Paige Carpenter Illustration

[jellybeanbeing]

There’s something about stories where magic exists in mundane worlds and the main characters are literally running around fighting for their lives while simultaneously worrying about not having enough time to do their homework for school.

[charlottearthistory]

‘evening reading’ - georg vilhelm paulli (1884)

[local-redhead-bookworm]

Every time I see Billy, I’m struck by how clear it is that he’s never known kindness. Look at this gif when El finds him in the in between. El is so gentle with him, and look how he responds.

He’s shocked that she actually came to find him, that she’s concerned, that she’s asking him to let her help. You can see the tears in his eyes, the way his expression changes from “don’t think about anything, just stay numb” to complete shock that someone is being kind to him. But there is also a moment of “no, you can’t be here, he’ll find you”

And look at this scene in the mall, one we’re all intimately familiar with by now. Look, he’s crying again. And look how he just melts into her hand, because she’s being kind to him. She understands.

Look at all of this, then tell me that this is not the face of a boy, a mere eighteen years old, let me remind you, who has known nothing but violence and cruelty for far too long. Tell me that this is the face of a monster who deserved a slow death that left him confused, terrified, and in agony. Look and tell me that this is a person who finds joy in cruelty and not a child who has been taught that cruelty is the only way to live, who is desperate for any sort of control outside of a home where he is constantly hurt and treated like the muck on the bottom of his father’s boot.

Tell me that he deserved what he got and worse, because surely if you spit the same vitriol over and over again, it will change something to those who didn’t see a monster but a person who deserved better than the ending his writers saw fit to give him.

[suledins]

eddie munson in stranger things s04e01 ↳ chapter one: the hellfire club

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Oh.

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[murdockquills]

sir that is my emotional support snarky tragic male character with parental issues

[paigecarpenter]

La Primavera (Spring)

Paige Carpenter

This spring as it comes bursts up in bonfires green, Wild puffing of emerald trees, and flame-filled bushes…

I am amazed at this spring, this conflagration Of green fires lit on the soil of the earth, this blaze Of growing…

-The Enkindled Spring, D.H. Lawrence

Available for sale through Every Day Original.

Original oil painting on archival paper mounted on board.  Framed in a vintage gilded wood frame.

Painting size (without frame): 5.5 x 4.5 inches. In-frame size: 9 x 8 inches.

[paigecarpenter]

La Primavera, coming tomorrow to Every Day Original! In spite of the fear, turmoil, and chaos, Spring is here at last.

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Princess Diana shaking the hand of an AIDS victim with no gloves on, a move that would work to reduce AIDS stigma and help prove that AIDS is not spread by skin to skin contact. 1991, Toronto, Canada.

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A pair of woman’s knitted gloves (Italian, 1650–1700).

Silk; embroidery.

Image and text information courtesy MFA Boston.

[paigecarpenter]

I'm so happy to announce that I've been asked to become a regular contributer to Every Day Original! I'll be posting art every other month, beginning in March. This little drawing is about to become an oil painting celebrating the return of spring. It will be up for sale on March 24, so keep a lookout for updates!

[ashmoleanmuseum]

Michelangelo’s Birthday

Michelangelo was born on this day in 1475 in Caprese near Florence, Italy. The painter, sculptor, architect and poet is widely considered to be one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance period.⁠ ⁠ Here, Michelangelo drew in pen and ink to shape a winged fire-breathing dragon. If you look closely, you can see two drawings of faces below the final sketch - these were drawn by a student of Michelangelo’s before they we’re abandoned and drawn over by the artist.⁠ ⁠ Works on paper fade quickly when exposed to light and are extremely fragile, making it impossible to keep them on permanent display. Our Western Art Print Room offers access to beautiful and significant drawings, watercolours and prints by a wide range of artists from the fifteenth century to the present day including Michelangelo, Rubens, Ruskin and Degas, among others. Find out more on our website.⁠

[paigecarpenter]

So I share a birthday with Michelangelo.

Just sayin’.

[paigecarpenter]

Hero (Bucky Barnes). Third in my series of Lovers' Eyes for the Month of Love. February is always too short for the amount of art I want to cram into it! These miniatures are inspired by 18th century Lovers' Eyes. Lovers' Eyes were often worn as pendants or brooches and featured a tiny portrait of the eye of a loved one. Sometimes this was a secret love whose full face could not be revealed.

[paigecarpenter]

This last Lovers' Eye for the Month of Love is nearly ready to go in its frame, it just needs a few last brush strokes and a varnish!