Enigmatic Surreal Portraits Are Enraptured by Nature

Artist Megan Howland unravels the raw emotion of humans through her art, obscuring her character’s identity and boldly using figures contorted in expression and movement. Her use of classical technique to achieve a subtle color and soft light offer an almost dreamlike quality to her scenes. Humans and the earth have an intimate connection, depicted through the subject’s sensuality, and dependency on natural elements such a flower bouquets and birds that hide a part of their identity.

Jupiter and the Moon light up the sky above a rock formation near Kitaibaraki City, Japan

This is tattoo.

The Beauty of Windows and Doors of Western Europe by Andre Vicente Goncalves 

Portuguese computer-scientist-turned-globe-trotting photographer Andre Vicente Goncalves previously captured fame for his series of unique architectural collages featuring windows (previously featured here) around the world. This time, he is back again with another incredible set of collages titled Doors of the World. You guessed it right! A colorful mashup of contemporary and classical designs of beautiful doors found around Spain, Venice, Portugal and other European countries.

i’ve seen a lot of pushback against “kid hating” lately, so let me just say a few things:

i don’t particularly like kids

they make me uncomfortable

the idea of being responsible for the physical and emotional well being of a child freaks me out

being pregnant is incredibly unappealing to me

i wouldn’t want to screw up my kids or scar them in any way with my shitty parenting

i don’t want to have to organize my personal/professional lifestyle and finances around my children for 21+ years

i just don’t want kids

but

i would never be mean to children

i love other people’s kids

i completely understand why other people want children

i’m fully aware that many others struggle to conceive and i would never disrespect or belittle that pain

i don’t think less of anyone for wanting kids