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I saw this in person a couple months ago! It's at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston!
From the label: "Inspired by the poetry of John Keats, Alexander captures the story of Isabella, daughter of a wealthy merchant in Renaissance Florence. She loved Lorenzo, humble manager of her family's business. Determined that Isabella should marry a nobleman, her brothers murdered Lorenzo and buried him in the woods. Isabella unearthed the corpse, removed its head, washed it with her tears, and hid it in a pot planted with basil, symbol of true love."
Anyway, I just thought it was neat.
Isabella and the Pot of Basil
1897
Artist : John White Alexander
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current fan creation landscape is kinda like if you went to a party with a homemade cake and everyone takes a slice and silently thumbs up at you with no attempt to start a conversation except for occasionally some guy sits in the corner with a tape recorder critiquing the cake as though he was a restaurant critic and another guy is handing the cake to an uber driver like "yeah i need you to find a restaurant that makes cake like this so i can have more of it" and the only person that's talked to you in 30 minutes is a very sweet little guy who was like "hey i liked your cake" and then ran away apologizing for bothering you the moment you said thank you.
#yeah#this is a big part of why I stopped posting my art on social media#It takes all the joy out of creation
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I drew a bunny 🐇 . . . . #art #drawing #pencildrawing #pencilart #pencilsketch #rabbit #bunny #wildlifeart #tree #trees https://www.instagram.com/p/CpA-uDzu9FK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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So i asked for permission to use one of your Khoshekh sketches for a tattoo a couple years ago and you gave permission, but with the world being as it was, i only managed to get it done this week. So here it is (on my shoulder), and thanks again, love this little guy so much 😁
It looks amazing!!! Thank you for sharing a pic, I love it!
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Fox sketches
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I have an Etsy shop now! I'll be selling my original art there from now on. Link in my bio and also here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ejbeachyart . . . . #art #traditionalart #painting #watercolorpainting #pencilart #pencildrawing #studioghibli #folkloreart #folklore #fairytale #fanart #mermaids #wildlifeart https://www.instagram.com/p/CfOy5UvLcEB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
#art#traditionalart#painting#watercolorpainting#pencilart#pencildrawing#studioghibli#folkloreart#folklore#fairytale#fanart#mermaids#wildlifeart
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Jackalope process video https://www.instagram.com/p/Cewy38qD-Yn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Clover flower . . . . #art #artistsoninstagram #watercolorandink #watercolorpainting #natureart #flowers https://www.instagram.com/p/CeZInCeOI1I/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Otter penguin from Avatar . . . . #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #artwork #avatarthelastairbender #avatar #otterpenguin #penguin #watercolorandink #watercolorpainting https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd8hOSfLEaD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Jackalope 🐇🦌 . . . . #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #bunny #rabbits #jackalope #cryptid #painting #drawing #watercolorpainting https://www.instagram.com/p/CdyGN8WL7X1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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🌳 . . . . #art #painting #watercolorandink #brushpen #watercolorpainting #treedrawing #treepainting #oldtree #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CdtRXi-Llur/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Tree painting 🌳 . . . . #art #nature #painting #watercolorandink #watercolor #pentelbrushpen #brushpen #inkdrawing https://www.instagram.com/p/CdluGvXuw11/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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🐢🦆 process video . . . . #art #turtleduck #watercolorandink #watercolorpainting #avatarthelastairbender #avatar #process #painting https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdibgk3DVK3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Baby turtle duck . . . . 🐢🦆 #art #avatarthelastairbender #avatar #turtles #ducks #turtleduck #watercolorpainting #artistsoninstagram #babyanimals https://www.instagram.com/p/CddqIx_LIe7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Tree sketch. Charcoal and white chalk on toned paper. . . . . #art #sketch #charcoaldrawing #charcoal #drawing #treedrawing #trees #traditionalart https://www.instagram.com/p/CcnpxbFrU5R/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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🦌Finally finished the first large oil painting I've done in about 10 years. Swipe for detail pics. . . . . #art #oilpainting #painting #traditionalart #mythology #folklore #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb-WYLlrP2W/?utm_medium=tumblr
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