#johnny joestar

[gutsssee]

I wish sbr took place further north so they had to deal with redwoods <I am incredibly biased because I have grown up woth redwoods

Ok so I remembered why this wouldnt work and that is the Sierra Nevadas.

hello anon. once again, apologies for the billion years it took to answer this. i am incredibly jazzed you sent this over, i grew up camping in redwood national parks all the time and those forests are my walden, as they say. and YEAH i wish wish wish we could see the boys in the redwoods, imagine how cool that would be in araki style.. oh well you’ll have to deal with these pics i took at eel river in humboldt county instead. those trees are so. freaking. awesome. and you can’t go visit them on a road trip without listening to the grateful dead. it’s a rule. so here’s johnny and gyro’s deadhead recs for a redwoods trip:

box of rain, touch of grey, eyes of the world, sugar magnolia, china cat sunflower, scarlett begonias, ripple, truckin’, althea, franklin’s tower, fire on the mountain, friend of the devil.

[gutsssee]

What If during the race when they came across towns with a Catholic Church Gyro always made a point to stop in and say a prayer and light a candle to encourage safe journey? Maybe he attends a mass here and there when the horses need a break and maybe once he’s able to convince Johnny to join him 🤔🤔🤔

I love how you portray Gyros religious perspective in your art! It really touches my heart to see Catholicism really portrayed in the ways that you are able to express it through your art work! ❤️❤️❤️

HI!!! i’d like to issue a formal apology for taking so long. i assume you’re the same anon who sent a follow-up? i promise i didnt forget you, the reason it took so long was because i had to grab these photos of a local church i know was built in the 1890s!! hopefully its worth it. I was very excited when i got your ask and had the idea right away, but had a wild few weeks and could only get there last week.

thank you so much for your kind words, i’m glad you enjoy and relate to the portrayals (i’m not technically catholic myself, but grew up with adjacent teachings and imagery). i think its fascinating to play with the catholic/protestant dynamic between the two. and i really like this idea, it’d be nice to see gyro getting a taste of home or some reassurance once in a while. and honestly, i dont think johnny would be too opposed to joining in, even though a catholic mass would definitely have a different flavor than what he grew up with. at the end of sbr, johnny says that the race itself is a ‘journey of prayer,’ and he’s been praying for weather, safety, his friend and their horses throughout. while gyro was steeped in tradition, johnny seems more the type to dislike an organized ceremony and seek out God in more natural places. maybe thats why he takes to the spin so well. i think of the songs rocky mountain high (john denver) and mother natures son (the beatles) as a perfect lyrical description of johnny’s spirituality.

im very glad you sent in this ask, thanks again for your patience! here’s a bonus from your follow up (assuming you’re the same anon, if you’re not, please let me know):

[4l3xxcr33p3r]

first day back tmrw.... execution imminent.

[bjornkram]

Show me a garden that's bursting into life.

The Colorado Columbine represents first love and foolish love

[canchuonsstuff]

SLOPPY KISSER JOHNNY 🫡

[hexlar]

gyjo slop again 😓😓😓

[goblinthatdraws]

Fyd when your boyfriends mad at you and hides inside his infinity spiral

[gutsssee]

wildflowers - tom petty

sigh…let’s all use classical math as an excuse to be sappy