#in the midst of winter

[o0o0thorn0o0o]

Gosh, is this really only my second winter piece this season?? Yikes… And I claim to love this season ;~;

Ik winter’s not over yet, but it’s that time of year where I go on my (planned ^^;;;) break, this piece being my send off (…potentially… I’ll try and see if I can manage a sketch by tonight, but if not, this is it for now). I’ll still be here since it’s a month-long break focused mostly on my iPad (I mean, I can’t stay off it completely, but I’ll try to do as much as I can, eheh. This also means I might post a traditional sketch or two. Maybe, maybe not. But no digital works, that’s for sure). I’d say I’d just be more infrequent, but, like… I’ve already been rather infrequent lately, too…

Fun fact: This was actually intended to be an autumn piece, but then my art rut happened. So I decided to update it into a winter piece. Took a lot longer than I intended to, but I’m still recovering from that rut… only for me to take another break from art now 🙃 Ah, well. C’est la vie.

[petaltexturedskies]

In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there's something stronger - something better, pushing right back.

Albert Camus, from “The Stranger”

[manasurge]

Just a bit of lore relevant vent art (with terrible proportions bc apparently I mess that up horribly when I'm tired ugh. Watch me regret posting this tomorrow. The head size is already driving me mad bc it's too big, and I can feel myself wanting to abort this mission already) of Mourynn just, lying down on top of one of those large elevated Pale Tree roots far above the Grove (and far away from everyone else), and during the time between the early years and before the Personal story. Caithe is gone (Destiny's Edge), Wynne is gone (bc well, y'know...), even Faolain is gone (bc of Caithe in DE), and she's just feeling miserable, lost, and alone. (Her hair is in between her sapling hair and the Zhaitan hair, so it's grown out a bit bc she's depressed, and she's meant to be in the new outfit she designed, but I'm in the process of redesigning it a bit, so I've made a few tentative changes for now. Her collar is now just an extension of her clavicle leaves which can be put up like a collar, or can be draped down over her shoulders or back)

[malarkgirlypop]

*Nixon walks into a room*

Winters: Who’s that wonderful girl, could she be any cuter!

*Nixon does a twirl*

Speirs: What’s going on right now?

Lip: Winters sings this song for Nixon when he’s feeling pretty.

*Nixon twirls past them giggling*

[graphicpolicy]

Dark Horse, Critical Role, and Third Person present a new collection of stories from the cosmos of Midst!

Dark Horse, Critical Role, and Third Person present a new collection of stories from the cosmos of Midst! #comics #comicbooks #criticalrole

Dark Horse Comics, Third Person, and Critical Role presents Midst: Tales from the Cosmos, a new hardcover volume collecting three comic tales from the world of Midst, the popular space-Western podcast. Perfect for new and continuing fans of Midst, Midst: Tales from the Cosmos includes the three one-shot issues together in one volume: Midst: Address Unknown written by Colin Lorimer, illustrated…

[pastlivesandpurplepuppets]

Animosity also grew in the ranks toward their own commander, Maxwell Taylor, when the story went around that, while they were—to use Guarnere’s colorful phrase, “freezing their skidonies off”—in Belgium, Taylor had been enjoying Christmas dinner in Virginia. “We couldn’t believe our general left us in a spot like that, and we didn’t want to hear no excuses,” Babe wrote. “Nobody liked Taylor after that.” Winters agreed. In August 1990, while being interviewed by Stephen Ambrose about the Battle of the Bulge, the author questioned him about this, reminding Winters that Taylor had been ordered to the States. “That’s not quite fair,” Ambrose said, responding to Winters’s criticism of Taylor. “Isn’t it?” Winters replied. “He was called back to testify . . . ,” Ambrose said. “I don’t want to be fair,” Winters said, ending the discussion.

~ Dick Winters

[geekcavepodcast]

"Midst: Tales from the Cosmos" Collects Three "Midst" One-Shots

Dark Horse, Third Person, and Critical Role have teamed up for Midst: Tales from the Cosmos, a hardcover collecting three standalone, one-shot stories from the world of the space western podcast.

Stories in Midst: Tales from the Cosmos are:

Midst: Address Unknown from writer Colin Lorimer, artist Alejandro Aragón, colorist Chris O'Halloran, and letterer Jim Campbell,

Midst: The Valorous Farmer from writer Jasmine Walls, artist Aviv Or, colorist Quinton Winter, and letterer Jim Campbell,

Midst: Ripples from writer Kendra Wells, artist Vash Taylor, colorist Valentina Bianconi, and letterer Jim Campbell.

Midst: Tales from the Cosmos, featuring a cover by Will Kirkby, goes on sale on August 12, 2025.

(Image via Dark Horse - Will Kirkby's Cover of Midst: Tales from the Cosmos)

[introvert-celeste]

Historic winter storm in the deep South today! Stay warm, everyone, and be extra careful on the roads!

[naysayer3]

Drawn this some while ago, it’s time to let the skrunkly out💅☕️

Backgrounds aren’t exactly my thing but step after step I’m coming towards the fine arts of backgrounding🤭

[tennessoui]

oh its citrus season im so happy to be alive

[vzajemnik]

pretty odd.................................................................music really peaked back then huh

[aengelren]

full illustration

[faunandfloraas]

Theme and header are fabuloso <3

danke 😇💙

[goldkirk]

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[kalavakus]

Strange to see so many turkey tails in one spot. No complaints from me, though. They're gorgeous little fellas.

[two-nines-left-spleen]

Clothing store at the edge of the void