Tales of the Oakenwyld

May182013

April 23, 1775: J.M.W. Turner is born.

[Turner] became known as ‘the painter of light’, because of his increasing interest in brilliant colours as the main constituent in his landscapes and seascapes.

The top painting (“Rain, Steam and Speed”) is hanging on the wall of Paul’s bedroom in Knife.

The biggest hung over the bureau: a swirling storm of gold, ochre and blue with a dark shape moving through it.

And here are the other paintings from Paul’s bedroom:

Another frame showed pine trees amid a snowy landscape, overshadowed by distant spires.

— Caspar David Friedrich, Winter Landscape (probably 1811)

Across the room, a host of tiny figures swarmed against a backdrop of lakes and mountains.

— Albrecht Altdorfer, The Battle of Alexander at Issus (1529)

And in the far corner, a man looked straight into a mirror at the back of his own head.

— René Magritte, La Reproduction Interdite (1937)

(via drakyndra)

yes I am a bit of an art geek Paul McCormick Knife Spell Hunter Faery Rebels

April142013

The boy in this gifset reminds me a lot of a young Paul McCormick.

(Source: gisbourne, via tehriz)

Paul McCormick Knife Spell Hunter Is it still fancasting if the author does it? Faery Rebels

October102012

streetangel8:

I got featured in this month’s Neo Magasine. Isn’t that cool?!! 8D

Funny story, when I went to buy a copy of the magazine at my local WH Smith’s the girl at the counter said ‘Oh! You’re the artist! I recognize you from the photo.’

Me: 0//////0 Yes, thank you, bye now *flees*

Look look look! Right page, bottom left corner, it’s her amazing Knife/Paul fanart! In a magazine even! *GLEEFACE*

Congratulations on the profile, StreetAngel!

fanart Knife Paul McCormick streetangel8

August312012

The Paralympics event wheelchair rugby may be as tactical as chess, but it’s rather more brutal to play… (via There’s a reason it’s called Murderball - Telegraph)

Paul McCormick plays this sport. For fun. So now you know how he pulled that stunt at the end of ARROW…

wheelchair rugby paralympics things my characters do Paul McCormick

April232012

streetangel8:

You Take My Breath Away by *Street-Angel

Peri and Paul from RJ Anderson’s Faery Rebels series consisting of Knife, Rebel and Arrow.

If you like faery and human interaction stories this is definitely a series for you. It doesn’t focus on the romance, in fact, it goes on the subtle back burner while the protagonists keep the action rolling over. What I loved most about Peri and Paul’s relationship was how you got to see glimpses of how it had grown through all three books even though the protagonist changed. There was a lot of room for the imagination to take over and fill in the gaps and I think that made it all the more intriguing and powerful.

Enjoy 8D

THAT NOISE YOU HEAR IS ME WHISTLING LIKE A TEAKETTLE AND THEN FALLING OVER. AND FLAILING. A LOT.

Paul McCormick Peri Knife fanart

January22012

Sketch from a WIP of Paul and Peri by streetangel8, who comments:

The details…on that chair. I swear I nearly hacked off my own hand in sheer frustration. The perspective is still dodgy and heaven knows there’s probably a million things wrong but I ain’t fixing it now! Still…loving them boots.

I think this is absolutely wonderful. And the wheelchair! So happy to see the wheelchair! (Also, those boots are GREAT.)

Paul McCormick Peri Perianth Knife fanart

December202011