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Terrifying Footage Shows Religious Extremists Taking Over Middle East

Yaah, cos' 'Wonka' was such a high bar for the arts 🙄

A graphite pencil sketch of the head a hare in full flight, seen coming towards us in three quarter view, forelegs having just pushed off and back under its body and back legs lifted right to the front, paws alongside the shoulders ready for the next bound. The spirals of the sketch book are visible down the side of the image, which is signed by Paul O'Connor and dated '26.

The original A5 pencil sketch done free hand from the reference.

The more detailed A4 pencil sketch done to begin the final piece.

Hare's in March might make me "as mad as" one, so this is the last hare sketch for a bit 😊 (based on a photo by Debbie Anne Photography.)
Working on series of things is a useful way not to have to worry about what to draw each day, and concentrate instead on mark making - but time to move on!

I hope it will feature a little Jack Russell? 😊

😳 It's such a weird thing that we used only really see on US TV cop shows and their ilk over on this side of the pond. Kinda odd to see it move from a seeming sort of cultural fiction to very dangerous and lethal subculture.

The guy in the last vid didn't seem to give a damn that he was taking to a police officer who was referencing hazing deaths during their discussion. I mean, if talk of manslaughter from a uniformed cop in your living room doesn't faze you one iota, just what level of wealth do these kids come from?

Thats some Balir Witch lookin' stuff right there 😳

The seventies were a weird, but great time for Kids TV 😍

You really got the feeling of traditional paint there.
Also "finalFINAL-03" 😆 I feel your pain!

A graphite pencil sketch of a hare seen from the side in full flight, forelegs having just pushed off and back under its body and back legs lifted right to the front, paws alongside the shoulders ready for the next bound. Signed by Paul O'Connor and dated '26.

Yet another hare sketch done today. I have been using hares as an easy way to get familiar with pencil work again. No worrying about 'what' to draw, because its always 'another hare' :-)
I might finish up with a more polished piece next and then move on. But they are lovely, intelligent creatures.

I love this early digital stuff. What I once thought looked futuristic now looks retro 😐

A quick graphite pencil sketch of a hare looking righ tat the viewer. The spiral binding of the A4 sketch book is visible down the side of the image, which is signed by Paul O'Connor.

Another hare sketch done today. I had to redo the main eye because I was enjoying myself and didn't step back from it until I was well into the drawing. Even though it was only a sketch I couldn't resist my accursed inner perfectionist and just leave it the way it was 😊

a cartoon character from south park is standing on a green field Alt: a cartoon character from south park is standing on a green field

This reminds me of something 🤔

A quick graphite pencil sketch of the head, turned in profile, and shoulders of a hare eating some grass. The spirals of the sketch book are visible down the side of the image, which is signed by Paul O'Connor and dated '26.

Another hare sketch done today. I have a newfound respect for hares and the unseen natural world on our doorstep since reading 'Raising Hare' by Chloe Dalton, which I enjoyed immensely.

A quick graphite pencil sketch of a seated Irish hare.

A little sketch I did today, finding my way around the Irish hare for a possible future piece I have in mind. They have proportionally bigger feet and smaller heads than you might expect if you are more familiar with rabbits.

Agreed. Canon never got in the way of all the Star Trek novels and it never bothered me. I know that often, new stuff makes some old stuff impossible, I'll still go back and reread the old stuff I liked. Pluse now that everything has multiverses and timelines it gets me past all that noise.

Utah Saints & Osmonds "Crazy Horses" YouTube video by gobtv

I could never get my head around the fact that 'The Osmonds' recorded 'Crazy Horses', it seemed so off brand, more like Ozzy Osmonds! But I loved it and I always thought it would make for a great dance remix. So imagine my delight at discovering this by 'Utah Saints' www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY3P...

"Stop motion is truly irreplaceable." shares stop motion artist Martyna Koleniec. "It’s a craft that should have been replaced by 3D animation, yet it’s very mush still alive! Nothing else combines so many skills, textures, and handmade details into one art form."

#beautifulbizarre #art

A sketch of a bird of prey, done with black, grey and white marker in a the pages of a brown kraft paper, spiral bound sketchbook/scrapbook.

Finally getting back to the art, after a long interruption which had to take priority, with this little sketch, inspired by Aaron Blaise's sketchbook tour on YouTube.
I felt pretty rusty doing this, but hopefully the low pressure of sketching will get me back up to speed soon enough🤞

Image showing the charcoal sketch, of a bust of Michelangelo's David, which I am giving away as a free download for subscribers, displayed in a white wooden frame, on a red, polished wooden surface, next to a plant with sage green leaves in a ceramic pot.

Image showing a close up of the brow, eyes and nose of the charcoal sketch, of a bust of Michelangelo's David, which I am giving away as a free download for subscribers, showing the mark making that is not visible at smaller sizes.

I recently decided to reintroduce art into my life, to once again enjoy the freedom I felt drawing as a child.

I keep a small email list on my website where I share occasional updates, and new subscribers receive this complimentary charcoal sketch as a thank-you

"Fanaticism and ignorance is forever busy and needs feeding” - Inherit the Wind (1960) YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios

Just a part of the impassioned speech the great Spencer Tracy rom one of my favourite movies 'Inherit the Wind', as relevant now as it was in 1960 youtube.com/shorts/nyytV...

Her work reminds me of the Victorian and Edwardian seaside nudes.

Musicians always have to be creative with the basics #drummers #drumming #concert #drum #drumbeat YouTube video by Drumlly

What a clown 😲😍‼️ youtube.com/shorts/Q1S39...

What a beautiful restoration. It reminds me of Millet's "The Gleaner's" a small print of which used to hang in our hallway growing up as a child, along with another of his "The Angelus"

Oops! Just noticed the acknowledgement in the bottom corner of the first one 😊

Gorgeous control of what is a notoriously difficult medium to control. These remind me of the work of Henry Scott Tuke ❤️

Architecture Lab Michelangelo’s David was enclosed in a cylindrical brick and sandbag shelter in Florence in 1943 to shield it from Allied bombing raids. The structure, assembled by museum conservators and engineers,....

Michelangelo was my first art hero and I tried to see as much of his work as possible on a whirlwind Interrail backpacking tour in my first year of art college. It's heartening to see the value mankind places on art and beauty in the darkest of times. #michelangelo www.facebook.com/architecture...

IRONHEART Co-Creator Says Marvel Studios Didn't Pay Him a Dime for Disney+ Series Mike Deodato Jr. is proud to see Ironheart on screen, but he’s not exactly celebrating. The veteran comic book artist, who co-created Riri Williams (aka Ironheart) with writer Brian Michael Bendis in...

IRONHEART Co-Creator Says Marvel Studios Didn't Pay Him a Dime for Disney+ Series

ANDOR Season 2 Included a Easter Egg Referencing George Lucas' 1971 Film THX-1138 If you blinked during the Andor Season 2 finale, you might’ve missed one of the coolest nods Star Wars has pulled in years, a visual Easter egg that references the movie that started George Lucas ’...

ANDOR Season 2 Included a Easter Egg Referencing George Lucas' 1971 Film THX-1138

The first painting pass over the block in for a painting of a topless skinhead youth, wearing blue jeans, looking over his shoulder at the viewer.

This still looks very 'digital', which is not in itself a bad thing. But I like to apply the lessons learned in traditional media to digital and back again, so I try and keep my approaches similar. I imght tackle that in the next pass. #digitalart #procreate #queerart #male #nude #figure #physique