These, for me, are the two most depressing paintings in western history. They were painted by post-impressionist Henry de Toulouse-Lautrec, a man who, due to inbreeding, was born with a genetic disorder that prevented his legs from growing after they were broken. After being so thoroughly mocked for is appearance, he became an alcoholic, which is what eventually caused his institutionalization and death. His only known romantic relations were with prostitutes.
And then he paints something like this which is so beautiful and tender and sentimental. It seems like the couple in bed really loves each other–cares about each other. Wakes up happy to look at each other. And I see that love and passion and I wonder how lonely he must have been. I wonder how he could paint something like this without it breaking his heart.
Maybe they say artists should create what they know, not because its unbelievable when they extend themselves beyond their experiences, but because when they pull it off with such elegance, it’s so damn unbearable to look at. I hate thinking of Lautrec, wondering about the lovers he created and knowing it was beyond his experience. Creating something that he knows is beautiful and knows he’ll never really understand.
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He is a virgin. He is a virgin!
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) dir. Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement
Details (#1) of Half-Length Portrait of a Roman Woman (1862/1866), by Anselm Feuerbach.
Can I just add: the way Lestat tilts his head in that second gif, #he’s so curious, #catlike, #absorbing the whole experience, #being in a moving car, #delicious pulse of a fresh victim burning in his hand, #all served up and waiting, #like Holy Communion, #Daniel might be one of Lestat’s first human kills since reviving himself, #all those years spent healing mind and body reading comic books, #living vicariously through Sam Spade, #eating rats and alley cats in a filthy hovel, #which is normally repulsive to him on so many levels, #wearing an old moldy blanket, #rejected by Louis, #utterly alone, #hiding from all the evolving world and scary new technology #and now he’s IN IT, #he heard Louis’ voice from the street and followed, #lurked anxiously outside, #bc even in San Francisco a wraith like him could arouse suspicion, #picked the license plate number out of Daniel’s mind, #got into the backseat and waited in his car, #waited in the dark as Daniel tossed his leather jacket on him, #waited hungrily, #lips too dry to even close properly, #and now he’s ready to leap into the next big adventure, #… #just needs a good meal first.
WINTER COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN!!
Hey there! this time winter commissions will be open only until the 25th of December so hurry! ;3 as always each aditional character costs +50% of the original price, you can contact me on tumblr or by email here: thelastroleplayer@gmail.com PAYPAL ONLY!
Also a brief explanation for the character portrait commission; The people you see as examples are real tumblr users -from left to right- @thorvalkyrie @peacelovethorki and @nicael-falls BUT I can and will draw characters from games/movies/series, so it’s not just limited to real people. The flower crown is not mandatory but it’s heavily recomended by me because I love flower crowns and people look amazing and regal in them.
I will draw:
- nsfw -including explicit nsfw-
- light gore
- OCs (provide reference please)
- characters with animal parts (mermaids, tails, ears, wings…)
- intersexual characters
I will not draw:
- furries/anthro
- explicit gore
- scat/golden showers
- mecha
Don’t delete the caption, and have a Merry Christmas :3
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