare antique Books (a primitive reading medium originating on Earth) and modern lighting.
The Modern Celestial Realty Group is thrilled to announce our latest home for you to make your own, located in serene and trendy Deep Space. Call today to schedule a viewing of this property.
Full features include: a homey living room, modern full bath, two spacious bedrooms, cozy study, and endless backyard.
A spacious living area fully furnished with plush chairs, modern lighting fixtures, fine art, and more.
The Modern Celestial Realty Group is thrilled to announce our latest home for you to make yours, located in serene and trendy Deep Space. Call today to schedule a viewing of this property.
Full features include: a homey living room, modern full bath, two spacious bedrooms, cozy study, and endless backyard.
Juncos are all over here up in Seattle and have plenty of personality. Top notch bird.
Juncos are flocking birds with a distinct social hierarchy. They forage on the ground in these groups, scratching with their feet to find food. The flash of white tail feathers serve as a signal that alerts members of the flock when one is alarmed.
This fellow is the Golden-crowned Kinglet, and he is quite small and tough. I have yet to see one in person, but I hope to some day since they live around here near Seattle.
One of our tiniest birds, the Golden-crowned Kinglet is remarkable in its ability to survive in cold climates. Nesting in northern forest, wintering throughout much of the continent, it is usually in dense conifers which undoubtedly help provide shelter from the cold.
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The Devil’s Hole Pupfish is a uniquely spectacular specimen. Considered the rarest fish on Earth, the entire species lives in a 2m x 4m pool in the middle of the desert near Death Valley National Park in California. It’s a one-inch endangered fish that lives in the middle of the desert. In a pool called The Devil’s Hole. In Death Valley. What a bold little species. You’re truly noble beasts, small friends. We wish you the best.
Black and white charcoal. Always trying to improve at portraits and appreciate any advice or suggestions you might have.
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I think it’s uniquely beautiful when nature becomes monochrome. It feels still and quiet, bleak but also cozy at the same time. Found this tree while hiking. It’s a full color photo with no edits.
When I lived in Minnesota and winter settled in, the only color to really be found was a incredibly blue sky now and then. The ground was white. The trees were black. The plowed roads were a grey mush. Walking along the sidewalk, the piles of snow that surrounded you on both sides had a striations of white and grey.
Here in Seattle, it’s similar minus the snow. The streets are black, the sky is eternally grey for several months of the year. The clouds hang so low that they feel like being buried under a warm blanket. The morning fog sometimes obscures sight completely, making everything white.
Ok, one non-artsy-fartsy photo just for fun, because this is making me fondly remember walking ten block to class on sidewalks like this.
The classic standby of still life produce for trying to learn how to paint with watercolors. Turns out they’re real different from acrylics (who knew?!), but I think these dudes turned out a-ok.
Plane rides are boring if you have a center seat, so why not draw how great it would be to have the whole thing to yourself.
Please ensure all electronic devices are turned off or in airplane mode and that your seat backs and tray tables are in the upright position.
Messing around with how to show dimension and depth in a collage. It’s a bowl of fruits. But they’re made of paper and glue so they probably wouldn’t taste very good.
Galicia is neat. And water is neat. No editing or anything, just a pretty place being pretty at a pretty time of day.
Such a handsome and friendly pup napping on the sidewalk in Antigua, Guatemala. Passed him most days when I was walking to class. I thought the colors were nice. And the dog was very, very nice – can confirm. But then, who doesn’t like the head scratches?
Another from my sketchbook. Pen and pencil sketch on the left. On the right is a midterm exam from an old notebook I found. If anyone could please “Define, explain, or comment briefly but adequately” on Pigeon’s milk (number 30) for me that would be amazing. I really need to know more about Pigeon’s milk. Please advise. For science.
Y’ALL FOR REAL WHAT’S UP WITH PIGEON MILK.
I know it’s September, but here’s a merry reindeer for you. On the left is the final design for the front of the cards. On the right is some inspiration for it. Hand-drew a few of these cards to give to folks for the holidays. And had a lot of fun messing around with the lettering.
He is a very lovely human, and I like his company so I drew his face.
Whenever I travel to a new place and am exploring a new part of town, I scrawl little maps to carry with me in case I get turned around. Here’s about ten of them I made while exploring new neighborhoods in Madrid and trying to figure out metro stops for the two months I spent there. Always nice to have a scrap of paper in your pocket from past-you when current-you gets lost.
Cuando viajo a partes nuevos y exploro un parte nuevo de la ciudad, dibujo mapas pequeños en caso de que me pierdo. Aquí están como diez mapas que hice cuando explorando barrios nuevos en Madrid y tratando de entender el Metro por los dos meses que pasé en la ciudad. Qué bueno tener una hoja de papel en el bolsillo por tú-pasado cuando tú-presente se pierde.
¿Ayuda me a mejorar mi Español?
Sometimes that’s just how it goes.
I was just trying to cook some eggs, man.
Messing around with double exposure again. The bathroom tiles exploded. It was messy.
He is assembled of bits of scrap metal and his caw sounds a bit metallic, but he’s quite proud of himself.
I was lucky enough to be able to walk El Camino de Santiago from St Jean Pied de Port a while back with my parents. This is a sketch from night one hanging out behind the albergue with some sheep friends. Daily routine was to walk all day, shower, wash your clothes, hang them out to dry, eat dinner, then one of the following: 1) write in a journal, 2) do a sketch, 3) go grocery shopping, 4) get a beer with a friend, 5) baby your aching feet, then go to bed.
An absolutely amazing and challenging as hell time. Having body parts that work well enough to carry me across a country is pretty amazing and I’m grateful for them and everyone who was kind to us and needed kindness along the way. Anywho, that’s a quick sketch from the first night – the last night I had time to spend on drawing Things rather than rubbing my sore feet and getting cleaned up. Buen Camino, peregrinos. Take your time and enjoy the fact that we are lucky enough to exist.
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Technology is pretty neat and scary. Lots of magazine clippings, acrylics, and plastic shell over the light bulb to give it some reflection and weird texture.
I’m just jealous cuz they don’t look cool on me.
It snowed like crazy this winter in Seattle, which is super uncommon, so of course snow plows were few and far between on most streets. We were stuck at home and in between shoveling our sidewalk and adding more wood to the fire, we decided what better snow day (week? month?) activity than to paint along with Bob Ross to an episode called “Perfect Winter Day.” The roommates and I gathered around in the living room, got our paints out, and followed along. It was a blast. Highly recommend Bob Ross-ing if you want something fun and goofy to entertain – it’s super easy to follow (assuming you have the pause button ready) and all of our paintings turned out a lot better than we expected.
Obligatory crow in the snow shot from the same winter. I feed crows and Stellar’s Jays out of my window sill, and they were very appreciative in the cold. Normally his beak was covered in frost, but I figured I’d share one of his more glamorous shots.
Rachel Admas 