#Alex Pollock

[halfmoth-halfman]

karma is a cat purring in my lap

Pairing: Mob Boss!Price x F!Reader Word Count: 1.3k Warnings: very minor spoilers for designer dress, mention of animal death, a cat with a vendetta Disclaimer: I do not own modern warfare or any of the modern warfare characters. A/N: oop the cat drabble got a little longer than i expected but oh well i had fun with it

The cat is a wretched creature made of a vicious hatred that could rival only the Devil himself.

A spiteful little thing so eager to sink its fangs into every inch of flesh it sees, and Price has to wonder how Roach got it into the manor in the first place.

They try to lure it out from the corner it’s tucked itself into, try to coax it from where it lounges just atop one of the massive bookshelves, but every attempt is met with hisses and swipes of those streets-sharpened claws. When the cat decides it’s finally had enough, it resorts to slinking across the higher shelves and knocking off the thickest books it can find. The heavy tomes land with a loud thud every time until one falls onto Soap’s face and blood bursts from his nose.

They let it be after that, resigned to allowing it to nest atop that bookshelf where it watches them almost smugly. 

Rudy tries to tempt it away at the end of the day, shaking a bowl of freshly filleted fish and ground meats in the cat’s direction. The cat watches him, tail swishing back and forth against the spines of the books it’s perched upon, but it never moves.

Rudy gives up after half an hour, leaving the bowl behind in a frustrated and defeated huff. 

Roach checks on it the next morning to find the bowl empty, curiously looking around the room for any sign of their tiny intruder. It isn’t long until he spots the meat-smeared paw-prints trailing into the kitchen, and when he follows them—

—Roach has never seen such a mess, bits of food smeared across the table, the chairs, even the windows. It’ll take forever to clean properly, and Roach wonders if the cat actually ate any of the food before it turned the dining room into a meat-based Jackson Pollock painting.

A small chirp catches his ear, and he turns to find the cat sitting in the doorway, head tilted, paws licked clean, and whiskers twitching. It chirps again, almost like it’s…laughing at him? Surely it couldn’t—

Roach takes a step forward and the cat turns to run with lightning speed, taking its place back atop its books.

From there, the cat’s behavior only worsens.

It only acts at night when everyone is asleep, picking its targets at random; a suspicious display of intelligence that sets the house on edge.

Ghost is its first victim, waking up early in the morning to find his bedroom door cracked open and his collection of masks lying in shreds on the floor. He storms through the manor searching for the culprit in a blazing fury only to find the cat lying in front of the fireplace in Price’s office on a bed of shredded cloth. The cat darts away the moment Ghost catches it, evading him with surprising nimbleness to disappear into the manor. 

Alex is a repeat target, much to his frustration. It’s following him, he thinks, but every time he checks his surroundings there’s no sign of it. Yet it somehow always manages to appear whenever Alex decides to eat, knocking something over to distract the man only to take a swipe at his plate the moment Alex looks away. Alex cleans five meals from the dining room rug before he goes to Price.

The cat never stops in its journey of torment. It chews König’s socks and boots until they’re deformed and soggy, sneaks into Price’s closet to tear at his clothes, steals Valeria’s jewelry to hide it in the houseplants, and screams at the top of its little lungs outside Alejandro’s room at random hours in the night. 

They have to do something, but they can’t get the cat to leave. It outsmarts them at every turn, disappearing into crevices of the manor they never knew were there. 

Price doesn’t care how it’s handled, whether they choose to let the cat live or get rid of it another way. He gives his people free rein to deal with it how they see fit with only one exception: keep the cat away from Canary. 

Their relationship is so precarious already, and he wants her only focus to be on recovering. The last thing she needs is this tiny demon to ruin her clothes or destroy her meals. 

The next day is spent with a manhunt for the cat. 

They search every corner of the manor, leaving no stone unturned and no room unchecked. Every inch of the manor grounds is scoured in search of the hellion, but the cat seems to have disappeared. There’s a small murmur of disappointment, but mostly relief as they conclude that the cat must’ve finally tired of them and run off.

Price finally relaxes the tension from his shoulders, weaving through the manor halls to check on Canary. 

He’s never been a cat person, and this kind of nonsense is exactly why. If he’d had his way they would’ve taken that damned cat and–

“Are you warm enough?” Canary’s soft voice drifts out of her room, a light, happy tone that Price hasn’t heard from her in so long. 

Her door is slightly open, and Price inches toward the gap to peer inside. He’s careful not to make too much noise and startle her, not wanting to disturb her in any way. Not if she’s having a good day. 

He’ll just check on her, and then he’ll leave. 

“Oh, what a big stretch!” Canary coos. 

Price nearly trips in his steps, catching himself at the last minute. 

Who is she talking to–

Oh. 

When he peeks inside, he spots Canary in bed, lying on her side to face the door. She’d see him easily if she were to look up, but she’s too preoccupied with the cat sprawled on its back in front of her. Legs in the air, it bats softly at her wiggling fingers as she pokes and rubs its belly. 

The cat rolls onto its stomach, lazily crawling up the bed until it reaches Canary’s face and gives her a gentle lick on the nose. 

Canary laughs softly, and it’s the best thing Price has heard in months. He’s craved that sound for so long, begging every higher power for her to find something to bring her joy again. 

Canary shifts to lay on her back, the cat immediately curling up on her chest and nestling its head under her chin. She softly strokes along its head, a gentle smile gracing her face. 

Price lets out a small, contented hum just quiet enough for Canary not to hear, but the cat’s ears twitch. Those wide, watchful eyes snap open, staring straight into his soul. 

He’s never seen a cat glare before, but he’s certain he has now. It looks downright threatening, daring him to come closer and disturb their little sanctuary. 

He understands now. This isn’t some random stray that decided to make the manor their home. This is the answer to his late-night prayers, his pleas for Canary to be happy once again. She’s been handed a new friend, a creature to give her the affection and comfort she so desperately needs, but they have been delivered a harbinger of retribution. Canary is too healed to try and give them the karma they deserve, but this cat has proudly taken up the job for her. 

Somewhere in the world, a finger's just curled down into the palm of a monkey's paw.

Canary shifts, a small wince as she moves her head too quickly and the bandages catch. 

The cat purrs loudly, nuzzling as far into her as it can, and Canary’s wince slowly turns to that stunning smile Price has missed so much. 

Price has never been a cat person, and will probably never settle with the future havoc this cat is sure to wreak, but if that possessed creature is able to bring Canary even a small amount of solace? 

He’s willing to try.

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[radiofreederry]

I'm trying to get into comics, any recommendations?

I'm a DC girl so this list is gonna be very DC heavy, sorry.

DC

All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely: The book that made me a Superman fan. Beautiful, joyful, self-contained story.

The Flash by Mark Waid: Will make you a Flash fan. Some of the first comics I ever read come from this run. The original run is collected in omnibus format but Mark had a second, shorter run from around 98-2000 that wrapped up a lot of loose ends, and another one around 2008. Those are good too.

The New Teen Titans by Marv Wolfman and George Perez: This book probably saved DC, and it's a wonderful read.

Batman by Scott Snyder: One of the best modern Batman runs, although it suffers from the stink of the New 52 at times.

52 by Mark Waid, Greg Rucka, Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, and Keith Giffen: Might need some onboarding for this one but it's a great read focusing on some of the second-string characters in the DCU and a triumph of collaborative storytelling. Its spinoff Booster Gold series is great too.

Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross: A surprisingly-accessible refutation of the 1990s trend towards darker and edgier superheroes, it's a must-read for the beautiful painted artwork alone.

Mister Miracle and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, both by Tom King: Tom King's had some big misses, especially Heroes in Crisis, for which as a Wally West fan I should want his blood. He makes up for it when he hits, though. These two titles are his best work.

Secret Six by Gail Simone: A great off-beat title revolving around a small group of supervillains trying to do good. Wish they'd bring this concept back tbh.

DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke: A love letter to the Silver Age of Comics with gorgeous artwork. Was later adapted into an animated film, which is also very good.

Dwayne McDuffie's original Milestone Comics (incl. Icon, Hardware, and Static), are all very good titles focusing specifically on Black heroes. McDuffie also had a great run on Justice League of America from 2007 to 2009.

Justice League International by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire: A great and hilarious book that offers a much more lighthearted take on the DC Universe. There's a lot of focus on more obscure and minor characters which I always enjoy.

Doom Patrol by Grant Morrison and Rachel Pollock: If you've seen the TV show, it cribs heavily from this. A lovely series featuring a group of misfits trying to find their way in the world.

Jack Kirby's Fourth World: Brilliant, esoteric, at times close to incomprehensible. A must-read.

The Question by Dennis O'Neil: A wonderfully cerebral and philosophical series. Denny left reading recs in every issue! See also his run on Green Lantern/Green Arrow, which is a bit outdated but still electrifyingly political for its time, and his seminal run on the Batman titles.

Marvel

Uncanny X-Men by Chris Claremont: One of the greatest comic book runs of all time. Largely defined the X-Men for several generations basically until the Krakoa era. Most X-Men stories on the "greatest of all time" list come from this run.

Vision by Tom King: Hey, it's Tom King again! He wrote for Marvel too. This one's a really good character piece featuring a character who often doesn't get to stand on his own.

Daredevil by Mark Waid: The best Daredevil run, hands down.

The Amazing Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko: The original Spider-Man run is still my favorite. Some great Silver Age nonsense combined with great character drama is what put Marvel on the map, and it's on full display here.

Runaways by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona: A really good series that's mostly self-contained about a bunch of kids who run away from home after discovering that their parents are supervillains.

Fantastic Four by Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo: I sing Waid's praises a lot, but damn can he write. The best run for Marvel's First Family.

Others

Bone by Jeff Smith: An epic fantasy adventure starring three cartoon funny animal characters. My favorite comic of all time.

Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai: Another epic starring funny animals, this time set in the Edo period of Japan. Mostly episodic, so it's really easy to jump into.

Astro City by Kurt Buseik: Another love letter to the Silver Age, and to superheroes in general. Essential reading.

#asks

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Aaron Bay-Schuck Aaron Sorkin Adam & Jackie Sandler Adam Goodman Adam Levine Alan Grubman Alex Aja Alex Edelman Alexandra Shiva Ali Wentworth Alison Statter Allan Loeb Alona Tal Amy Chozick Amy Pascal Amy Schumer Amy Sherman Palladino Andrew Singer Andy Cohen Angela Robinson Anthony Russo Antonio Campos Ari Dayan Ari Greenburg Arik Kneller Aron Coleite Ashley Levinson Asif Satchu Aubrey Plaza Barbara Hershey Barry Diller Barry Levinson Barry Rosenstein Beau Flynn Behati Prinsloo Bella Thorne Ben Stiller Ben Turner Ben Winston Ben Younger Billy Crystal Blair Kohan Bob Odenkirk Bobbi Brown Bobby Kotick Brad Falchuk Brad Slater Bradley Cooper Bradley Fischer Brett Gelman Brian Grazer Bridget Everett Brooke Shields Bruna Papandrea Cameron Curtis Casey Neistat Cazzie David

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Joe Hipps Joe Quinn Joe Russo Joe Tippett Joel Fields Joey King John Landgraf John Slattery Jon Bernthal Jon Glickman Jon Hamm Jon Liebman Jonathan Baruch Jonathan Groff Jonathan Marc Sherman Jonathan Ross Jonathan Steinberg Jonathan Tisch Jonathan Tropper Jordan Peele Josh Brolin Josh Charles Josh Goldstine Josh Greenstein Josh Grode Judd Apatow Judge Judy Sheindlin Julia Garner Julia Lester Julianna Margulies Julie Greenwald Julie Rudd Juliette Lewis Justin Theroux Justin Timberlake Karen Pollock Karlie Kloss Katy Perry Kelley Lynch Kevin Kane Kevin Zegers Kirsten Dunst Kitao Sakurai KJ Steinberg Kristen Schaal Kristin Chenoweth Lana Del Rey Laura Dern Laura Pradelska Lauren Schuker Blum Laurence Mark Laurie David Lea Michele Lee Eisenberg Leo Pearlman Leslie Siebert Liev Schreiber Limor Gott Lina Esco Liz Garbus Lizanne Rosenstein Lizzie Tisch Lorraine Schwartz Lynn Harris Lyor Cohen Madonna Mandana Dayani Mara Buxbaum Marc Webb Marco Perego Maria Dizzia Mark Feuerstein Mark Foster Mark Scheinberg Mark Shedletsky Martin Short Mary Elizabeth Winstead Mathew Rosengart Matt Lucas Matt Miller Matthew Bronfman Matthew Hiltzik Matthew Weiner Matti Leshem Max Mutchnik Maya Lasry Meaghan Oppenheimer Melissa Zukerman Michael Aloni Michael Ellenberg Michael Green Michael Rapino Michael Rappaport Michael Weber Michelle Williams Mike Medavoy Mila Kunis Mimi Leder Modi Wiczyk Molly Shannon Nancy Josephson Natasha Leggero

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Will Ferrell Will Graham Yamanieka Saunders Yariv Milchan Ynon Kreiz Zack Snyder Zoe Saldana Zoey Deutch Zosia Mamet

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[k00297644]

Visualising Time/Creative Recording Seminar - Paul Tarpey

Notes:

Time based art has the subject of time visualised in predetermined or spontaneius form

Research material can become an artwork in itself

Yves Klein - Leap Into the Void

Jackson Pollock - his energy was embodied in hid canvases

Lisa Ohlweiler - Performance art

Alex Prager - Seconds, 2021

“Where the artist puts something in focus, it directs the eye towards... and it and suggests what the artist wants to say”

Vito Acconci - Following Piece

Maria Antelman - Photographic Sculpture

Boyd Webb - Exploring the physcial laws of representation in photography

Black and white is more graphic better for shadows, colour is better to showcase objects

Arthur Tress - Glass Box

Morten Lasskogen

Azuma - Defining time-based material

(flowers in ice)

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[moonedaurora]

Alex Pollock for Sim 

credit to these creators: @sentate @okruee @goppolsme

ib: @aashwarr :)

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[invisibleraven]

"what happened to normal halloween costumes? like spiderman or something?" for Ray Molina and his horde of children

Ray grunted as the knife sunk into the pumpkin, sawing away as he cut a hole in the bottom. Finally the circle fells away, allowing Ray to start scooping the innards of the gourd. Pumpkin carving wasn't high on his list of favourite activities but he did it every year, so this year was no different.

A knock sounded on the door while he had a handful of pumpkin guts, so he called out for whoever it was to come in. Most of the teenagers who frequented his house had a standing invitation to come in whenever they wanted anyways.

It was Willie, hair in a ponytail, and dressed in a generic black t-shirt and cargo pants, not his usual colourful garb. But his familiar skateboard was under his arm, and he grinned at Ray. "Hi Mr. M! Am I the first to arrive before we report for Carrie's bash?"

"Yup. The girls are upstairs getting ready, and the guys are all in the studio." Ray looked Willie over. "Wait, I thought it was a costume party?"

"It is! I'm Tony Hawk!" At Ray's look of confusion, Willie gave him a shrug. "He's a pro skateboarder, no one ever recognizes him, it's a whole meme."

"Okay then. You look... Just like him?" Ray said before going back to his pumpkin while Willie laughed and sat himself on the couch, turning on the television to The Great Pumpkin.

Ray had the gourd hallowed out by the time the door opened to the members of Sunset Curve. Bobby was in a paint splattered worksite. "I'm a Jackson Pollock," he explained with a shrug.

Alex was in an all black attire, complete with a head covering and mask. But this one Ray at least knew. "Dread Pirate Roberts?"

Alex bowed, his fake sword swinging wildly behind him. "At your service." He then almost pranced over to Willie, sliding under his arm just as Charlie Brown had gotten yet another rock.

Ray didn't know who Luke was supposed to be in a mangy blonde wig and oversized green sweater, but he smiled at the boy, telling he looked nice. "Thanks Ray!" he chirped, then went to the bottom of the stairs. "Come on girls, let's get a wiggle on!"

Julie and Flynn were in a duo set of costumes, with Flynn as Cinderella and Julie as her fairy godmother, though their outfits were styled like those from that Brandy movie Julie had forced the family to watch at least a hundred times during her childhood. "Wait, where's Reggie?" she asked, turning around looking for him everywhere and Ray mourned the time he was going to have to sped vacuuming glitter and sparkles off his floor.

"here I am!" Reggie said as he dashed up the steps, grinning ear to ear. He was wearing a blue shirt and shorts, and had a white hat over his head with what looked like bear ears. "It's Adventure Time!" he proclaimed. Julie tittered with a giggle, and Ray noted how Reggie blushed at the sound.

Well he would just have to keep an eye on that, now wouldn't he?

He took in the motley crew, and he shook his head. "What happened to normal Halloween costumes? Like Spiderman or something?" he lamented.

"Oh papi, that's no fun!" Julie said. "We dressed up as superheroes last year anyways."

Ray could recall the group of Avengers from the year prior, back when they were still on the cusp of being allowed to trick or treat. Carlos was almost to that age himself, only a few more good years left. "Fine, I suppose these costumes are a bit too out there for me, but you do all look great. Come on, we'll get a group photo before you go."

One photo was never really just one photo with Ray, but after a dozen different shots, the kids begged off, heading out to Carrie's party, leaving Ray with his pumpkin. He still shook his head at their retreating figures, and grabbed his knife once more.

"So what do you say buddy? Simple triangle face or drag out my stencils?" The gourd of course, did not answer, but Ray hummed. "Triangles it is. Can't go wrong with a classic after all." Then went about making his simple, old fashioned pumpkin, though he was definitely going to get a Spiderman mask to answer the door with this year, just to tease his kids with.

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[blueiskewl]

Andy Warhol's 1964 Portrait of Marilyn Monroe Sells a $195 Million

One of Andy Warhol's iconic Marilyn Monroe portraits has become the most expensive 20th-century artwork ever to go under the hammer.

The 40-square-inch "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn," one of dozens of images the artist made of Monroe in the 1960s, sold for a record $195 million at Christie's in New York Monday evening.

Prior to the sale, Christie's had described "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" as "one of the rarest and most transcendent images in existence." It has previously been shown at galleries including the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and London's Tate Modern.

The auction house had initially said it was expecting bids "in the region of" $200 million.

Warhol's colorful reproductions of Monroe's photo portrait -- originally a publicity still from her 1953 movie "Niagara" -- are among his most recognizable works, alongside his signature paintings of Campbell's soup cans.

Using a technique called silkscreen printing, which duplicates images on paper or canvas using a layer of fine-mesh silk like a stencil, he began creating them in 1962, shortly after Monroe's death. As with his depictions of other famous figures, including Elvis Presley and Chinese leader Mao Zedong, the Pop artist created numerous versions of Monroe's portrait in various different colors and configurations.

Among the best-known is "Marilyn Diptych," owned by British gallery group Tate, which saw Warhol print a grid of 50 portraits across two canvases. Elsewhere, the Museum of Modern Art's "Gold Marilyn Monroe" features a single image printed against a gold background, while "Shot Marilyns" saw the artist shooting portraits of the star through the head with bullets.

In 1964, he developed a "more refined and time-intensive" new process that was "antithetical to the mass production he was best known for," according to Christie's. That year, he used it to create a limited number of portraits -- a rare group of works to which "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" belongs -- before abandoning the technique.

While a handful of paintings are thought to have attracted price tags in excess of $200 million in private sales (including works by the Abstract Expressionist painters Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock), the feat has only once been achieved at auction -- by Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi," which in 2017 sold for over $450 million. The previous auction record for a 20th-century painting was the $179.4 million paid for Pablo Picasso's "Les Femmes d'Alger (Version O)" in 2015.

The auction record for a Warhol work was previously held by "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)," which depicts the mangled aftermath of a road collision and sold for more than $105 million almost a decade ago. Several of the artist's other Marilyn images have also attracted huge sum at auction in recent years, with 1962's "White Marilyn" selling for $41 million in New York in 2014.

"Shot Sage Blue Marilyn," meanwhile, was owned by a succession of high-profile gallerists and collectors before being purchased by the late Swiss art dealer Thomas Ammann. The portrait was offered for auction by the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich, the charitable organization set up in his (and his sister's) name, which will use the proceeds to fund health and education programs for children worldwide, according to a press release.

n a press statement prior to the sale, Christie's chairman of 20th and 21st century art, Alex Rotter, described the work as "the absolute pinnacle of American Pop" and "the most significant 20th century painting to come to auction in a generation."

"Standing alongside Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus,' Da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' and Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon,' Warhol's 'Marilyn' is categorically one of the greatest paintings of all time," he added.

The artwork was one of four Warhols in the Ammanns' collection on sale at Monday evening's auction. One of his famous "Flowers" silkscreen paintings went for $15.8 million, and "GE/Skull," which he created in collaboration with the late Jean-Michel Basquiat, fetched over $4.6 million. Warhol's sculpture "Heinz Tomato Ketchup Box" meanwhile sold for more than $478,000.

Elsewhere, works by Robert Ryman, Alberto Giacometti and Lucian Freud also went under the hammer. Two of the biggest sellers were paintings by American artist Cy Twombly, "Untitled" and "Venere Sopra Gaeta," which fetched $21 million and almost $17 million respectively.

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[elielsaarinen]

2022 best and worst books i read.

donald ray pollock the devil all the time. + the heavenly table. gross and lovely bestttt writing so natural

the maid nita prose, one flew over the cuckoos nest, we have always lived in the castle, the silent history

barbara kingsolver prodigal summer 🙌 animal dreams 🙌 unsheltered 🙌🙌🙌 the bean trees ☺️

daphne du marier rebecca 🥴 the likeness tana french 😛 stories from the tenants downstairs sidik fofana 🤭 the defining decade meg jay😧

WORST in cold blood truman capote. the silent patient alex michaelides. and honestly no country for old men 🙄. many bad ones not worth mentioning/didnt finish

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"My deepest thanks for your acknowledgment that Vietnam is not over, although some people say it is. But that Vietnam is a state of mind that continues all over the world for as long as men in his [sic] quest for power interfere in the affairs of other men. So many thanks to give tonight. I want to give it to Ron Kovic for his largeness of heart. And to Tom Cruise, for making Ron's dream come true. And to a great supporting cast in that true, thankless meaning of the word. To a crew that never failed: to Bob Richardson, and Bruno Rubeo, David Brenner, John Williams, Alex Ho, Clayton Townsend, Joe Reidy. To the people of Dallas, Texas. To the warm people of the Philippines. To Tom Pollock and Universal Pictures. To Wylie and Mike Minkler. To Paula Wagner, my guardian angel. And to Elizabeth, my naijo no ko. Thank you for this night."

-Oliver Stone's acceptance speech for Best Director at the Academy Awards, Mar 26 1990 [x]

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2022 Reading Wrap-Up: the Good, the Bad, and the Meh

Below is a list of books that I read in 2022. I've sorted them into 3 categories: the good (books I loved), the bad (books I didn't like), and the meh (books I thought were just ok). Other than these categories, the books aren't listed in any special order or ranking.

The Good

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Witches by Brenda Lozano (trans. Heather Cleary)

How the Dukes Stole Christmas by Tessa Dare, Lisa Kleypas, Sophie Jordan, and Joanna Shupe

A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews

A Kiss for Midwinter by Courtney Milan

Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown

Lady Chatterley's Lover by DH Lawrence

Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ni Ghriofa

Possession by AS Byatt

The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes by Eva Leigh

Foote by Tom Bredehoft

The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews

Supersex Ed. Anna Peppard

The Girl in Red by Christina Henry

A Rogue by Night by Kelly Bowen

The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

Would I Lie to the Duke by Eva Leigh

Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas

My Fake Rake by Eva Leigh

The Governess Game by Tessa Dare

Morality Play by Barry Unsworth

The Meh

The Witches of New York by Ami McKay

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Not All Supermen by Tim Hanley

A Gentleman Never Keeps Score by Cat Sebastian

Witchy, Vol. 1 by Ariel Slamet Reis

The End Games by T. Michael Martin

The Companion by EE Ottoman

Grit by Angela Duckworth

The Invention of Murder by Judith Flanders

The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock

Last Night with the Earl by Kelly Bowen

A Duke in the Night by Kelly Bowen

Waiting for a Scot Like You by Eva Leigh

Forever Your Earl by Eva Leigh

The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare

The Rogue of Fifth Avenue by Joanna Shupe

A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourne

The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Widow of Rose House by Dianna Biller

I'm Only Wicked with You by Julie Ann Long

Dangerous Women by Hope Adams

The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

The Bad

Once Upon a Winter's Eve by Tessa Dare

Aphrodite and the Duke by JJ McAvoy

The Arctic Fury by Grace McAllister

The Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas

Born to be Wilde by Eloisa James

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Currently at Alexandre Gallery in NYC are Neil Welliver’s gorgeous paintings and works on paper, spanning his career from the late 1960s-2000 and including his last woodcut print, Stump.

From the gallery’s website–

In his 2005 New York Times obituary, Ken Johnson wrote:

Mr. Welliver came of age as an artist in the late 1950’s and 60’s, at a time when nonrepresentational styles of painting like Abstract Expressionism and, later, Color Field and Minimalism were accorded the highest critical prestige. Along with artists like Larry Rivers, Alex Katz and Philip Pearlstein, Mr. Welliver strove to paint representational images without sacrificing the formal innovations that the Abstract Expressionists Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning had introduced to modern painting.

Welliver’s lifelong friend, the American poet Mark Strand, wrote of his process in 2001:

What sets Welliver’s woods apart from the woods of others is that they are, of course, his. We see them and know instantly who painted them. That stream plunging and swirling around those gray rocks is familiar, so are those clouds parading in ragged order across that sky spreading a midday blue over those hills. They are all part of Welliver’s woods. The unaffectedness, the ease with which they are simply there, without a hint of what went into their making, without an indication anywhere of the turmoil that prompted them, is what sets them apart. Of course, we can see the many brush strokes in a large Welliver and believe that they—in their tireless application—tell us what goes into a Welliver, but we would be wrong, for there is much in a Welliver that we cannot see. In the past of each one are the long hikes into the woods, which Welliver takes, loaded down with easel, canvas, brushes, oil, thinner, and tubes of color, to the spot where he will paint; then there are the hours he stands, in all kinds of weather, and paints what will be the small preparatory paintings on which he bases the large drawings that lead finally to the large paintings.

This exhibition closes 2/25/23.

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The Ukrainian artist who dripped paint before Jackson Pollock | Janet Sobel, UNIQLO ARTSPEAKS, June 17, 2022

Alex Halberstadt, senior writer on MoMA’s Creative Team, looks at Janet Sobel’s 1945 canvas "Milky Way" and imagines the artist in her Brighton Beach apartment, painting for the pure joy of it. The Museum of Modern Art

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