Calm Before The Storm

Bursts of color...

Created from my flower photography with the help of Photoshop and BeFunky.

"Cassandra" (n.d.), by John Maler Collier (1850-1934).

José Villegas Cordero (Spanish, 1844-1921) Pages of the Dogaressa, 1888 Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla

part two of my assassin’s fate fix-it au illustrations, in which they’re just one big happy family with a lot of bees

part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 (coming soon!)

HMS Asia taking in her Sails, by Richard Brydges Beechey, 19th century

It was neither pain nor pleasure; it was connection, pure and simple, as if we shared a skin. I lay still under that scrutiny, lacking even the strength to tremble, as I prayed he would go no further. I need not have feared.

The King, the Bastard and the Fool

the scene in Royal Assassin where Fitz learns that King Shrewd, his grandfather, is gravely ill. the Fool is also there of course

king Shrewd's pose is inspired by Lear and Cordelia by John Everett Millais

Media: watercolor and sepia ink on paper

I spoke into his painting mouth. "Be still. Don't fight me. This must happen."

Lilli Palmer and Rex Harrison superimposed on a Siamese cat’s eyes // Vogue (November 15th, 1950)

📸: Erwin Blumenfeld

my OTP is ridiculous