13.02.2024
"Both were in very inconvenient positions in which to hug, especially as Strike still had his seat belt on, but neither let go for several long minutes. Strike gently rubbed Robin’s back, and she held him in a tight grip, occasionally apologising while his shirt collar grew wet. Instead of recoiling when he pressed his lips to the top of her head, she tightened her hold on him."
Robert Galbraith - The Running Grave
#44of366
0 notes
Theo Stiphout (Dutch, 1913-2002), Landscape near Neffe (Dinant), c.1951. Oil on canvas, 50.1 x 40 cm.
1K notes
·
View notes
Country house - Gerard Huysman, 2000-24
Dutch, b.1953-
Oil on panel , 75 x 82 cm.
215 notes
·
View notes
There's thousands of details in rdr2 that I really love, and I say it all the time, but if I had to pick one as my favourite? It would be the campfire interactions.
From chapter one to even the epilogues, there's always something going on around a campfire.
It's always touched me in an emotional way, but the vulnerability, honesty and silliness that comes out of gang members during late night/early hour campfire conversations? It's truly a beautifully written and well executed feature that I spend a lot of time paying attention to.
The campfire is almost like the gang's communal safe space. They're free to talk, vent, sing or play instruments, and the others around will simply sit and listen or sing along. They bond over sharing these funny stories and tall tales, you have the opportunity to learn so much from the gang members by just listening around the campfire.
Lenny will talk about his father and their hardships, Hosea will talk about how much he misses Bessie or how special Dutch is to him, Reverend Swanson will be open about his addiction and the relationship he has with religion, Abigail will voice her frustrations about John, Bill will talk about how he got discharged from the army, John will talk about his worries regarding Dutch's leadership, Micah will talk about damnation and being prepared for hell, and Javier will be open about Mexico or his mother passing away and not being able to bury her.
There's plenty more, there's hundreds of different campfire interactions, but on a rare occasion - Arthur will talk. He'll sit down and begin apologising for how things have turned out, he'll admit how he's struggling to find a way forward for everyone and that he doesn't want to die but is willing to, then he'll ask for their forgiveness and excuse himself shortly after.
I find it hard to describe how despite gang members having differing options of each other, there's an unspoken mutual closeness that they share whilst talking around the fire. They'll jest and laugh and quip, but they'll also simply listen when they need to.
It's so wonderful.
243 notes
·
View notes
HI ITS ME THE MEAT EMOJI PERSON...!! could you draw dutch and colm together for me theyre my favorite crackship
They are such a “man who craves the validation / worship of people, and is willing to do grand gestures of love to win people over” and “manipulative person who showers people with love before pulling away to leave them wanting more” dynamic. I genuinely love them and I need people to see my vision with them. They are TOXIC Yaoi. Two manipulative men are in a saucy tug of war over… something. Likely power and influence; Money, fame, and the freedom to be unstoppable outlaws.
59 notes
·
View notes
1897 Dutch Neo-Classical in Cadillac, Michigan is in beautiful condition. 5bds, 5ba, $859,900.
A foyer opens directly into the 1st floor.
A small keeping room leads into the sitting room.
The sitting room is very large and has a cute alcove.
I can't say for sure that this cabinet is a built-in, but maybe it conveys if they took a photo of it.
Lovely fireplace and wainscoting.
You can tell that the fireplace is very old in this closeup.
The kitchen is disappointing. It just doesn't match.
This home has service stairs in the kitchen, just like an historic mansion usually does.
The pantry was remodeled. I like the original light fixture.
There's this magnificent dining room off that kitchen. I don't know what they were thinking.
Beautiful turquoise tiles on the fireplace.
Check out the powder room. Wow, that is one old toilet and sink.
Beautiful stair landing. Look at the fireplace.
What a cozy room. The tile on the fireplace is amazing.
From the uppermost landing you can see that fireplace through the glass doorway.
Very large primary bedroom has an alcove and a fireplace.
The baths in this home are incredible.
This bedroom has a mid-century modern vibe.
This bath has some newer fixtures, but still looks so vintage.
There's a massive finished attic with a kitchen.
And, the basement is finished, also.
The beautiful 2nd floor balcony.
The home is on a beautifully landscaped .50 lot.
182 notes
·
View notes
This is the first time I've asked a question, but first I just wanted to say that I love your art!! I wonder what the archivists' anatomy must be like, do they have organs? or they would be made of some space material or even have a vital core made of a star.
got two very simillar questions very close and one about skin that vanished for some reason from my inbox, so yeah, thanks for that tumblr, but anyway
The way I envision physical form is more of a mimicry of a body than an actual organic entity. Particles of stardust being moved and reshaped by the magic they consist of, sticking together to form an approximation of a mortal body and functioning as an outer shell to protect it. The thing about muscles is that they use relatively little energy compared to the work they do; they mostly need some to contract, tendons working as ropes pulling bones, while reshaping the whole arm to move it I imagine would require much more energy. (Its why as very small kids they are more glowy and "fluid" more reshaping). There isn't much difference between the Collector conjuring a doll in WaD and conjuring a form. With magic suppliying energy there isn't really a need for organs, its just the basic mechanical system to interact with physical world
For the bluish patches on the skin, it's where the magic seeps through. That's why they get darker and cover more area as they get older, having more magic at their disposal. Shapes are sort of souvenirs from the time as shapless magical creature mimicked the things around them, be it a bright star or a nearby planet they formed close to. As for why it's the color it is, it's just the color celestial magic takes in that form
Froooom a more design point of view, it looked better to have a bluish hue to me, and it's a element to distinguish between characters and keep them looking like family since drawing faces is tricky. And I do like the body horror aspect of unorganic creatures trying to mimic living
68 notes
·
View notes
Amsterdam - Manuel Di Chiara , 2017.
Italian, b. 1976 -
Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 110 cm.
164 notes
·
View notes