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[helhauus]

hello all! send me art requests through my ask box if you would like- i would love to make more portraits of frev, amrev, napoleonic wars, seven years war, english civil war, classical composers etc etc figures (especially the more niche or obscure ones)

mostly i would just be doing sketches but who knows, might turn whatever it is into a fully painted portrait,,, thank you!

[helhauus]

something abstract

[helhauus]

YURI GAGARIN

here!! a yuri gagarin for you :3

[helhauus]

camille & lucile

[winterofdiscontent86]

Dear Sensitive Artists,

If you were wondering why you felt down and blue despite the fact that you worked out and drew the other day, it could be because you were listening to The Social Network soundtrack as you made art, and the foreboding and feelings of dread crept into your psyche. When you shift the playlist to a high energy mix of Carly Rae Jepsen, Yuna, and Madonna (don’t be afraid to throw in a little Owl City) as you draw Lucile Desmoulins, you will find that your mood has improved.

[helhauus]

oooh she looks so pretty!

[helhauus]

been working on a big painting!! here’s a sneak peek

(i’ll respond to my asks today,, i promise lol)

[helhauus]

my best friend @freakishmutt doodled two camilles last night while looking at one of the many portraits i have of him in my room,,, thought you’d all like them

another camille:

[isa-ko]

HI GUYS?? I MADE A THING, it’s a redraw of a doodle i made a while ago

Apologies, again, for being so dead here. I try to get back into tumblr but i can’t for some reason. I think it’s hard for me to be active in more than one social media at a time😑 currently, i’m more active in IG @isa.kooooo

[helhauus]

amazing colors!!

[swallowtail-ageha]

Obsessed with whatever the hell is gabriellle danton's bonnet

[helhauus]

omg gabrielle content yes yes yes 🧎‍➡️🧎‍➡️🧎‍➡️

[isnortcopium]

comandante

[helhauus]

very nice rendering!

[theheartofapril]

one more of her before i go back to my wips

[helhauus]

lovely!! you've inspired me- i should draw de mericourt sometime too,,

[winterofdiscontent86]

But don’t worry history peeps, I gotchu covered

[helhauus]

lucile looks so wonderful in your art style!!

[helhauus]

many other sketches from my sketchbook,,,

[helhauus]

oooh could you draw something with saint-just, philippe, and elisabeth?? sj’s friendship with them is so underrated

here’s the lovely little trio! elisabeth was a dear to draw <3

[helhauus]

the dance of lovers

(heavily inspired by and based on j.c. leyendecker’s painting “couple dancing”)

a ramble on some of the detailing and symbolism that some of you might be curious about:

it’s meant to be danton dancing with the ghost of his first wife, gabrielle, as she had unfortunately died young in 1793. but when it comes to the details firstly there are the small lily motifs which are meant to showcase the life and death cycle. the one nearest to danton is meant to represent how his death is nigh whereas with gabrielle hers is reversed to illustrate how she may have perhaps instead been reinvigorated of life in whichever afterlife she would be in (if you believe in that sort of thing). the delicate red motifs are similar where with danton, obviously, it’s a reference to his later execution- nothing specific with gabrielle, however. last thing to note might be their facial expressions as gabrielle is as serene as she could be whereas danton appears more complex and perhaps cautious or ever-so-slightly fearful as he maybe fearing for his own self when it comes to his life as he certainly knew what laid before him.

i hope you enjoyed reading that ramble! lol

some of these wips were already posted before,, but whatever:

[helhauus]

aaron burr grayscale doodle

[wnt1]

my babiessss :]]]

[helhauus]

gosh- such lovely rendering!!