oshawott
all-that-is-pokemon
a friend wanted me to put some doodles in her sketchbook!
mylifeasasandwich
mylifeasasandwich
In one of my first art classes back during my time at DigiPen, one of the required books we had to read through had this certain painting. Now, it was nothing special, it was just some boats on water. Rather rough. Turns out, it was created by a man named Alfred Wallis. Wallis was a retired fisherman who took up painting at the age of 70 “for company” after his wife died. He used leftover ship paint with crayons on pieces of cardboard boxes for his work.
This man died in 1942, across the ocean from me. Out of some quirk, I see a piece of his in a book, making enough of an impression on me to look up more about him. From what I can read of Wallis, he started creating art to fill a hole, something just for him. There wasn’t too much care in being right or wrong in what he did, just that he DID.
How do we lose that? If you ask a child if they like to draw, they’ll invariably say “yes.” If you ask in adult if they like to draw, how FEW of them will say “yes?” And I can just guess that the reason is because they think they CAN’T or that it’s just not worthwhile.
I think… I think we have to stop losing the feeling that we can create art. Stop letting the pressure and the critique and the attention and the comparisons get to us. Let’s just make things, make them as best we can, and improve ourselves in whatever way we wish to. You have NO IDEA who you are impacting with what you create, don’t lessen that impact by diminishing yourself.
And that’s the hardest thing to do. But whenever I start in on that downward spiral, I try to think of Alfred Wallis again.
mylifeasasandwich
mellowbunny
…you’re lucky I’m a stubborn asshole because these took way longer to make than I’d like to admit.
holy fucking shit
I scrolled past this before realizing what this is and I just… woah
I just want to applaud you 👏
spongebobssquarepants
animatedsensation
to-infinity-and-beyonds
film genre meme: [2/5] animated films | monsters, inc.
"This might sound crazy, but I don’t think that kid’s dangerous."
mini-tuffs
freezingorangez
And on your right, we have another really excellent reason to VOTE.
VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE
DON’T LET THEM SHAME YOU. IT’S NOT TO LATE TO EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT CANDIDATES. Vote vote vote vote vote.
Vote for women. Vote for yourself. Vote to shut these a-holes up, who are mad because you don’t believe what they and their dicks want you to believe.
VOTE.
Even if your favorite show is Say Yes to the Dress. Conservatives will try and shame you for it, and then try to appeal to you the same way. I’m not even kidding. Source. “you shouldn’t pander to people” FUCK THAT GUY FOR HIS HYPOCRISY. Seriously. What you want is valid, and voting is the only way to make your voice heard. A man is gently explaining to you that you shouldn’t vote, and it is because you don’t know about issues and your vote doesn’t matter anyway.
FUCK THAT NOISE.
Why are they trying so hard to keep you from the polls? Because it is important, and your voice does affect the outcome of the election.
I AM SO ANGRY ABOUT THIS. NOVEMBER 4TH, USA-FOLK. TAKE TIME. I KNOW YOU’RE BUSY. BUT THIS IS SO IMPORTANT, TOO.
OKAY, I LOVE YOU, BYE.
they’re telling women not to vote because they know women won’t vote republican, because republicans have nothing to offer women at all and will most likely strip us of all our rights
inaequalis-superbia