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Houston-based Artist Lauren McManus

My new website is up a running and This tumblr... Will be my tumblr.

For art. ENJOY!

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-Growth Through Flame and Rock

By Lauren McManus

Finished this a few days ago

Medium is molding paste and acrylic and glows in black light because I'm planning on doing a black light collection.

How do you like it?

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"I need the sea because it teaches me."

-Pablo Neruda

Painting- Ivy Floating with Aquamarine

By Lauren McManus 

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The Burnt Mountains of Golden Deep

By Lauren McManus

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The Peacock that Stands, Tall and Proud

By Lauren McManus

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Leaves in the Presence of the Blue Shining Sky

by Lauren McManus

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Flames of Waves in Loss

by Lauren McManus

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Decoding

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Deciphering those who description is improbable.

Camouflaged and cold.

Escaping the deepest wells

where underground creatures

scribble along the walls

and sneak through the tiniest of cracks.

Water sniffs and tickles down and down

into the depth of darkness.

Flies and rot encircle those who fall,

all that is left is frost, frozen dirt and grime.

Grime of a thousand other places as gated as yours. 

Despair and depth,

deep and desperate.

Starving, clawing for a chance to climb upward.

Higher and higher above the clouds and sky. 

You thrive to get there, but how?

It’s so far to go, so much work left to do.

Desperate and discouraged.

Difficult as struggling up a mountain

that only gets steeper and steeper.

It’s just as cold and dark there

so why go through so much trouble to get there

and more likely, I’d say, than not

never feel that it was right. 

Where do I go to get this feeling easy?

Where’s my quick fix for this?

The green of the leaves 

floating, soaring downward,

this way and that drifting

like the prettiest of feathers,

or flitting of paper

on the wind’s crisp current

to cover the lands.

Deep and drowsy,

as you soar to the ground 

after all the work you’ve done,

to catch a smoke and think about it.

-Lauren McManus

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ellemac23:

ellemac23:

over and over the feet running

to some kind of rhythm

it’s constant and wanting

getting or going somewhere for something

he runs with purpose

he thrives with purpose

he needs and feeds off doing

do and do and be

it’s the smell of happy tulips in the morning

coffee brewing…

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ellemac23:

Light in the Sky

by Lauren McManus; ellemac23

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The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it – basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them

Charles Bukowski (via blackmoonsisters)

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and so it goes

and so on. been hanging out with this guy. Hes down to earth, nerdy, very attractive and im not sure if hes interested back. We shall see. Superbowl is today so back to the woodlands I go. Valentines day is coming up so i hope he asks me to be his. Again, we shall see.

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my car got hit

by an old lady driving an old camry. She ran a red light and smashed in my left back wheel so it is undrivable. On the good side, at least it gives me a reason to stay in at tonight. I havent had a night to myself in a long time so this may very well be a good night for me to have. I, after being in an accident, called matt to pick me up because he had asked me to the menil. The menil was fun and he is a very nice, smart, interesting, and rather attractive guy. We played frisby in the park and chatted then I invited him to my apartment to play games and smoke. He beat me at smash which was funny cause im not usually beaten. Then he left but asked to hang out later cause he just had to buy weed. Later however he got a call from a friend who was going to be in town possibly and then decided to stay in for the night. I hope he texts me soon to hang out again.

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another day another problem

im about to smoke a huge bowl in order to help myself cheer up. I've been on a low. Always feeling like I can't smile as easily as I used to. It seems things don't always go as planned of course but why does it have to be so hard. If people would just talk to everyone and enjoy anyones company then we would all be a little happier. Too much on my mind I guess. Too much to think about. 

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well

things seem to be looking up. I have many friends who care a lot about me and i care too much about. Opening up is difficult sometimes but it is definitely worth the trouble. What really makes me crazy is how many guys, as my friends and I talked tonight, fuck around. I've had my large share of men who take complete advantage of my good nature and lead me on to do something i'll regret. Friends come first as always. Bros before hoes and all that jazz. I feel like i fit in the time that i was placed and i'm enjoying myself immensely.

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damn

i had a 20 min presentation tuesday. a quiz tuesday. a test today. 2 tests tomorrow. 2 tests saturday. and then one more final in a week and im done with the semester. thank fucking god.