This year’s autumn has been so far an extended summer; spending Samhain in short sleeves does not quite cut it. Looking forward to cooler weather in November. 🍂🍃

phatfred:

qyriad:

ALT

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”

― Edward Abbey

(via adorkastock)

Sneak peek from work I’ve done for an upcoming project! Stay tuned for a dark fantasy / post-apocalyptic RPG setting!

Earlier in spring I came across this wonderful fic by @discoeffect and I knew I wanted to paint something for it.

If you like Mass Effect, motorcycles, original characters and a story that will keep you on your toes, I highly recommend it!

Sketch & early colour version below:

bignaz8:

A complete Rainbow… photo was taken at around 30k ft above the Earth. On the ground, we usually only see the arc half of the circle.

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Parting the Veil, watercolour, 2021

I keep coming back to these half-ghostly figures in the woods.

euphorbic:

To put the common New Zealander’s reaction to the Christchurch terror attack into perspective: I was a university student in America during the September 11th attacks. The feeling here is similar.

We don’t have a modern history of mass killings in New Zealand. The only reference we have is a 1990 massacre in which thirteen people were shot. Thirteen people, one gun, thirty years ago.

Aotearoa (New Zealand) is a small nation of five million people. Our gun safety laws aren’t as lax as America’s, but they are far less restrictive than the shooter’s native Australia. He couldn’t do the attack in Australia, so he chose New Zealand. Though I have no doubt whatsoever that our gun laws will soon change, this isn’t really about guns. It’s about diversity.

Aotearoa is an open society with high levels of immigration. We are by no means perfect, but we punch above our weight in things like refugee acceptance, women’s sufferage, marriage equality, and climate change policies. We are on our third female Prime Minister and, though she lives with her partner, she is an unwed mum that gave birth while in office.

Brenton Tarrant may have his badly desired internet fame, but he failed in every other way. In the wake of the attack Kiwis are supporting our Muslim friends and communities, we are discussing gun laws, we are standing against white supremacy. We’re opening dialogues and discussing important issues. We are hurt and bewildered still, but we are sending a strong message of love and solidarity to those attacked. Because, as our Prime Minister has affirmed, our Muslim community is us. We are all Kiwis regardless of faith.

Edited to add: if you would like, you can visit givealittle’s site to make a donation to support Christchurch’s victims.

Donate to Christchurch victim support