Present Joys

“We thank the Lord of heaven and earth
who hath preserved us from our birth
for present joys, for blessings past,
and for the hope of heaven at last.”

fuckyeahgiantpanda:

Via Tonguelr, © Antony Lee.

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oldhollywood:

Some last minute advice for today’s festivities:

“Dessert is probably the most important stage of the meal, since it will be the last thing your guests remember before they pass out all over the table.”

-William Powell

The depth of field on this portrait is out-of-this-world.

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Scant and mean the swaddling clothes,
Limbs divine, like Thine, to cover!
Be the sin my spirit loathes
Bound in them and covered over:
But myself be clothed in Thee,
Jesus, by Thy Spirit free!
Welcome God’s and Mary’s Son, one of the greatest Christmas hymns ever.

This is an illustration for a fake magazine article about the UA Library.

This is a series of drawings I did as a semester-long project for my figure drawing class, rendered in ink wash. It had to have an overarching theme or narrative, so naturally I chose tea. The second drawing in the sequence is my favorite; the first and third are overworked. This was a real learning experience. I’m much less afraid of ink wash now!