normal artist but they pronounce “gouache” like “gooch”
3 days in the arctic. not much time to draw, but a lot to see 🌠 kola peninsula, august '24
“the algorithm only shows us _____” so stop looking at the algorithm. you don't need it. go to a thrift store and flip through some magazines from the 1980s. go read a random book that’s no longer in print on the internet archive. go to a museum and walk around until you see an artwork you don’t recognize. go get a cookbook from the library and make a recipe you've never tried. go listen to the radio. go talk to people in real life. you are not confined to your online content feed. you never have been!!!!!!!
she has that sadness in her eyes that you only see in alcoholic captains of doomed arctic expeditions
It's time to rewatch The Terror
(If you wanna read more comics, I’ve posted over 500(!!!!) of them on my patreon where you can read 20-30 new pages a month for just 3€! I use my patreon income for bills and stuff and any contribution makes a really big difference. Check out the link in my pinned post if you want to join!)
Do you ever wonder, how many books can be written about the exact same story, over and over again?
yep. but luckily when it comes to polar exploration, I can read books about the same story over and over again!
Arctic and Antarctic Murals by MacDonald Gill 1884 -1947. Mapmaker, Graphic Designer, Letterer & Architect
The Polar Museum: Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge
credits: x x x x
i adore being confronted with the staggering breadth of what individual people can get obsessed with. there's nothing better than having That One Mutual with an advanced degree in ancient greek tragedy who writes minecraft youtube fanfiction to remind you that anyone can love anything
maxine • 23, she/her • polar exploration, the terror, sailing & art
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