Historically, before large shows at the British Royal Academy or at New York’s National Academy, artists were given a “Varnishing Day” on which they could apply a final coat of varnish to their works before the opening, or make some last minute corrections. Some artists like J.M.W. Turner were famous for submitting nearly blank canvases for the exhibitions, and actually painting the majority of their work on Varnishing Day! via Underpaintings
Hey, really neat! Seems nothing’s changed since then, as this is exactly what my classmates and I are like before handing in an illustration assignment. Aaah, nothing like the collective panic that sets in before critiques.
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Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Professor X) asks us about the letter B.
Because I need this on my blog
Best thing.
Perfect
PATRICK FOR FUCKS SAKE
Dan Stevens and Michelle Dockery filming Downton Abbey season 3 in Oxfordshire, May 26th
SCREAMIN
Her clothes!!!!
