#thanks for the ask i appreciate u!!! 💕

[nile-the-empathy-cleric]

I'm a huge fan of your work, your writing is so beautiful, and the way you add your own personal love of art is just; it's genuinely amazing. I was wondering if you have any paintings that you think each of your favorite characters would represent or maybe even what u see when u look at them. ❤️🖼🎨🖌

Oh boy do I love this ask! Firstly, than you 🥺 you're too kind 💕

Second I have so many paintings that spring to mind for various characters! Immediately off the bat my brain went right to Lestat and how his presence and aesthetic (especially in 1920s New Orleans) gave gigantic J.C. Leyendecker vibes.

(left) The Sleuth J.C. Leyendecker, ca. 1906 and (right) Arrow Shirt Collar Ad, 1916. By J.C. Leyendecker For Arrow Shirt Collars, 1916

The way Leyendecker plays with shadow, light, and color to project an air of seduction and power is just *chef's kiss.* He is a master at depicting an idealized masculinity that still has a level of vulnerability. I don't think it's just the styling/ fashion of the men in Leyendecker's illustrations that remind me of Lestat, but the features as well. J.C. gives them this attitude of nonchalance but there's something deeply concerned with appearances underneath. Is that not Lestat?

For Claudia there are a couple. First (not a painting but a sculpture) is Degas' The Little Dancer Aged Fourteen. I look at this piece and think of the history of ballet and the connotations of ballet at the time Degas was working. In France at the time ballerinas were highly taken advantage of and exploited. The exploitation was sexual in nature and simultaneously adultified and infantilized. They were highly fetishized. It's very sad and tragic and it reminds me of Claudia. The Little Dancer has an almost defiant energy to her, like there is a sense of pride and restraint, something dignified despite her lesser social standing.

I also see something of Claudia in this piece: Girl in Pink Dress, ca. 1927 by Laura Wheeler Waring. I also think this girl embodies the qualities of both Bailey and Delainey's Claudias–– there's simultaneously an innocence and maturity. I see something similar in Isabella, (aka Young Woman with a Fan), 1906 by Simon Maris and I just think it's neat to see art of Black people done by a white person from the early 1900s that isn't fetishizing or racist (don't look at J.C. Leyendecker's art of Black people, yikes!)

For Louis, my first thought was Derek Fordjour's STRWMN, 2020. It gives NOLA Louis to me in terms of style, but also the colorful and fun energy has the vibes of his little journey of gay self-discovery in Paris. I also see Louis in Lois Mailou Jones' Negro Youth, 1929. It mirrors depressed Louis for me. There is something very fragile in his expression, but you can tell he's trying to be strong, much like Louis.

As for Armand? Well, the number one is Botticelli's Saint Sebastian (it just has an uncanny resemblance to Assad) and the metaphor is too apt to not point out. The other that immediately make me think of Armand is The Abduction of Ganymede by Correggio. It's less the painting and more the myth it's based on, but out of all the Ganymede paintings, Correggio's is my favorite.

And Daniel is just like... any Nan Goldin photo, but I'll pick Heart-shaped bruise, 1980. I don't think I need to give my thoughts here 😂

Thank you again for such a fun ask! I appreciate every message I get from anons and mutuals alike 🥰

[*Edit: Being transparent––I went back and corrected a mistake I made in the original because I don't want an inaccurate/ racist post going around, even after a correction in the reblogs if people aren't seeing the original. I accidentally implied that Laura Wheeler Waring was white. I meant the statement about Simon Maris, who was a Dutch portrait artist. Laura Wheeler Waring was a prominent Black artist. Lesson to self: do not write deeply thoughtful posts at 1 am while you have a fever.]

[harrylights]

hiiii 💕

13 and 18 for the ask game :)

hiii love 💖

13- favourite scent? mmm i love nag champa incense, petrichor, patchouli, and perfumes/colognes with either amber or vanilla in them. currently trying to find my New Favourite Scent to wear tho

18- what’s a language you want to learn? spanish and asl!!! i’ve been slowly learning some spanish on duolingo and it’s pretty easy bc im mostly fluent in french but ye. also dutch and icelandic would be cool but my brain can only handle so much at once lol

[galaxiar]

here’s a vivian doodle (inspired by an older drawing shhh) & a mallow doodle!! get a load of these guys amirite..

[rosieofcorona]

If you opened commissions I would sell you my soul

AH BABE!!! thank you, i'm so honored. 💕 i have been thinking about it v carefully since a few lovely people (you included) have been interested.

here are the roadblocks: my bigger pieces can take quite a long time and i do have a full time job, so i would have to really consider how i could fit commissions into a reasonable timeframe.

also, i have never made art for money (and very intentionally so, as i never really want my hobbies to become jobs). i do sell prints these days because a number of wonderful folks asked me to, but i've never begun an artwork with revenue in mind, which is pretty inherent in commission work. to be clear, there's nothing wrong with that. it's just not my speed, historically. 😌 tl;dr i promise to consider commissions further, and if i ever do open them up, tumblr will be the first to know.

[tuituipupu]

this bank holiday weekend i WILL get round to my asks. i am so sorry, i have been so busy.

[crushedsweets]

every time i see your art on my home page i have the desire to eat it violently because it looks so good /pos (sorry i am insane)

u guys keep eating my art !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There will not be enough for u all…….

[skillbattle]

BTW I just wanted to say that I adore you art of Orbulon's disguise!! If you had to choose between the old and new design which one would you say it's your favorite?

HELLO THANK YOU SO MUCH SMILES SO WIDELY AT YOU im so happy u like my design that makes me so happy 🥹🥹🥹!!!!!!!! Omg very good question …. im usually the one who favors the older warioware character designs compared to the newer ones but i love mashing up the modern looks with the older looks for my person designs !!! i rlly like orbulons new human disguise …. i love his gender realness ……….

i actually really love how out there the red hair is on the classic one !!! and I like how the black dress is the same color as his cape!!!!!!!!!!!! but the new one speaks to me a lot in a way I cannot explain . she deserves shorter hair i think…. that’s a serve. i think that’s why I made the hair shorter in my personal design LMAO 😭😭😭 but I honestly like both of these a lot but I lean toward the more modern one!! :]

[yoy05]

Omg hi hi!! Thanks for the follow

I was checking out your page and 😲😲 your art is actually pretty cool! I can't draw animals for shit but yours are so cute <333 Your Hobie drawing is amazing as well!!

I haven't scrolled through all but one day I will (consumes your yummy art 😋😋😋)

ANYWAYS HAVE A NICE DAY

Hiiii, u deserved the follow ((o(^∇^)o))

Awwww u r so sweet <33 - thank u smmm😭😭😭🫶

I hope u have/had a nice day too 💕

[ham1lton]

the new smau is sooooo good omg!! <3 of course lewis is friends with YN all the famous hot girls are his besties. also crying at ham1lton shade room 😭😭 u should make that real

ham1lton shade room has showed up in multiple of my works! one of my fave reoccurring bits!! imagine if i did make it real 😭 idk cause the real shaderoom is just messy. i wouldn’t want to encourage that.

also lewis is a hot girl. first man to be a baddie. obvi all his female friends are baddies aswell 😍

[soracities]

Hello, Mim! I wanted to say something, so here I am. Sorry if I end up writing something wrong, or maybe the meaning is strange, I'm not fluent in English and I'm using the translator to write.

From an early age I already had a taste for reading, but not that much. And I preferred to read "informal" things, perhaps like the famous fanfictions. I haven't used Tumblr for so long, even though I don't know exactly how long I've been here, but since I found your blog, it's been my favorite on the site. And, knowing your blog, I started to become much more interested in reading, and actually reading books. I even started buying some a while ago. And now seeing that it's such a cool and interesting hobby, I think I wish I had gotten into it a while ago.

Currently I have even further developed an interest that I already had before, which was writing, and I am starting to dabble in various styles. And also I started writing poetry a while ago!

I really love your blog, I always review several posts and I have notifications turned on too !!

Oh my god, anon....this is such a sweet and uplifting message I feel so so so honoured beyond words 💗💗💗 you have no idea how incredibly happy it makes me to know you've been able to develop your relationship with reading like this and that you're writing now too!! Genuinely, this is so beautiful to me and I'm so grateful you took the time to share this, I will treasure this message forever 💗💗

[disengaged]

hey pegs i'm so sorry about all the shit going on atm, idk what to say but hope ur okay + it all gets less fucked up v v soon for u

THANK U ♥️♥️♥️

i finally got to talk to the OT and the RSW today (ON MY FOURTH DAY HERE ?????? smfh) and they let me have clothes >:) and some markers and sudokus and stuff. still have the security guard following me 24/7 & can’t leave the ward or have shoelaces but whatever. i feel so much more human now that i’m allowed to wear pants

[littlemisstoast]

shy mutual: saw ur vent post and i hope u take good care of urself when ur visiting home!!

ty shy mutual 🥺💕 i’m gonna nap so hard when i get home haha

[leatherforhell]

feeling emotional bc I never wrote Clara before bc I was so scared of how she would be received and it turns out you guys are Really Fucking Nice actually

[dalkyum]

so i was stalking a jayb page and i came across this:

thought i'd share <3

I am taking damage

[bbael]

Heyo, just wanted to say I love you 💖💖💖 and think you're hella awesome, also hope you've been doin good 😽😽😽

Hiii thank you so much for this ask<3 I love you too and seeing you on my dash makes me :33 every time! You're super kind && rly hope you are doing great & having a nice day as well mwah🖤🖤🖤

[avpdgirlfriend]

Would it bother you if I reblog/ add tags on how I relate?

nooo youre good dont worry!! i actually like when people say they relate to me on here usually!! feels different feels nice nd validating