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life-imitates-art-far-more:

Luis Egidio Meléndez (1716-1780)
“Portrait of the Artist” (1746)
“Still Life with Pumpkins” (1765/1775)
Oil on canvas

Meléndez excelled in the art of drawing, as is celebrated in his self-portrait, depicting himself holding on of his pieces. Though he received little acclaim during his lifetime and died in poverty, Meléndez is recognized as the greatest Spanish still-life painter of the 18th century.  Remarkably, this self-portrait is the only known portrait by him.

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rubyreed:

Current mood: Lieutenant Dan.

When holidays arrive, I magically transform into Lieutenant Dan.

(Source: fuckyeah1990s)

archiemcphee:

Every family has its own holiday traditions. Some families gather for a feast and gift exchange, some go out caroling or throw rocks at passing trains, and some probably take separate vacations. For the Keeling family in Los Angeles, Christmastime means making elaborate gingerbread models.This year the family spent two weeks working together to creating this incredibly detailed Gingerbread Overlook Hotel and Hedge Maze from The Shining.

“We worked on and off for about two weeks. My dad does all of the design from photos. We do one nearly every year - no duplicates.”

The entire diorama is made of gingerbread, icing, fondant, edible paper, Rice Krispies Treats, and different kinds of candy. The Overlook Hotel building measures nearly four feet long. Its exterior walls are covered with fondant and icing, the roof is covered with quinoa and powdered sugar, and the windows are made of melted Jolly Ranchers candies. The gingerbread hotel contains five different rooms, each depicting a scene from the movie, including the hallway in which the terrifying twins appear to little Danny Torrance, the walls of which are covered in wallpaper printed on edible paper:

The movie’s iconic hedge maze is made of green Rice Krispies Treats and includes a gingerbread Jack Torrance, collapsed and frozen at the center:

“And of course no gingerbread Overlook Hotel would be complete without the elevator spilling blood…” The blood was made using melted red Jolly Rancher candies. So clever!

Click here to view the entire photo series for this outstanding project.

[via Reddit]

scorpiondagger:

three old xmas GIFs for you. happy holidays everyone!