written aesthetics by me

you can send in a request but i might not do it

an old-fashioned artist's smock, fingers stained with paint and charcoal, quick gestural figure sketches, visiting art museums and taking inspiration from the paintings, cherry lattes, an extensive collection of brushes, a black wool beret, ochre-yellow corduroy, the warm and oddly woody scent of an art classroom

an overcast sky shining stark blank white, the smell of printer paper and correction fluid, blue-white leds, broken glass sparkling in the sunshine, kaleidoscopes, prisms, white noise, shepard tones, the taste of salt, the air sparkling with frost on a winter's morning, minimalism, ball lightning, numbers stations, sun haloes

a glass of deep blood-red wine, rain beating against the window while thunder rumbles outside, the soft crackle of music playing on vinyl, baroque pearls, tea in a delicate porcelain cup, the smoky grey-purple of heather moors, a soft silk slip in cream or black, poetry readings, dark gloomy watercolours

sorry for basically answering your question with a big shrug but yeah, this is new to me unfortunately :/

elaborate calligraphy, braiding someone's hair for them and tying it off with a red silk ribbon, the delicate light of sunrise through an old paned window, cherries, pomegranates, antique glass perfume bottles, museum dates, collecting terms of endearment in every language you learn

victorian formal gardens, oil paintings, rich red velvet, visiting local castles and learning about the people who lived there, taper candles burning in elaborate candelabra, full-length mirrors with heavy golden frames, canopy beds, studying history and politics, dramatic classical music filled with energy and life

antique star charts, observatories, black ink with a delicate metallic sparkle, orreries and planetariums, staying up late to stargaze and sleeping through the morning, painting carefully accurate constellations on your bedroom ceiling in glow-in-the-dark paint, not believing in astrology but knowing everything about it anyway

grey silk, reading while rain hammers against your window, loose leaf tea without milk or sugar, old-fashioned fisherman smocks and cable-knit jumpers, the frothy grey-greens of a stormy sea, a glass buoy hung in your home to ward off curses, tide tables, lighthouses studying ancient legends of mermaids and sunken cities

crisp bright white everything, frosted glass, the sharp lemony scent of surface cleaner, hair pulled back into a sleek bun without a strand out of place, the ethereal blue tones of an ultraviolet lamp, glycerine soap, white cotton face masks and gloves, stainless steel, the dusty teal colour of a dentist's office walls

memento mori jewellery, snow at night, dead languages, gothic architecture, edgar allen poe, wine-stained lips, church incense, elegant dip pens, anatomical drawings, historical clothing, leather-bound books with age-yellowed pages, new moons, secret societies, mist in a graveyard, black rubies and tarnished silver

the bright yellow of dandelions and daffodils against lush green grass, making daisy chains, getting caught in a sudden shower on your way to the bus stop, easter chocolate, holding a buttercup under your chin to 'tell if you like butter', shorts with sweaters, early morning birdsong, mint tea on a chilly morning

the strange pink hue of the light just before sunset, the familiar layout of your childhood home, bright rainbows with two or three or more arcs, tiny white down feathers scattered on the ground, catching sight of your reflection where you don't expect a mirror to be, soft music playing in another room

heavy leatherbound books with hinges and locks, a thirst for forbidden knowledge, libraries at night, codes and ciphers, discarded pages burning in the fireplace, making your own ink, the heady scent of vellichor and incense, knowing in your heart that you can do things nobody else can

black and white, the a very short introduction series, sweating chess.com, staying up all night to study and falling asleep to the sound of birdsong outside your window, a cardboard coffee cup held in cold fingers, flashcards and spaced repetition, studying the science of learning, attending free webinars on anything and everything