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“I mean by a picture a beautiful romantic dream of something that never was, never will be - in a light better than any light that ever shone - in a land no one can define, or remember, only desire.”
- Edward Burne-Jones, who was born #OTD in 1833
“Art is the stored honey of the human soul.”
― Theodore Dreiser, who was born #OTD in 1871
(painting by Mary Cassatt)
Art does not always have to be dark, sometimes it should simply express unabashed joy.
(illustration by Lizzy Stewart)
I am tired of pandemics and social distancing; therefore, I am renouncing the human world and leaving for that of Faerie. This will now be the new life I will lead. Who's with me?
(illustrations by Margaret Tarrant)
While in college, illustrator Jessie Wilcox Smith met Elizabeth Shippen Green and Violet Oakley. Because they had similar talents and mutual interests, they developed a lifelong friendship. The women shared a studio
Song of the Sea, directed by @tommmoore, tells the story of 10 year-old Ben who discovers his mute sister, Saoirse, is a selkie who has to free faerie creatures from the Celtic goddess Macha. #FairyTaleTuesday
The animator & cartoonist Walt Kelly, who's best known for creating the comic strip Pogo, was born #OTD in 1913. He worked for Disney on such films as Pinocchio, Fantasia & Dumbo.
Other than a "parliament of owls" a group of owls can also be called:
A bazaar of Owls
A brood of Owls
An eyrie of Owls
A hooting of Owls
A looming of Owls
A nest of Owls
A sagaciousness of Owls
A stare of Owls
A wisdom of Owls