A Casual Reminder...

...that they are vicious monsters.

And he cancelled the Open Enrollment period, at a time when millions of people have lost their jobs and their employer-tied health insurance. CANCELLED. DENIED PEOPLE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. AS IN: NO, YOU CANNOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. Virtually guaranteeing that even more people will die from COVID-19. Not only cruel, but intentionally malicious. Way to go, Republicans.

The Charming Animation of Mattijn Franssen

These charming, odd, short animated films by Mattijn Franssen (accompanied by his original songs) are populated by quirky people and monsters, and are full of love, loss, humor, and yearning.

http://www.mattijn.com/index.htm

BEAUTY: Illustration for Halloween--Alex Ross

Esteemed comic book writer and artist Alex Ross has created a series of illustrations featuring classic movie monsters from the Universal Studios pantheon.

Prints are available at Alex Ross' web store:
https://www.alexrossart.com/Universal-Monsters_c_37.html

BEAUTY: Watercolor--Jeannie Lynn Paske

Part Maurice Sendak (previously here and here), part Edward Gorey (previously here), and part Dr. Suess, the melancholy monsters in Jeannie Lynn Paske's work are sad because they have lost their place in the world. Paske tells the story of the name of her website in her Artist Statement:

"'Obsolete World' is a name that was originally taken from the 1961 Twilight Zone episode 'The Obsolete Man' where in a future totalitarian state, Burgess Meredith’s character (a librarian) is a man put on trial for the crime of being obsolete. I had always loved that episode and I pictured a similar scenario in which the make-believe creatures of childhood suffer a similar 'crime' as one grows old. I took to the task of conserving these victims of consequence and created 'Obsolete World' as a place where my own creations could safely while away the hours."

Top to bottom: All Innocent To The Fascinating Combination Of Absurdity And Devotion; All That It Is To Remember; Flight Of The Recently Departed; Facer Of The Aftermath; Flowering The Ghost; Nightmare Ending (back); Time Enough At Last

http://obsoleteworld.com/