What time is it? Time to get to work on the impending Adventure Time book!
The honeyed tongue of Martin Olson on the telephone was too seductive to ignore for long … before I knew it, I had been hypnotically directed to draw the above bit of occult inkery. Cover design by the talented and equally jaded Sean Tejaratchi … book will appear later this year, stay tuned for further subliminal information dumps.
Pleasant Dreams (1852). Henry Nelson O’Neil (1817-1880).
O’Neil (1817-1880) was a leading Victorian painter of historical scenes. He worked in a highly detailed and realistic style.
O’Neil studied art at the Royal Academy schools from 1836. He was a founder member of ‘The Clique’, a group of young artists who were dissatisfied with the restrictions of the Royal Academy and wanted to bring a new realism and emotional intensity to their work.
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Winslow Homer, The New Novel, 1877.
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Japanese Ivory Netsuke
Geisha Poet
Holding Scroll by Deak
Netsuke Signature: Masasugu, circa: late 19th CenturyH 1.5 in.(4cm.), W 1.5 in.(4cm.), D 1.25 in.(3cm.)
A delicate small netsuke size okimono in well marked cream ivory, depicting a youthful geisha at her writing table with a scroll, leaning on her left hand, her legs folded under her. Her hair is carefully coiffed, her eyes outlined in black ink, with a touch of red color still clinging to her lips. The ink-grinding stone and brush holder are more commonly the attributes of a scholar, suggesting that this geisha is practicing her literary skills. buddhamuseum
Morning Sun, Harold Knight. English (1874 - 1961)
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Teen Reading - Fan Art, Kiki’s Delivery Service by Miyazaki
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Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (Danish, 1863-1935)
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William Strang (Scottish, 1859-1921)
Fernand Toussaint (1873-1955) - A Moment of Contemplation
Mbulu Ngulu
ARTIST:Kota
DATE:19th century
MEDIUM:Wood and copper
DIMENSIONS:22 x 11 5/8 x 2 in. (55.9 x 29.5 x 5.1 cm)
CREATION PLACE:Africa, GabonThe Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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10th Century Japanese science-fiction? Yes, please! - via
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, also known as Princess Kaguya , is a 10th century Japanese folktale. It is considered the oldest extant Japanese narrative and an early example of proto-science fiction. Specifically, it it is among the first texts of any culture assuming the Moon to be an inhabited world and describing travel between it and the Earth.
image: Kaguya-hime goes back to the Moon, c. 1650
It primarily details the life of a mysterious girl called Kaguya-hime, who was discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant. She is said to be from Tsuki-no-Miyako (“The Capital of the Moon”) and has unusual hair that shines like the moon.
