This is an oldie, taken all the way back in 2008, a fall-like vision never seen by the public eye...until now. Lo, my photographic piece "November's Sky". #art #photography #sky #skyscape #clouds #cloudscape

Nothing can quite live up to the Birth of Venus, but the horse girl who's most famous for riding in the nude is always a great theme, perhaps depicted most vividly and lovingly by John Collier in his rendition, titled simply "Lady Godiva". #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl

'Tis almost the time of year when it's still warm, yet the sun is gentler, the air is crisper, and the trees are starting to match the delightful copper tresses of so many girls, like in Frederick Arthur Bridgman's pleasant vision, "Lawn Tennis Club". #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #autumn #leisure #fall

Not sure what the exact circumstances of this capture of mine ("Sheet of ice on glass" I call it) even were, but it was a cool visual: raindrops pitter-pattering on a sheet of ice on glass. A vibe I'd like to see a lot more of as we get deeper into fall. 🍂🥶🍁 #art #photography #ice #rain #glass

Of all the lists various weirdos on Twitter (er, excuse me, "X" 🙄 ) have added me onto over the years on Twitter this might actually be the most boutique. "Personality disorder"? Dude, I don't have any personality disorder; I'm just normal. Needless to say it's supposed to be some kind of insult, and the adder has been blocked effective immediately. #Twitter #birdsite #self #thoughts

One November morning, I caught this very autumnal scene; sunny and bright, forest ensconced in fiery colors, a rustic leaf trapped in a great frost. I call this photo "Autumn on Ice". #art #photography #autumn #fall #fallfoliage #forest #leaf #autumnleaf #leaves #ice #icicle

Cute girls, pretty flowers, flowing garments, and a landscape draped in autumn's golds. What's not to like in Delphin Eljoras's "By the Pond"? 🙂 #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #fall #autumn #flowers #dress

Cute girls, pretty flowers, flowing garments, and a landscape draped in autumn's golds. What's not to like in Delphin Eljoras's "By the Pond"? 🙂 #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #fall #autumn

The heaviest snowfall I've ever seen, one December night a few years ago. The wet stuff coating every branch, every flake tumbling down under those lights...it was like being ensconced in a snow globe. ❄️😍 Consider it a preview of winter while it's still warm and bright. #art #photography #winter #snow #storm #snowstorm #snowfall #night

It might be hot still, but looking ahead at my calendar I'm dreaming of a White Christmas...perhaps in the Great Lakes State? So why not cool you off with a great picture from another time I was there, depicting these creations of mine: "Sentinels of Michigan"? #art #photography #winter #town #street #trees #snow #snowmen

Some rather interesting and beautiful pictures of some luscious ladies, from circa 1900 and titled "The Revered Queen". Pampering at left, kneeling at right, but all seeming affectionate; I wonder what their stories could be... #art #photography #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl

Pretty colorful Christmas lights always make me happy. Maybe they will cheer you up too; it's August yes, but that also means we're only a few months away from the most festive season of the year! Behold, my piece "The Lights of Yule". #art #photography #lights #Christmaslights #Christmas

Today I'm feeling a kinship with the girl in Pierre Carrier-Belleuse's "Portrait of a Dancer". She's elegant, beautiful, and skilled, but with the slightest note of despondent sadness, as if she has no one who really cares for her, no solace but her chosen craft. 😌 #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #dance #dancer #ballet #balletdancer #ballerina

Our favorite OC from Music City, Decca, has no homey home to call her own; that won't do! Next story: she gets a vacation home? Read more at my #blog:

Adamas Nemesis

A Vacation Home for Decca?, Adamas Nemesis

When worldbuilding the fates and courses of the characters after "Orphans of Opry Tower", as I'm wont to do, a new possibility struck me, not ...

This post's featured image is Peder Mørk Mønsted's "A Forest Stream". #house #home #vacationhome #characters #originalcharacters #OC #romance #love #story #worldbuilding #family

This girl's pretty cute. What really makes Friedrich Paul Thumann's "Sterntaler" stand out, though, is the delightfully impressionistic night sky behind her, along with how well-matched her outfit's colors are to her face and hair. Those white and golden tones! 🙂 #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #sky #nightsky #aesthetics

This one by Charles Dana Gibson has to be one of the prettiest girls ever illustrated with pen and paper. At least she is to me. 😍🥰 He titled it "The Eternal Question"; her dreamy mane forms a question mark, see. 😉 #art #traditionalart #illustration #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl

For the first time this season it was cool enough last night for me to have my windows open, and I had a much better sleep! 😴🥰 Painting is Sándor Liezen-Mayer's "Sleeping Woman". #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #sleep #self #thoughts #weather #summer #autumn

I really wish I could be someone's favorite person in the world, someone who I really liked too. 😔 I've never had that in my life, I feel like I never will, and even if I do somehow get it later it just won't be the same as if I had it when I was younger. 😢 Painting is "Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus" by Angelica Kauffmann. #thoughts #self #friendship #sociallife #life

Grey has ruled too long. From housing to apparel, figures to hairstyle, what replaces it? The future of fashion is the backlash of color. Read more at my #blog:

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The Future of Fashion: After Greige, Adamas Nemesis

Looking over some new apartments near me online, I'm struck by how everything is grey, with literally less color than the Borg cubes from "Sta...

This post's featured image is Edmund Blair Leighton's "God Speed!". #fashion #style #aesthetics #grey #greige #housing #apparel #hair #hairstyles #figures #clothes #future #futurology

Not the most sanguine subject, but as a summer vibe it's so, so irresistible. The poignant beauty of "Ophelia", as rendered by Friedrich Wilhelm Theodor Heyser. #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl