#just my 2p

[pepperf]

Whilst I fully get tumblr's bias towards artists, I've been side-eyeing the whole Jonathan Yeo speculation--because yes, on the whole, people in the arts DO tend to be lefty, good people, etc, but it's not always the case. Official portraiture, in particular, tends to be the most Establishment-friendly of all the arts, attracting the kind of artists who are technically very talented, but who also have no inclination to rock the boat and are very happy to schmooze with those in power.

I know next to nothing about Jonathan Yeo, but on a little digging, I found:

He's the son of a Tory MP and is good friends with the Earl of Snowdon.

He's known for a painting of Tony "war criminal" Blair that made him look as tragic and sympathetic as possible.

He's also done chummy portraits of David "pigfucker" Cameron, Camilla (when she was still Duchess of Cornwall), Prince "massive racist" Philip, and Rupert Murdoch.

The notorious porn collage of George Bush was (allegedly) after a an official commission was approved and then withdrawn, so - fit of pique? Who knows. He also did a porn collage of Lucian Freud, which, given that he's often cited as Freud's natural successor in the world of big name British portrait artists, is a little rude.

On the other hand, if you know anything about Damian Hirst, you would know that he must have LOVED to be painted with his crotch in your face, looking like Henry VIII. Dude is a knob.

No one in Yeo's position is going to imply that a D-Day veteran is a war criminal. Just. Full stop. No.

Furthermore, his whole schtick seems to be to paint the background to match the outfit, in a kind of weird, matchy-matchy, interior decor style that I personally find meaningless.

Chas chose to wear his beloved Welsh Guards uniform, which is a lurid, bright red. Whatever else Yeo did, red was always going to be the dominant colour of that painting. The butterfly was apparently his idea, too, because he thinks he's some kind of eco-warrior.

Yes, Yeo has painted Malala Yousafzai, and Idris Elba, and Kristin Scott Thomas, and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, and lots of other worthy people, too - it's his job, he's a portraitist.

If you want my opinion, the impression that Chas is swimming in buckets of blood or burning in hellfire is something the artist did not intend. Don't ask me how he didn't look at it and think, hmm, that's a little on the nose - maybe he'd thought too much about colour theory, too, idk. Judging by his past history, he's probably enjoying the attention rather than being mortified. Or maybe that was partly the intention. Just don't give him too much credit for being intentionally subversive.

But absolutely do keep reading into that painting as the indictment of British royal power that it ought to be; it's pissing off both the royals and the royalists, and I hope it burns, every time Chas has to see it.

[writing-for-life]

Destruction—Tony Moy

[nalidyne]

Obligatory Gangsta AU Nyotaliafication ✨

[reilliane]

I honestly wasn't expecting the Kazuha to rejoin my world even after being added in the friend list, 'cause you know, sometimes they're just there- in the list.

But boy am I surprised- in a good way! 'Cause omg I genuinely feel giddy PAHAHHADHSAJDH

The Kazuha wanted fungal spores this time :'))

Also yes, there's "TBC" because I did not include all of the shenanigans here, so there's going to be one more part!

(a very cute close-up of two adventuring anemo men utc)

[jackalspine]

The Other

[ask2ps]

I love your art so much. I need to throw them all against a wall and watch them bounce off like gumdrops.

BONUS:

ENGLAND: Bounces off with a whimsical sound. CHINA: Bounces off whimsically, but with a slightly unsettling reverb.

FRANCE: He is a rotten egg. SOUTH ITALY: Begins to sizzle and fry as he hits the ground...?!

GERMANY: Every time he flops another inch down, you can hear a deadpan "ow." JAPAN: Tries to pretend like he doesn't care, but he's drenched in sweat.

RUSSIA: You throw him hastily after he stabs your hand. CANADA: Totally nonplussed about the whole thing. Super casual, even.

AMERICA: His explosion comes with cheap VFX and a Wilhelm scream. NORTH ITALY: He emerges from the explosion completely fine.

[hellonerf]

tomboys...

[jowbokitten]

something something self love

[prettyvampiricdisaster]

Haven't drawn him in a while tbh

[plulp]

This implies Sydney the bully (preppy privileged rebel rich boy with teacher dad) and Whitney the pure/fallen (poor church boy. Idk less ideas 4 him) - Separate Anon.

OKAY SEPARATE ANON. NOW WE'RE COOKIN.

[ithazbingreat8d]

I absolutly live ur 2p au !!!

Can we know what things are like in this au? Have Al and Vox partnered up to make a broadcast, like an overlord duo? Do the Vees still exist too?

I'm not really great at explaining things but I'll deliver to it anyways!! I won't much go more into deeper details yet since I have to know more about Vox and Alastor's relationship on season 2 but Ill play things out in the near future. To answer your question, yeah! they pretty much get along, even outside broadcasting work, they pretty much close and hang out a lot. My concept where like, "What if they are close friends or they work together". Boom this AU existed!

They started off small, probably some few collaborative broadcast until they got a big hit you know? I'd like to think that they have their own fair share controlling all over the city. Some think they do this by power but technically yeah however its for their own benefit to protect themselves, they wanted a place that they can freely roam on. They are very cautious of handling things because of it. Little fact: Not only they be spreading news, they have a special segment every weekends where they talk about their opinions, interviews. Just like a talk show or podcast somehow. They are known to be annoying for some overlords but they rather let them be, since they can be more advantage for spreading and promoting. They may be the sweetest and realest mfs you know but they can be manipulative and won't hesitate to destroy someone's life in private and just shove it off under the rug, acting like nothing happened. Their enemies will be ended up be killed off or be spared yet still scared of them, either they are working under their wings or just hide.

As for the rest of the Vees, I haven't design them or build them up (I will in the future if I have some time) but in my concept yeah, they existed. Val and Vel eventually join these two willingly. If I were to describe their relationship in an analogy, it was like a symbiotic relationship between sharks and remora fishes. Now they become the capital of entertainment in hell, just vibing and spreading their influence lol

[raunak-draws-stuff]

hey guys

[salarymanwaka]

[localgardenweed]

2P Hetalia didn't just stop at people, it's spreading onto ponies now

[xenahikart]

Some more of my 2P Alastor

I forgot his antlers in the top corner one ...

Just because he's more emotional and open to others doesn't mean he's less dangerous

Just a lesser evil choice to normal Alastor

[pinkflipphonez]

"Город ангелов город войны, скажи мне quen si no mi?"