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Sound designing a vampire being hit in the face with a shovel is... challenging. Who would've guessed.

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-The phantom of the opera, Robert Heindel 1986

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A capital dandy of his stature would have pierced ears.

another slightly bloody danill under the cut

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Here's some paintings I've done about going to school

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Barbara Bouchet in Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)

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puppet man gatekeeperrrr

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Headshot Comms are open!

20 slots available, 30 USD each (+12$ for color) Claim a slot via this google form: https://forms.gle/xwqawdPaXcbjS7nm6

I will be drawing them this Saturday and Sunday on stream here: https://piczel.tv/watch/beidak

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okay I’ll say it nicer:

australia was colonised according to the myth of terra nullius (or empty land). ever since the very early days of colonialism, the land has been framed as something untameable and unliveable. this has justified acts of violence against the first peoples here, in that they are seen as non-people. it has justified the destruction of sacred land in the goal of making australia look more european. (an example: our capital city contains a man-made lake that is now nothing better than a fetid carp pond. it’s disgusting and unnatural). basically, the idea of “taming australia’ has justified endless harm

“everything in australia is weird and dangerous” is not just some silly meme phrase, it is something that arcs back to the very beginning of white settlers laying claim to ‘australia’. and personally I am very sick of seeing it thrown around like it means nothing

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As you forgive, the measure which you use will be used for you; and as you forgive, you will be forgiven; what you do not forgive will be held against you. It is not that God does not want to forgive, but if we come unforgiving, we check the mystery of love, we refuse it and there is no place for us in the kingdom. We cannot go farther if we are not forgiven, and we cannot be forgiven as long as we have not forgiven everyone of those who have wronged us. This is quite sharp and real and precise and no one has any right to imagine that he is in the kingdom of God, that he belongs to it, if there is still unforgiveness in his heart. To forgive one's enemies is the first, the most elementary characteristic of a Christian; failing this, we are still not yet Christian at all, but are still wandering in the scorching wilderness of Sinai.

Living Prayer by Anthony Bloom

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The model of the Opera Garnier at the Musée d'Orsay offers a unique view of the building's structure and also an impression of what it looked like in the past. The ceiling in the model still features the original art by Eugène Lenepveu, and you can still see the pulleys over the stage which have been removed from the actual building because they are no longer needed. The only thing that really seems to be missing here is the chandelier!

Full view of the building

The stage and auditorium

The upper area of the stage including the flies and pulleys that were used to move the props and backgrounds

The five cellars under the stage and the lake beneath the fifth cellar. The stage as well as the two first cellars are slightly tilted.

A closer view of the boxes and the original ceiling

The backstage area, including administrative offices, dressing rooms, rehearsal spaces and the Foyer de la Danse

The grand staircase

The Grand Foyer

Rear view of the Rue Gluck side

Front view

All pictures are mine. Please credit when using elsewhere. Thanks!

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the more things change the more they stay the same

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Sometimes I just wish I could-

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Commission 🔮

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debbie downer and negative nancy should lez out

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Ballerinas 🤍🩰🖤

Some recent ballet illustrations! I love using this color palette, it’s so simple and clean with a bit of pink for fun 🤭🩰