Art By Deidra Lissa

The Cat with Julie Manet (detail), 1877

by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919)

What am I in the eyes of most people — a nonentity, an eccentric, or an unpleasant person — somebody who has no position in society and will never have; in short, the lowest of the low. All right, then — even if that were absolutely true, then I should one day like to show by my work what such an eccentric, such a nobody, has in his heart. That is my ambition, based less on resentment than on love in spite of everything, based more on a feeling of serenity than on passion. Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness, pure harmony and music inside me. I see paintings or drawings in the poorest cottages, in the dirtiest corners. And my mind is driven towards these things with an irresistible momentum. - Vincent van Gogh

People looking at Vincent van Gogh's art in London. (National Gallery and The Courtauld Gallery)

The First Full Moon's Occultation of Mars © astronycc

kind of weird how parts of your soul are left in various locations without any warning… like yes i’m always at the top of that hill, sitting at the bus stop, in the cool light of the Japanese restaurant, standing at the pier etc etc

Kurt Vonnegut really went off with "So it goes." Truly the most devastating 3 word composition in the english language

the trees told me all sorts of secrets this fall

nahcoko: kiki’s delivery service  + buildings

A greeting for negligent penpals and procrastinating authors. Postcard from my collection, 1911.