Mary Oliver, “Wild Geese”

Dawn and Dusk / illustrations by Alphonse Mucha, 1899.

‘East of the Sun and West of the Moon’ by Ella Williams

The Return by Marc Chalmé

bioluminescence

@academia-lucifer

Gwen John (Welsh, 1876 - 1939): Self-portrait (1902) (via Tate)

ok u know what. golden hour is great and all, but u know what time of day is super underappreciated??? BLUE hour

that time of day right after the sun sets or right before it rises…. *chef kiss* love that

Ethel Gabain (French/English, 1883 - 1950): Auxiliary Fire Service Girl, City Fire Station (1940) (via ArtUK)

From the website:

Ethel Gabain was born in Le Havre, France, and studied at London’s Slade School of Fine Art and Central School of Arts and Crafts. Known for her portraits of actresses in character roles, Gabain was commissioned to record the effects of the war on Britain. As a war artist, she often portrayed both the physical dangers women faced and women completing tasks traditionally done by men, as with this portrait of an Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) girl. During the Second World War, women joined the AFS to help minimise the damage after the bombings. Women undertook training but often did not fight the fires. They became watchers, drivers, and managed communication networks and canteen vans. After the war, the majority of the AFS women were discharged or persuaded to retire.

oh potatus et molassus etc etc

who let this bird on the train