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Victoria Frances (Born October 25,1982) Victoria is a Spanish illustrator,born in Valencia.Her work is very goth-inspired: ghostly womenin long dresses are perhaps the most common characters found ih her art.

I've been a fan of Dennis Lehane since I first saw Shutter Island in theaters. My ultimate favorite novel of his would have to be a tie between Shutter Island and Mystic River. When did you first become a fan of his? And which of his novels do you like the most?

I've got a couple of question and hope you could help me with this. I am totally in love with polaroids and I want a polaroid camera.. so bad! The problem is I do not know anything about them. Where could I get the best (and not to expensive) polaroid cameras? What kind of polaroid camera's are there? How much does polaroid film paper cost and where to get it? What are your experiences with polaroid cameras? I want to make photos like this ( I wanted it so long but did not had money.. now I saved a lot..) I don't know if I put this thread in the right place but I hope you could answere this for me and give advice. Thanks a lot in advance for answering and s…

THE CLASSIC DEBATE FOR THE PAST 40 PLUS YEARS: WHO IS REALLY THE STRONGEST, SUPERMAN OR THE HULK?

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Around the rock'n'roll band JAPAN ROAD, there is a madness without precedent. They arrive in France to make the promotion of their last DVD and the capital does live only with the sound of German rock'n'roll ! The fans organized themselves to camp in front of the Hotel Royal Monceau. Jenny and Cécilia booked a room in this hotel. Manon, who had an affair with the guitarist, hides in the crowd to see him again. Anaïs Parïs, who dates the singer, joined him, taking care to keep their relation a secret. The whole hotel is in effervescence. Security is to the maximum. And the band arrives, ready to make the teenagers dreaming. During these three days, will some secrets be…

Elena is a high school golden girl who's used to getting what she wants. When she meets handsome, haunted Stefan, he struggles to resist her for fear that his dark secret is too much for her to handle. He's torn by guilt over his past, and mindful of the threat that his vengeful brother, Damon, poses to anyone Stefan gets close to. Soon Elena finds herself torn between two brothers, and in terrible danger.

Biography : Snow ran away from home and began living on the streets at 13 or 14, and began taking photographs, he said, as a record of places he might not remember the next day. He was included in the 2006 Wall Street Journal article titled "The 23-Year Old Masters", which selected ten top emerging US artists including Rosson Crow, Ryan Trecartin, Zane Lewis, Barney Kulok, Rashawn Griffin and Keegan McHargue. The artist's photographic work is in a thematically similar mode to photographers Nan Goldin, Larry Clark, Ryan McGinley and Richard Billingham, often depicting scenes of a candid or illicit nature. Instances of sex, drug taking, violence and art-world pretentious…

i start this thread with Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571 - 1610). i saw one of his paintings on Cole Mohr's blog (such a good surprise!) and it make me thought there wasn't a thread about paining. i discovered his work in 2005 or 2006 because he is a big influence for my favourite photographer, Joel Peter Witkin Biography

I did a search and couldn't find a previous topic on this, so I thought I'd start one by saying I've always wanted to see a Broadway play and finally got the opportunity Saturday night. I saw "Wicked" at the Gershwin Theatre and it was great! The story was creative and funny, the lead actresses were phenomenal, there were tons of gorgeous 18-25ish women, and Oprah was in the audience.

I'm trying to find the best fashion magazine. I have a subscription to Australian Vogue and Russh. I have to say one of the best I've read recently has been Oyster Magazine. It had a fantastic interview with Karl Lagerfeld. What's yours?

http://www.davidknipper.com/famous_person/...peterwitkin.jpg HOTLINKING Please do not hotlink from another person’s website, If you're not sure what hotlinking is, please visit this page for more information. http://www.bellazon.com/main/index.php?showtopic=22405 **edited by MauiKane Joel-Peter Witkin is a photographer whose images of the human condition are undeniably powerful. For more than twenty years he has pursued his interest in spirituality and how it impacts the physical world in which we exist. Finding beauty within the grotesque, Witkin pursues this complex issue through people most often cast aside by society -- human spectacles including hermaphrodites,…

I bought the books and I'm planning to read them soon enough Has anyone here read them? Does anyone like them? What's your opinion? Discussions!!!! oh, btw guys better say that they're amazing books, :persuazn: since I've already bought them and they're the last books I'm allowed to buy till the end of the year :|

i love looking at architecture.. all types actually, but my favorite is modern and minimalilstic. with my cluttered brain-- the clean lines and gorgeous open spaces brings a sense of calm ive got some pics collected lately of buildings that attract my eye... i thought id post them. if you like architecture as well... no matter what type feel free to post what fires (or calms) your senses judd house--australia

The big announcement from DC Comics at New York Comic Con? Batman will be taking a backseat in 2009 and handing the Detective Comics series over to Batwoman, who will mark the publisher's "most high profile title starring a gay superhero." DC is planning for 12 issues featuring the openly gay superhero starting in June.

I'm not sure if this is allowed, but here's this thread and if it's allowed on well great if not well I'm sorry. I went to the hairdresser that's near my house. It's this lady and she does it in her garage. Sickest thing ever. Has a great vibe, that place. And of course hse has fashion magszines there! And that's why I went, because my sister was getting a haircut, and not I. So, what's something that really interested you form this magazine? (ect.) Another reaosn why I created this thread was because I had a question, I think it's last month's or this month's issue, (are they monthly, I'm not even sure actually) and they had these photographs of eyemakeup, which fill…

She's my fav. artist since I was a kid so I thought to make a topic thingy-me-jig about her As from Wikipedia: "Lisa Frank is an American children's artist, founder of Lisa Frank Incorporated. The artist's work appears on various commercial elementary and middle-school products, mostly school supplies. Also common among Lisa Frank-related items are stickers and a variety of other merchandise such as clothing, toys, and even light switch covers, primarily marketed towards young girls. She founded the company in 1979, and her success resulted from her sticker line. The company's headquarters is in Tucson, Arizona, and is easily visible because of the bright hearts, st…

I just saw two books of this serie in the bookshop today and I wanted to ask someone if they were worth reading? I also learned that christopher paolini started to write the book in the age of 15 which is really amazing :| so?

I've recently discovered his stuff. honestly I love art, but like...I never thought I'd be like OMG That's gorgeous to a piece of art. Nor have I thought that I'd want to have an artist's brain. Artist meaning traditional (not singing and stuff) of course and this guy...K...Picasso...Cool....But couldn't care for. This guy, I'd buy his stuff. i'd buy his brains :| http://nicklamia.com

there's a "movies that make you cry" thread and I thought there should be a books one too Mine is such a large list A walk to remember by Nicholas Sparks If I were a boy by Haki Stermilli Uncle Tom's Cabin by H.B.Stou Harry Potter 5 and 7 Le Père Goriot(Uncle Goriot)" by Honore de Balzac "Pride & Prejudice" by Jane Ousten "Anne Franks Diary" I'm sure there are a lot more which I don't remember I'll post them later

So who do you think is the sexiest male character of book? I think it 's EDWARD CULLEN of course from the Twilight Saga!

Hello friends! Here is my 1st tribute to one of our members, Vanja. Although I sent you a request directly asking permission to use one of your images as a reference I could not wait for a reply. I was too excited by the concept. And started painting. In any case this piece is a direct tribute to Rembrandt and the phenomenal beauty that is Vanja. You are immortalized here as I believe Rembrandt would have seen you through his eyes. This draws directly from Portrait of Saskia 1633 and a ton of pictures I found online of you. I had no idea you were so published! That made painting you much easier than I had thought as I had many many good angles of your beautiful…

Interesting project by photographer François Brunelle. A collection of photographic portraits of North American and European look-alikes. Each photo features two look-alikes, who are not related, side by side. (Pictues from haha.nu) François Brunelle's site

Jason Brooks was born in London on February 23 1969. He grew up by the sea in Brighton, England, and began drawing and painting at an unusually young age receiving his first freelance commissions in his early teens. Brooks studied Graphic Design at St Martin's College, where he began working regularly for British Vogue after winning the Vogue Sotheby's Cecil Beaton Award for Fashion Illustration. While at St Martin's, he began travelling widely, drawing and painting colourful travel journals. Travel has been a recurrent theme in his work and his adventures continue to inspire and inform his visual repertoire. After a Master of Arts Degree in Illustration at the Royal Coll…

I was wondering if I should start my own business online Here's how it would work... I am pretty good at drawing portraits, if you haven't seen them already I can post them here to show you... anyway, I was thinking about selling some of my protraits online. I have been thinking about doing this for a few months, and I have worked out a lot of the details, but not all of them. I will need all of your help for that part. I have been paid to do portraits in the past and I enjoyed it. But I never was able to work out a price for the potraits... I have been paid anywhere from $10-$50 for a 8 1/2" x 11" portrait... and I was thinking about opening it up to possibly drawing…