Vincent van Gogh The Starry Night 2Vincent van Gogh The Church in AuversVincent van Gogh Still Life with Open Bible
gates hung open to the wind. Most of the building looked half ruined by misses and ricochets. The tower of sourcery, far too high to be real, seemed to be unscathed. Not so the old Tower of Art. Half the magic aimed at the tower next door seemed to have rebounded on it. Parts of it had melted and started to run; some parts glowed, base of the tower towards the Library.
Towards where the Library had been.
There was the arch of the doorway, and most of the walls were still standing, but a lot of the roof had fallen in and everything was blackened by soot.
Rincewind stood and stared for a long time.
Then he dropped the carpet and ran, stumbling and sliding through the rubble that half-blocked the doorway. The stones were still warm underfoot. Here and there the wreckage of a bookcase still smouldered.some parts had crystallised, a few parts seemed to have twisted partly out of the normal three dimensions. It made you feel sorry even for stone that it should have to undergo such treatment. In fact nearly everything had happened to the tower except actual collapse. It looked so beaten that possibly even gravity had given up on it.Rincewind sighed, and padded around the
Anyone watching would have seen Rincewind dart backwards and forwards
Friday, 10 April 2009
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Thomas Kinkade Make a Wish Cottage 2
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'Not on your life,' he said.
'I'm going tosweetly. 'Now, let's have a look at this thing.'
She pulled the lid off the round box in Rincewind's unprotesting hands, and lifted out the Archchancellor's hat.
The octarines around its crown blazed in all eight colours of the spectrum, creating the kind of effects in the foggy alley that it would take a very clever special effects director and a whole battery of star filters to achieve by any non-magical means. As she raised it high in take my clothes off.'Rincewind spun around, his face red. There was a rustling behind him, and a waft of scent. After a while she said, 'You can look round now.'He didn't.'You needn't worry. I've put some more on.'He opened his eyes. The girl was wearing a demure white lace dress with fetchingly puffed sleeves. He opened his mouth. He realised with absolute clarity that up to now the trouble he had been in was simple, modest and nothing he couldn't talk his way out of given a decent chance or, failing that, a running start. His brain started to send urgent messages to his sprinting muscles, but before they could get through she'd grabbed his arm again.'You really shouldn't be so nervous,' she said
'Not on your life,' he said.
'I'm going tosweetly. 'Now, let's have a look at this thing.'
She pulled the lid off the round box in Rincewind's unprotesting hands, and lifted out the Archchancellor's hat.
The octarines around its crown blazed in all eight colours of the spectrum, creating the kind of effects in the foggy alley that it would take a very clever special effects director and a whole battery of star filters to achieve by any non-magical means. As she raised it high in take my clothes off.'Rincewind spun around, his face red. There was a rustling behind him, and a waft of scent. After a while she said, 'You can look round now.'He didn't.'You needn't worry. I've put some more on.'He opened his eyes. The girl was wearing a demure white lace dress with fetchingly puffed sleeves. He opened his mouth. He realised with absolute clarity that up to now the trouble he had been in was simple, modest and nothing he couldn't talk his way out of given a decent chance or, failing that, a running start. His brain started to send urgent messages to his sprinting muscles, but before they could get through she'd grabbed his arm again.'You really shouldn't be so nervous,' she said
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
Thomas Kinkade Evening Glow
Thomas Kinkade Evening GlowCamille Pissarro Still LifeCamille Pissarro Morning Sunlight on the Snow
one Death: Azrael, the Great Attractor, the Death of Universes, the beginning and end of time.
Most of the universe is made up of dark matter, and only Azrael knows who it is.
Eyes so big that a supernova would be a mere suggestion of a gleam on the iris turned slowly and focused on the tiny figure on the immense whorled plains of his fingertips. Beside Azrael the big Clock hung in the centre of the entire web of the dimensions, and ticked onward. Stars glittered in Azrael’s eyes.
The Death of the Discworld stood up.
LORD, I ASK FOR -
Three of ALL THINGS THAT ARE. ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS the servants of oblivion slid into existence alongside him.One said, Do not listen. He stands accused of meddling.One said, And morticide.One said, And pride. And living with intent to survive.One said, And ?~ding? with chaos against good order.Azrael raised an eyebrow.The servants drifted away from Death, expectantly. LORD, WE KNOW THERE IS NO GOOD ORDER EXCEPT THAT WHICH WE CREATE . . . Azrael’s expression did not change.THERE IS NO HOPE BUT US. THERE IS NO MERCY BUT US. THERE IS NO JUSTICE. THERE IS JUST US. The dark, sad face filled the sky.
one Death: Azrael, the Great Attractor, the Death of Universes, the beginning and end of time.
Most of the universe is made up of dark matter, and only Azrael knows who it is.
Eyes so big that a supernova would be a mere suggestion of a gleam on the iris turned slowly and focused on the tiny figure on the immense whorled plains of his fingertips. Beside Azrael the big Clock hung in the centre of the entire web of the dimensions, and ticked onward. Stars glittered in Azrael’s eyes.
The Death of the Discworld stood up.
LORD, I ASK FOR -
Three of ALL THINGS THAT ARE. ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS the servants of oblivion slid into existence alongside him.One said, Do not listen. He stands accused of meddling.One said, And morticide.One said, And pride. And living with intent to survive.One said, And ?~ding? with chaos against good order.Azrael raised an eyebrow.The servants drifted away from Death, expectantly. LORD, WE KNOW THERE IS NO GOOD ORDER EXCEPT THAT WHICH WE CREATE . . . Azrael’s expression did not change.THERE IS NO HOPE BUT US. THERE IS NO MERCY BUT US. THERE IS NO JUSTICE. THERE IS JUST US. The dark, sad face filled the sky.
Monday, 6 April 2009
Edward Hopper Ryder's House
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getting between him and real thought.
It’d grow inside the city, where it’s warm and protected. And then it’d break out, outside the city, and build . . . something, not a real city, a false city . . . that pulls the people, the life, out of the host . . . The word we’re looking for here is predator.
and folded his arms over his head. Someone grabbed the back of his robe and pulled him away as the trolleys crashed down.
‘Come on,’ said Ridcully. ‘If we run we can keep ahead of ‘em.’
‘I’m out of magic! I’m out of magic!’ moaned the Dean.
‘You’ll be out of a lot more if you don’t hurry, ‘ said the Archchancellor. The Dean stared at his staff in disbelief. He gave it a shake, and aimed it again.This time the sound would be spelled pfwt.He looked up. A curling wave of trolleys, rooftop high, was poised to fall on him. ‘Oh . . . shucks,’ he said,
getting between him and real thought.
It’d grow inside the city, where it’s warm and protected. And then it’d break out, outside the city, and build . . . something, not a real city, a false city . . . that pulls the people, the life, out of the host . . . The word we’re looking for here is predator.
and folded his arms over his head. Someone grabbed the back of his robe and pulled him away as the trolleys crashed down.
‘Come on,’ said Ridcully. ‘If we run we can keep ahead of ‘em.’
‘I’m out of magic! I’m out of magic!’ moaned the Dean.
‘You’ll be out of a lot more if you don’t hurry, ‘ said the Archchancellor. The Dean stared at his staff in disbelief. He gave it a shake, and aimed it again.This time the sound would be spelled pfwt.He looked up. A curling wave of trolleys, rooftop high, was poised to fall on him. ‘Oh . . . shucks,’ he said,
Friday, 3 April 2009
Vincent van Gogh Reaper
Vincent van Gogh ReaperEdmund Blair Leighton OffFord Madox Brown Work
Will you hark at him,’ said Mrs Cake.
I wanted to stay in the spirit world. or even wire and beer. hngh. hngh. hngh.
‘So what happens to the life force if things stop living?’ said Windle. ‘Is that what’s causing all this trouble?’there,’ he said flatly. ‘It’s to do with the little glass souvenirs.’ don’t like to say.
‘Do tell him.’
It was Ludmilla’s voice - deep but, somehow, attractive. Lupine was watching her intently.
Windle smiled. That was one of the advantages about being dead. You spotted things the living ignored‘You tell the man,’ said Mrs Cake, when One-Man-Bucket seemed reluctant to answer. what trouble you talking about?‘Things unscrewing. Clothes running around by themselves. Everyone feeling more alive. That sort of thing.’ that? that’s nothilng. see, the life force leaks back where it can. you don’t need to worry about that. Windle put his hand over the glass.‘But there’s something I should be worrying about, isn’t
Will you hark at him,’ said Mrs Cake.
I wanted to stay in the spirit world. or even wire and beer. hngh. hngh. hngh.
‘So what happens to the life force if things stop living?’ said Windle. ‘Is that what’s causing all this trouble?’there,’ he said flatly. ‘It’s to do with the little glass souvenirs.’ don’t like to say.
‘Do tell him.’
It was Ludmilla’s voice - deep but, somehow, attractive. Lupine was watching her intently.
Windle smiled. That was one of the advantages about being dead. You spotted things the living ignored‘You tell the man,’ said Mrs Cake, when One-Man-Bucket seemed reluctant to answer. what trouble you talking about?‘Things unscrewing. Clothes running around by themselves. Everyone feeling more alive. That sort of thing.’ that? that’s nothilng. see, the life force leaks back where it can. you don’t need to worry about that. Windle put his hand over the glass.‘But there’s something I should be worrying about, isn’t
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Franz Marc fighting forms
Franz Marc fighting formsFranz Marc Fate of the AnimalsFranz Marc fate animals
Cock-a-doo . . . er.’
Bill Door stared at the roof of the barn.
‘Cock-a-doodle . . . er.’
Grey light loft and stepped out into the thin mist of dawn. The elderly chickens watched him cautiously as he peered into their house. An ancient and rather embarrassed-looking cockerel glared at him and shrugged.
There was a clanging noise from the direction of the house. An old iron barrel hoop was hanging by the door, and Miss Flitworth was hitting it vigorously with a ladle.
He stalked over to investigate.
WHAT FOR ARE YOU MAKING THE NOISE, MISS was filtering in between the cracks.Yet only moments ago there had been the red light of sunset!Six hours had vanished.Bill hauled out the timer. Yes. The level was definitely down. While he had been waiting to experience sleep, something had stolen part of his . . . of his life. He’d completely missed it, too - ‘Cock...cock-a...er...’He climbed down from the
Cock-a-doo . . . er.’
Bill Door stared at the roof of the barn.
‘Cock-a-doodle . . . er.’
Grey light loft and stepped out into the thin mist of dawn. The elderly chickens watched him cautiously as he peered into their house. An ancient and rather embarrassed-looking cockerel glared at him and shrugged.
There was a clanging noise from the direction of the house. An old iron barrel hoop was hanging by the door, and Miss Flitworth was hitting it vigorously with a ladle.
He stalked over to investigate.
WHAT FOR ARE YOU MAKING THE NOISE, MISS was filtering in between the cracks.Yet only moments ago there had been the red light of sunset!Six hours had vanished.Bill hauled out the timer. Yes. The level was definitely down. While he had been waiting to experience sleep, something had stolen part of his . . . of his life. He’d completely missed it, too - ‘Cock...cock-a...er...’He climbed down from the
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Andy Warhol Portrait of Maurice
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people who live outdoors but have to come inside sometimes, when it gets dark. It’s a room for harnesses and dogs, a room where oilskins are hung up to dry. There’s a beer barrel by the door. There are flagstones on the floor and, along the ceiling beams, hooks for bacon. There’s a scrubbed table that thirty hungry men could sit down at.
There are no men. There are no dogs. There is no beer.
There is no bacon.
There was silence after the knocking, and then the flap flap of slippers on flagstones. Eventually a skinny old sunlight appeared to consider this.
YES. it said, eventually.
‘I wouldn’t even know where to start you workin’, either. We haven’t had any proper help here for three years. I just hire the lazy goodfornothin’s from the village when I want ‘em.’woman with a face the colour and texture of a walnut peered around the door.‘Yes?’ she said.THE NOTICE SAID ‘MAN WANTED’.‘Did it? Did it? That’s been up there since before last winter!’I AM SORRY? YOU NEED NO HELP?The wrinkled face looked at him thoughtfully. The tall figure looming against the
people who live outdoors but have to come inside sometimes, when it gets dark. It’s a room for harnesses and dogs, a room where oilskins are hung up to dry. There’s a beer barrel by the door. There are flagstones on the floor and, along the ceiling beams, hooks for bacon. There’s a scrubbed table that thirty hungry men could sit down at.
There are no men. There are no dogs. There is no beer.
There is no bacon.
There was silence after the knocking, and then the flap flap of slippers on flagstones. Eventually a skinny old sunlight appeared to consider this.
YES. it said, eventually.
‘I wouldn’t even know where to start you workin’, either. We haven’t had any proper help here for three years. I just hire the lazy goodfornothin’s from the village when I want ‘em.’woman with a face the colour and texture of a walnut peered around the door.‘Yes?’ she said.THE NOTICE SAID ‘MAN WANTED’.‘Did it? Did it? That’s been up there since before last winter!’I AM SORRY? YOU NEED NO HELP?The wrinkled face looked at him thoughtfully. The tall figure looming against the
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