Jessie Wellington

Hello. I'm a Plymouth based artist/illustrator with a love for colour and monoprinting. [email protected]

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Someone is feeling summery! #oilpastel #pencil #shapes #lollipop #summer #icelolly #bright #brightcolours #happy

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Wise words for a Tuesday morning. #muggles #monoprint

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Proteus, Cy Twombly. 1984.

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Hi Everyone, This amazing album is by my wonderful uncle, Dave Wellington (with album art by me). It's jam packed with some beautiful music, just amazing skills. Would make a great Christmas present or generally just a REALLY GOOD listen whatever the time of year!!! If you would like to buy one, the details are: Please send your postal address to [email protected] Cheque, BACS or Paypal. The album is £10 + £1.50p&p. You can see the full track listing over at Dave Wellington's Facebook page. Thank you all for your support! #gloryandfire #davewellington #music #albumart #epic #blues #skills

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I love Tamerton Foliot. #movember #thequeensarms (at Tamerton)

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#beachcombing #bovisand #driftwood #ocean (at Bovisand Beach)

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#beachcombing #seaside

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#prayforparis

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#eiffeltower #structure

[instagram]

Visiting Day of the Dead with ‘Las Catrinas’ and @elchadsantos

To discover more Catrinas and Mexican portraits, follow @elchadsantos on Instagram.

(This interview was conducted in Spanish.)

Day of the Dead found Mexican photojournalist Iván “Chad” Santos (@elchadsantos) at a very early age. “When I was four or five years old, I was told that on the 1st and 2nd of November the souls of the dead would come to my house,” he says.

Iván’s initial shock turned into a passion over the years, and now he annually documents the “Catrinaje,” a word he uses to describe those who are disguised or painted as “La Calavera Catrina,” an early 20th-century illustration by Mexican painter José Guadalupe Posada that depicts death.

Iván captures representations of La Catrina because he considers them ephemeral: “Sugar skulls, pan de muerto [bread of the dead] and papel picado [perforated paper] haven’t changed that much since I was a child, but the makeup and characterizations of people last just one day,” he says.

Through his photos, Iván wants to share this tradition with those living outside Mexico. “These are my favorite days of the year, and I try to convey a part of it in each picture.”

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Work in progress.

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#productive #art #creative

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Adding to my picture wall. #watercolour #lavieboheme

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Another J to add the the collection. #J #typography #handdrawn

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For my bestie #art #letsdance #elephant #painting #gouache #illustration

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Marline van der Eijk

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Go Magic Beans! Joe Lyward created this amazing gif for knights of the round! He would adventure as a wizard with incredible powers to make sweets! This looks incredible! I don’t feel sorry for the cyclops! You can see more of Joe’s awesome work at http://www.joelyward.com/