Monday, April 5, 2010

fairy-ish on tumblr

I have started a counterpart blog to this one, Fairy-ish on Tumblr. I couldn't resist, so many great photos there....

masks by morgan





Masks by Morgan

leom designs: clothing



Leom Designs

duirwaigh studios


Duirwaigh, cool site....

Monday, January 18, 2010

john william waterhouse: mythical painter






John William Waterhouse (1849-1917), is one of the best of the Pre-Raphaelites (although really a Neoclassic). His combination of mythology, poetry and mystique femme fatale is outstanding.
Waterhouse was born in Rome on the 6th of April, 1849. Both of his parents were English painters who moved to Italy in pursuit of art. Waterhouse and his parents eventually moved back to England some time in the late 1850's. While growing up, Waterhouse assisted his father in art studio where the young Waterhouse developed his talents for sculpting and painting. In England, after several attempts at admission to the Royal Academy, he finally succeeded entrance in 1870. In 1885, Waterhouse became an Associate of the Royal Academy, and then a full member, Royal Academician, in 1895.

Although often classified as a Pre-raphaelite for his style and themes, Waterhouse is truly a Neo-Classic painter. Some of Waterhouse's earlier works were focused on Italian themes and scenery, reflecting his love for his birth place. Later on, his works picked up the styles and classical themes of Pre-raphaelites such as Alma-Tadema and Frederick Leighton. Waterhouse went on to paint well over 200 paintings depicting classical mythogolgy, historical and literary subjects, particularly those of Roman mythology and classic English poets such as Keats and Tennyson. Femme fatale is a common theme in his works, as most are of beautiful elegaic women and of many men are victims.

Waterhouse is one of the rare artists who became popular and relatively well-off financially when he was alive. He continued to paint until his death on the 10th of February, 1917 after a long illness. His style became a major influence on many of the later Pre-raphaelites including Frank Dicksee and Herber James Draper.

Today, many of his works are in private collections or somewhere unknown; however, most of his famous paintings can be found scattered all over England. Among these is "The Lady of Shalott" - 1888, which can be found in London; "Hylas and the Nymphs" - 1896, at Manchester City Art Gallery, and "Echo and Narcissus" - 18xx, at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. His other famous works can be found around the world including Germany (La Belle Dame Sans Merci), Scotland (Penelope and the Suitors), and Australia (Circe Invidiosa).

Monday, December 28, 2009

my polyvore creations





I am officially addicted to Polyvore! My collages are fairy inspired! They are Spirit Animal, Aye Matey!, Morphosis & My Flying Machine. My Polyvore

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

free people blog

Free People Blog is artsy, interesting and has something fairy-esque about it.

camp cactus: fairy clothes

Camp Cactus

sonya rykiel

Be still my beating heart! Sonya Rykiel for Paris Fashion Week.

poi pixies: fire dance costumes

Wanna play with fire? Me too!!! These lovely fairy outfits from Poi Pixies are just the thing for the fire fairy in you.

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