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URL https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/CUMYA-CHILDREN-1387183230 CONTENT TITLE: CUMYA CHILDREN subtitle: A Black Fable Pageant 1.CHILDREN ARE BORN A. Dancers Nut- female , embodiment of galactic night which extends beyond any light. Black soft fabric covers all but head. Black afro hairstyle head covering with black tulle veil to cover rest of head. Geb- male, embodiment of Earth. Blue and green stripped. Soft suit cover all but head. Blue and green striped afro hairstyle head covering with blue and green stripe tulle veil to cover rest of head. Ra- female, embodiment of the Sun, the slosest star, yellow soft reflective fabric suit covers al but head, yellow afro hair style head coverings with yellow tulle veil to cover rest of head. Konsu- male, embodiment of the Moon, the eventual partner to Earth, grey soft suit cover all but heady great afro hairstyle head covering with grey tulle veil to cover rest of the head. B. Dance Descript Darkness, primordial , silent, Nut dances unseen in the eternal night, only heard through steps , falls, strong enough movements. Nut dances in a circular pattern, as one star is born [ in the background] and another star and more and more stars until they cover everywhere [ all sides of the stage] Nut performs high jumps, spins, rolls, in a circular pattern, continues to the dance ends. Ra is in a black cloth and jumps up in the circle of Nut. [ leave black cloth] . Ra dances in a circle within Nuts circle adding many flailing motions of rays [ arms and legs] while twirling. Geb plus Konsu are in block cloth and jump up in the circle of Ra. Geb plus Konsu dance in a circle together , going farther and closer variably about a center. The center always on the path in Ra. They twirl and twirl about each other faster, never touching. Nut , Ra, Geb, plus Konsu align about the center of the stage and Geb curls as if something is in the belly. The stage becomes the blue horizon of earth between sky and sea. The sounds of the earth from various creatures is emitted. 2. THE DAMELEGANT, BABELEGU A. Dancers Bebelegu, the Damelgante, the Devil's Daughter, LA Diablo Fille, a sparkling burgundy chemise gown, cute quaint elegant golden keys, embroidered about, afro, red lipstick, sparkling eye shadow. Eshu- man with Black Jackel's head crown looking behind him, with red beaded veil covering his face. HE hold a key and scales. On each scale is a figure of Eshu, but one scale has a feather. The father of Babelegu, he has a red and black striped suit. Little Babelegu- Babelegu as a female child. Mother of Babelegu- Candace, in a bright golden dress [ allows legs to move] hair is afro with golden twirls[ snake like] in her hair. B. Dance Descript In a lush green forest the tip of a pyramid is visible just above the highest trees. The sound of a large calm river is audible. Candace jumps in and dances in a path that if written on the floor represents the eye of Ra. [ the path can go over itself] Her dance includes flips, twirls, leaps, crouches, various lifts from the floor. It begins with the most courteous bow. The light of the green area turns dark to complete black and then rapidly switches between white and black continuously. Eshu enters and where the jackal head looks is opposite in color to where the jackal's head does not. [ opposite of white is black and black is white] Candace is in shock wit the changes and looks down. Eshu walk toward and stops in front of Candace. Candace look up quick, frightened, but becomes enamored with Eshu , unable to look away. She repeats the dance she did before in the jungle except that where she faces the split between in front of behind Eshu is like a wall, while she is always focused on Eshu. After finishing one dance variant, she approaches Eshu with a sultry walk and touches his front, trying to embrace him, but she is unable to. And she kisses him, for a long time. Then she is pulled away[ to off stage] Her feet sliding on the ground. The variable black to white slows down to black and then black brightens back to jungle. Candace and little Babelegu enter jungle, dancing simultaneously. The same dance as when Candace was alone in the jungle. At end of dance, the mother and child sit. ' C. Drama Descript Candace sit on the floot, little Babelegu sit on Candace's lap. Little Babelegu(L.B.): I'm scared Mana. Candace(C.): Why? L.B.: The other kids say I will live longer than anybody, I don't want to outlive you. C.: My favorite light... a loving parent wants their children to live healthy eons after the parent die. I am hopefully, a lucky parent whose child will live eons after. L.B.: But I don't want to be alone. C.: ... I can't see the future but when you find others to love, who love you, don't let them go. L.B.: How will I know who to love? C.: You will teach yourself through experience. L.B.: Did you love Papa? C.: As much as a mortal woman can love a manifestation of a natural force L.B.:... (uncertain) C.: Knowing who to love or how to love requires experience. Right now, all you love is yourself, me, and your papa. L.B.: and , snuggles. C.: OF course, Mr. Snuggles. well why don't you go play with the frogs. L.B.: Ok mama Little Babelegu exit skipping. The lights go dark 3. THE EYES OF TIME A. Dancers. Babelegu B. Dance Descript Eshu statue is to a side. Babelegu dance about as if going backward and then she switches between backwards and forwards while doing jumps, splits, lifts, flips. The background is a landscape the color of a dull red light, with valleys and mountains and more topographical intricacy. C. Drama Descript Babelegu (B.) sit aside the statue of Eshu, (E.) B.: Thank you father, I now can handle my life. E. : Remember , to have patience with the changes B.: As my experiences grow , I will grow. 4. HIGH JOHN ARRIVES A. Dancers Mama High- woman in west African common clothing before European conquest, pregnant with High John as a fetus. Papa High- Man in central African common clothing, husband to Mama High. The Enslaved aside the Highs- in series in the slave boat, aside the Highs. B. Dance Descript In the bottom of a white European slave boat crossing the Atlantic ocean , the wet bloody hull is the boundary to the entire world of the enslaved. Mama High while pregnant and having pains is comforted by her husband who offers his blood for her to drink . They sit separated but not that distance from each other among the lines of rocking enslaved, of all ages, going with the flow. A little light from the deck shines bright. It moves faster and faster showing the cycle of days, while the enslaved keep rocking, their miserable howls grow as some stop moving on their own, but the living maintain the rocking. A bright light shine on the day the slave ship land. The light grows until it shines all in the hull, a bright light. The illumination lessens and Papa High is on the beach leading the enslaved to attempt freedom, as the white European enslavers have a line of rifleman, who fire , killing many including Papa High. The light becomes that of the night, as the water spread and a swamp arrive into the space. Mama High walks into the swamp carrying High John. C. Drama Descript Mama High carry her baby and say: "High John, how are you? Your blood knows the seas tongue. Inspire, our folk, to freedom from chains, me and your father are always already proud of you" 5. HIGH JOHN AND OLMASSA A. Dancers High John- upbeat, smiling, Black Man, barefoot, in overalls, short afro, athletic OlMassa- white man in white hat with an all white dress suit, all white shoes, a white cane, not healthy. Enslaved- various Black folk some clothed in bright colors in or about the house, others outside the house in roughspun. B. Dance Descript It is a bright morning in a Caribbean estate, english, French, Portuguese are heard. The front porch of OlMassa house is present. OlMassa stands banging his cane pointing to enslaved blacks; his pointing causes pain alongside a whipping sound. The enslaved Black people working in the field about the porch. OlMassa is served by some enslaved. Olmassa grab a little black enslaved girl's breast. Suddenly, High John enter, sanding or dancing by shuffling on a sandy surface creating sounds through the sand while being acrobatic. High John makes a figure in the sand while spinning, leaping, twirling in the air. OlMassa points to him but it doesn't work and High John laughs every time the OlMassa fails. OlMassa gets so angry he hobbles over to High John who taunts OlMassa. And High John escorts OlMassa away by taunting him. Once OlMassa is away, the enslaved look about and each slowly leave one after the other while High John's laughter grows and grows and can be heard as the porch and the land about has only the sounds of birds or rustling greens while high john laughs. 6. BABELEGU SIDE HIGH JOHN A. Dancers Babelegua High John Ra Nut B. Dance Descript A starlit black space Nut dances variably within. Ra s circling about Nut constantly. First dancing in a circular path second a path of smaller diameter with the same spins, leaps, twirk, acrobatic aerial forms as in the first, third a path of smaller diameter than the second. Nut stops in the center and does a pulling motion and Babelegua runs to Nut with a sliding run and spins aside Nut and dances acrobatically around Nut plus Ra. Babelegua get close to Nut and whispers. Nut stops in the center and does a pulling nothing, and High John runs to Nut. He has things to say to Nut. High John and Babelegu kiss and dance about Ra or Nut. And then all four dance away . More by HDdeviant P Literature PalimpingereTitle: Palimpingere from Richard Murray @HDdeviant January, in a year, inside a gentle home, a real estate agent is inside a hall aside a customer. "Mrs. Sussy, wasn't this painting different last week" Mrs. Sussy look at the painting of the house in the house and reply:" No Mrs. Yam. You know this is a work by Safed Samael, remember, legally attached to this house and why it is a great bargain" A man sneak on and cuddles Mrs. Yam, while Mrs. Sussy step aside: "I saw the attic C, it can fit my work room...what" "The painting was different last week Ras, you see that..." "It seems a pentimento, a figure covered over" Mrs. Sussy impatiently ask: "Well Yams, will you?..." The female Yam has worry but nod positive and the male Yam agree. ... Late June, the same year, two women are inside a gentle home, carrying heavy bags. "Sug, thanks for helping" "No problem Kim...this house looks big enough for all the afterschool activities" "Yes...but I wish we could get rid... of that" "The town Recommended Literature F Literature First Chakra: The Root EnergyRoot Chakra - The Symbol in stoneMan on the floor of a very dark cave in front of the stone face of the cave wall.He is sitting alone in a meditative posture in solid perfect peace breathing in, and out.Much like the wall he sits in front of, he is not going to move. Not for you, and not for the next person in this minute, or the next. The man is meant to be there. And he is there.The wall behind him has on it carved, in stone, an insignia. A sort’ve symbol completely unique to any other symbol on earth. The insignia is not a symbol of all men everywhere. It is a symbol of this man.To anybody that had not seen the insignia before and learn... b Literature burst instinctsold gods not shot in the dark are taught to stay out of the sun and to only mate with mirrors that can still recognize them for what they were be- fore mental disorders caused people to refer to them as nothing but freak shows put on by enshadowed promoters of un- due and most deviant discourse B Literature Basic instinctBasic instinct + human shape and form + recognized symbol / sign + space territory land + simple interest idea Ontology + syntax + repetition + cognitive pattern you have to follow your own syntax to own your own repetition The virtue of this sickness opinion of individual prayer sooner or later ... the name of Christ authority will cease to exist AMON RA Nietzsche + social teacher consider + the great Nietzsche + personal tastes / talents + benefits of reason mind and nature + traditional values + moral atmosphere + provoked by the name of Christ + incomplete and weak + drop from the sky + jump to conclusions + record the irrelevance Basic instinct #Marquis XX More by HDdeviant Celebrating DeviousnessCongratulate sa-dui and read about their many contributions! 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URL https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/BlackHistory337---8%3A-Stageplays-1381899790 CONTENT #BlackHistory337 is about the time outside the 28 days designated as Black History Month, an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of the Black community during the other 337 days of the year. Let's continue learning all year long, because history doesn't stop when February ends. For this edition of #Black337 the focus is the stageplay. Now, any platform is a stage. From the elevated stages in Lincoln Center or the Metropolitan Opera , in downtown Manhattan, or in a high school's auditorium[place to hear] to a flat space aside a small town or a living room with the chairs or table cleared out. The stages are as old as the main halls of the pharaohs of yore or the fields where entertainers would perform dramas before kings or queens existed. And plays, come in all forms, from one person shows to musicals. For the purpose of Black337 we will focus on Stageplays in the USA made by Black Americans whose forebears were enslaved or enslaved themselves. One of the earliest stages for Black people in the United States of America is the African Grove Theatre[ 1820-1821] started by George A. Thompson jr. [located at 38 Thompson Street] In such a place, Thompson jr. wrote "King Shotoway". It is not available, or has been lost in time. One of the people who saw plays at the African Grove Theatre was Ira Aldridge. (1807-1867) : first Black American honored by Haiti, King Frederick of Prussia honored him with the Prussian Gold Medal for Arts and Science. https://www.nypl.org/events/tours/audio-guides/100-century-collections-community-and-creativity/item/19625 Alongside Ira Aldridge in Europe was Victor Sejour (1817 1874), arguably the French parallel. Sejour, author of the Mulatre, one of the earliest books published by a Black American, was born in New Orleans. Like Aldridge he fled the U.S.A. for Europe and was honored in Europe, a chevalier. The last thirty eight years of his life , Sejour wrote or acted in plays in Paris. La Mulatre from Sejour https://aalbc.com/tc/blogs/entry/495-le-mul%C3%A2tre-from-victor-s%C3%A9jour-two-versions-split-by-an-essay/ While Aldridge or Sejour fled the USA and its white populace for Europe, to gain the ability to lift their head. William Well Brown (1814-1884) born in Kentucky, escaped enslavement to whites after twenty years and lived in the U.S.A. He wrote a play "The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom". I quote the beginning of the preface. This play was written for my own amusement, and not with the remotest thought that it would ever be seen by the public eye. I read it privately, however, to a circle of my friends, and through them was invited to read it to a Literary Society. Since then, the drama has been given in various parts of the country. And I quote the end of the preface. The play, no doubt, abounds in defects, but as I was born in slavery, and never had a day's schooling in my life, I owe the public no apology for errors Internet Archive with a photocopied version of Black Theatre USA. The link goes ot page 37 where, The Escape, begins. https://archive.org/details/blacktheatreusar00/page/37/mode/2up In the year 1865 , the War Between the States ended in the USA. At the end of said war over ninety percent of Black people in the United States of America were illiterate because of the anti-literacy positions by whites who owned blacks. Around the year 1910, two thirds of the Black populace in the USA could read while ninety five percent of the Black populace in the USA in the time frame had no financial support or opportunity or allowance while citizens of the USA. In the light of that environment, as a contrast, musical comedy's thrived. Acts like the Hyers Sisters Combination produced Urlina, the African Princess. Sam Lucas, the black minstrel, with Sam Jack, white theater owner, created the very successful "The Creole Burlesque Show" . Egbert Williams (1876 - 1921) and George Walker (1872-1911) created a comedy show that used various Black entertainers to highlight their skills. Williams and Walker worked with: writer Jesse Shipp, composer Will Cook, lyricist Paul Dunbar. [ husband of writer Alice Dunbar Nelson, who is a great short story muse for me] created "In Dahomey, a Negro Musical Comedy"(1902); the play was performed in front of the royal family of England, and had a four year run in the United States. Poster for the London premiere of "In Dahomey at the Shaftesbury Theatre, 1903. The poster features the famous cake walk with Bert Williams, acclaimed comedian, at the top of the cake. George Walker, Adah Overton Walker, and Bert Williams link arms and dance the cakewalk in the first Broadway musical to be written and performed by African Americans, "In Dahomey." But one of the most vital stageplay forms in the late 1800s or early 1900s is Pageants. No not beauty pageants but stage pageants. Usually they reenact historical events with narration , costumes , dancing , music. The Wizard of Oz was made into a bawdy play that essentially was a pageant. W.E.B. Dubois(1868-1963), yes a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, made a pageant called the "Star of Ethiopia" (1913), seen by tens of thousands, prepared by several thousand(for example 200 singers in the chorus). 1916 philadelphia performance "A group of 200 out of the 1,078 participants", Philadelphia, 1916 Three years after the Star of Ethiopia , Angelina Weld Grimke(1880-1958) wrote Rachel (1916). The earliest complete drama for the stage written by a black women in the United States of America. The first modern production of Rachel was in 1990 at Spelman college. Unknown date photo of Grimke Full Text of Rachel https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Rachel_(Grimke_1920) In 1921 Shuffle Along was produced. The book is from F.E. Miller plus Aubrey Lyles. The music is from Eubie Blake. The lyrics are from Noble Sissle. It ran for 504 shows. It was the earliest broadway work for Josephine Baker(Would move to France and become an icon of film and stage), Paul Robeson(legendary lawyer/singer/athlete/shakesperean actor/made famous Showboat), Fredi Washington (the first peola [of "immitation of life"] in film), Florence Mills (legendary performer who died young), Adelaide Hall (was a great jazz entertainer and did the same as Josephine Baker). The song "I'm just wild about Harry" sung by Michigan J. Frog , comes from this play. Sheet music for "Love Will Find a Way", a song from the show Cover page for "I'm Just Wild About Harry", 1921 Looking at the history of these early works you can see how multiform or imaginative while commenting Black Stageplay productions were in the past, even if the environment was a challenge. I used the book "Black Theatre USA", "The Early Period 1847-1938" from James V. Hatch plus Ted Shine as a reference for most of the information stated. The images come from Wikipedia. GALLERY OF INSPIRED WORK O Literature Onto the 53rd Annual President's PlayOnto the 53rd Annual President's Play from Richard Murray CHARACTERS Fofo, Caribbean Sovereign League Chief Commander Tonton, her husband Billy, an electrical humanoid servant SETTING In a vehicle with two bench seats, driven by Billy, through the celebrating ways in the air or on the ground between buildings. Fofo and Tonton are in the back seat, wearing blue and white clothes to honor Iemanja. They are being driven to the 53rd annual President's Play at the main stage in the Castle Blanco, in Nova York City, the capitol of the Union de Stados Americanos, during the first day of the Tides of Yemanja, February second being the Lavagem de Iemanja, in the year 2217. ACT (Tonton looks toward his window as the sound of people cheering partying or celebrating emanates. He slowly or gently closes the window and turns to Fofo; the cheering isn't muted but at a whisper. She is smiling gently while introspective. They hold each other's hand. Their official pirate hats are on D Literature Dawanga DAWANGA The Eternal Light by Richard Murray CAST Father - middle aged, metal eye, dark chocolate skin Sweetie - daughter of father, elementary school age, dark chocolate skin, bright green eyes Scene 1 Setting The attic of a large multilevel old barn. One side of the attic has patchwork working bulky electronic equipment including: a battery series for electric power in a bookshelf, a view screen atop a book cart, a set of signal readers in a former 1940's grand radio, a pulse receiver housed in a former grandfather clock. The other side of the room has a dusty bed, chair, table, mini bookshelf with books, three boxes each with a bucket. The room is split by worn dusters and mops. Afternoon light from an oculus above shine in between the electronics. A chime from the signal machinery in the grandfather click housing emit every minute. (The signal chime activate. Five minutes later steps are heard coming up stairs. The attic door is knocked until broken in. T Literature The Journey of Sofie Wakten to become a witch The Journey of Sofie Wakten to become a witch Told in three plays, one for knowledge, one for determination, one for faith From Richard Murray TITLE: THE INITIATION Cast Sofie Wakten- Irish descent, sixteen year old, dark red hair, female Candace Sahar- descended of enslaved [USA] descent, thirty one, afro, female, wear's an initiate's ring[ a gold ring with three rods: black(knowledge), red(determination), yellow(faith)] The Very Large Giant Soldier of the little people from Nibiru- the guide for Candace Setting A dry summer afternoon in an apartment in a greystone mansion in 1966 Bronzeville Chicago. The sitting room in Candace Sahar's apartment has a mahogany table, two chairs, three open bay windows delivering light. Two side windows are jalousie windows; their louvers are adjusted open. The central window is a casement window of float glass with hinges on the side. The sounds of Gospel side Blues side Jazz collide into a beautiful sonocopia through the bay windows onto W Literature WHICH SUN IS FUNTITLE: WHICH SUN IS FUN SUBTITLE: A Play Of Measures from Richard Murray / HDdeviant CAST: Edubrer Rabbit - Dark brown swamp rabbit, a large cottontail, baseball jacket of the SweetBees Stingers Wise Alek - Rabbit, big feet or ears like a hare, a shirt pastel colored, a small tie, overbite teeth Phillipe Saddletear - A bird shaped like a common raven, medium magenta breast or belly or flank, maroon colored wings, dark magenta tarsus, red eye patch over right eye, black beak, mechanical left talon, green eyes Viz - Short for Videlicet, a magnifying lens in a frame, no handle SETTING: Outside one of the boundaries of the Sweet Swamp. Onto a plain. The back of the stage thick green of the Sweet Swamp. Viz is sleep on the right side of the stage. PLAY: Enter Alek, Edubrer, Saddletear [ from the right side of the back stage] laughing side to side. Alek's right paw out wise, left paw over the shoulder of Edubrer, Edubrer's right paw is over the shoulder of Alek T Literature The Asteroid of Dr MakupTITLE: The Asteroid of Dr Makup SUBTITLE: a possibility hidden among the rocks in the sky from Richard Murray / @HDdeviant /RichardMurrayHumblr CAST: Newton Noir- man, 20s, traveling at the edge of trafficked space in hibernation, African American Dr. Makup- female, middle aged, unknown origins but sexy African facial features, slightly round belly Adam- assistant to Dr. Makup, human form robot, plain human characteristics, appear like a Nuba from Kemet/Egypt SETTING: Left, Right, Back, Front by Viewers perspective. The back wall is like the inside of a stone quarry, the left wall has a rocky irregular shape, a protrusion of stone, like a small hill, taller than a basketball center at its maximum height. The right wall is bare. ACT The sliding sound of two dragging something metal on a rocky surface, from the open main vestibule. Enter Dr. Makup and Adam, dragging the pod Newton Noir is in, Newton is sleeping. Dr. Makup, stopping: OK Adam [ Makup stop MONTHLY CONTENT The following is a stageplay from Richard Murray @HDdeviant C Literature CUMYA CHILDRENTITLE: CUMYA CHILDREN subtitle: A Black Fable BLACK THEATRICAL CONTENT List of ALL BLACK BROADWAY PLAYS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All-Black_cast_Broadway_shows #BlackHistory337 2026-2027 #1Mar 14, 2026 #BlackHistory337 2026-2027 #2Apr 1, 2026 #BlackHistory337 2026-2027 #3May 1, 2026 #BlackHistory337 2026-2027 #4Jun 2, 2026 #BlackHistory337 5 : FablesJul 4, 2026 #BlackHistory337 6 : Fictional Slave NarrativesAug 1, 2026 #BlackHistory337 - 7: High FantasySep 1, 2026 #black337 #hddeviant #richardmurray #richardmurrayhumblr #blackhistory #stageplay #theater #theatre

URL https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Giant-Monster-Attack-Monster-House-1387152573 CONTENT EMBEDED EMBED CODE TITLE: Giant Monster Attack Monster House for #hauntedhues monthly badge challene for @color-me-club Earn the October 2026 Group Profile Badge!3 hours ago No AI generated entries in this group. Check out I used the bloodwine apple hue for coloring. The monsters in the monster house are wolfman , Dracula, Nautilus, Van Helsing, invisible man, Frankenstein What is the monster outside the house? I provide the answer at the bottom. Challenge URL Single Coloring page $5 https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Single-Coloring-Page-1349611949 Tip jar $1 https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/tier/Tip-Jar-to-HDdeviant-902770076 Ink Gallery https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/gallery/47013691/comic-coloring-pages Color Me Club content gallery https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/gallery/100584681/colormeclub-challenge-examples #hauntedhues #colormeclub #pumpkinpatch #hddeviant #richardmurray #richardmurrayhumblr The Monster outside the house is THE BLOB

URL https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/Earn-the-October-2026-Group-Profile-Badge%21-1381833605 CONTENT No AI generated entries in this group.Check out @DeviantAI for AI specific contests. Thanks! Join @color-me-club as we celebrate the season of spirits. For some this time is a time of fear, curses born of murder that spread through the interaction of the living with the spirits of those murdered. For some this time is a time of memory, spirits of ancestral lines communicating or encouraging their living descendants. A ghost haunts former homes, to remain a part of their past life. The hues of home are infinite, and even the most frightening looking home can be loved. What ever you decide warrants #HauntedHues , @color-me-club wants you to present them for October. You have a couple ways you can earn the #HauntedHues profile badge: Create a Haunted Hues theme line art deviation and include the tag #HauntedHues before you submit the deviation Color a free-to-use line art featuring a Haunted Hues theme and include the tag #HauntedHues before you submit the deviation (please credit the line art creator in your deviation description) This is the profile badge you will earn when you submit your fall-themed deviation with the tag #HauntedHues Once you have submitted your deviation and received your #HauntedHues profile badge, we’d love it if you would share your deviation to the @color-me-club group 💚 Check out our GALLERIES to find the best one for your deviation. You may see other Community groups offering similar #HauntedHues challenges, you are welcome to participate in as many as you’d like. However, the profile badge can only be earned once with the first deviation you submit that includes the #Hauntedhues tag. This profile badge is available indefinitely so even if you are reading this after October 2026 you still have a chance to earn this badge 😎 Need some help finding a Haunted Hues line art free to download and color? Check out the example below , free to use, or beneath the example , a gallery search of amazing artworks from the @color-me-club group! MY EXAMPLE OF #HauntedHues LINK TO HOUSE's in @color-me-club https://www.deviantart.com/color-me-club/gallery?q=title%3Ahouse Remember to have fun and good luck A Small Gallery for more Inspiration HAUNTED HUES EXAMPLES thanks @exarobibliologist + @DrThomasStockmann Ravenwood Library Graveyard Moss Purple Shadows Bloodwine Apple Bone Candlewax Ectoplasm Mint Prior Profile Badge Challenges Earn the color-me-club May 2026 Profile Badge!May 1, 2026 Earn the color-me-club June 2026 Profile Badge!Jun 20, 2026 Earn the September 2026 Group Profile Badge!Sep 1, 2026 #HauntedHues #colormeclub

URL https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/A-Lady-Leaves-1387156503 CONTENT EMBEDED EMBED CODE TITLE: A Lady Leaves for the European Renaissance art challenge in @color-me-club 🌅 European Renaissance Contest 🌅\nBrought to you","html":{"type":"tiptap","features":"[{\"type\":\"TIPTAP_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"tiptap\":true,\"version\":1}},{\"type\":\"WORD_COUNT_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"words\":901,\"chars\":5543}},{\"type\":\"MEDIA_COUNT_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"emoji\":17,\"emotes\":8,\"images\":35,\"mentions\":7,\"video\":0,\"galleries\":1,\"gifs\":0,\"ids\":[1387156503,1381838803,174695144,522729514,1334160635,1333891882,1369306766,576914633,270026593,431023084,352437397,1220911033,1241842561,1220163159,90849169,812023913,532628990,271615434,1252966363,1327118010,1223287568,1058364648,1008258927,980117692,914436165,894624695,1284003118,1289384960,1286745083,1317038393,1289531986,1348613517,1348613517,1359936387,1372765524]}},{\"type\":\"IS_EMPTY_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"isEmpty\":false}}]"}},"filetype":"png"}" data-alignment="center" style="font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: inherit; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: flex; justify-content: center; position: relative;"> October 2026 Contest: European Renaissance3 hours ago 🌅 European Renaissance Contest 🌅 Brought to you Remember the goal of European Renaissance art is to do as much as possible. I used the following detail of figure-the dog. perspective angle- the mirror reflection background+midground+foreground- the hallway two depth perspectives- the hallway plus outside detail background- the woman naked in the window. Try to do as much as possible. Single Coloring page $5 https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Single-Coloring-Page-1349611949 Tip jar $1 https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/tier/Tip-Jar-to-HDdeviant-902770076 Calligraphy Gallery https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/gallery/67560516/calligraphy Ink Gallery https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/gallery/47013691/comic-coloring-pages Color Me Club content gallery https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/gallery/100584681/colormeclub-challenge-examples Poetry Gallery https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/gallery/84827787/poetry Literature Gallery https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/gallery/81311721/my-tales-or-poetry #european #renaissance #techniques #technique #hddeviant #richardmurray #richardmurrayhumblr

URL https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/European-Renaissance-Inspiration-Guide-1381838803 CONTENT FOR THE October 2026 : European Renaissance Challenge in LINK TO CHALLENGE turn underline line sections below into inks to the challenge Trecento and the First Phase European Renaissance This phase of the European Renaissance is based on getting all elements in works of art to be as natural as possible: physical forms, color, light, or other. Models would be used to get human proportions correctly as well as testing the light , and how objects look in the light. The key to comprehending the first phase of the european renaissance is that all the artist are trying to push at least one artistic aspect to a more natural and intricate quality. Some try to push multiple artistic aspect, some only push one artistic aspect. Yes, most had religious context, but for the European Renaissance challenge in Color-me-club you are not asked or demanded any religious thematics, the theme is free to the artist. The guides for submissions are all based on elements. I restate, You are free to do whatever theme you desire. You want aliens and robot killers, go for it. The following are different temporal or regional examples of the First Phase of the European Renaissance, all focusing on getting a natural look through the arts. Hopefully, the content below will inspire you to realize your artistic skill is already adequate to at least one oof the artist below, who are deemed masters. So, take a look at their artwork , see what you like to do, and create your lineart. I am willing to answer questions. Sienese School most of these works focus are perspectives. Giovanni Di Paolo 1403–1482 has block colors or short ranges of a color. The physical forms are simple, not as defined. But heavy use of backgrounds and midgrounds and foregrounds and angles. Usually clear in color and detailed backgrounds and multiple individuals in the foreground. An example is Madonna of humility, great details in the back, but little shadow and the human forms are less detailed. Paolo's annunciation, note the difference with Beccafumi below. Domenico Beccafumi 1486 – 1551 showed he was able to attack the natural goal better the best example is his annunciation- unlike Paolo who has no shadows, he uses light more and has a more detailed form of human figures as well as nature. Florentine Painting artists in this region , adopted the holistic approach , getting light, form, color all correct. Piero della Francesca 1415 1492 notice he lived the same time as Paolo and after you see the examples below you see he was trying to reach the holistic natural desire more. The flagulation has characters of different height, shadows differing based on location, physical forms defined better Sandro Botticelli  1445 1510 died before Beccafumi and yet you can see his approach to achieve more natural effects. It like many of Botticelli's paintings don't have characters with extreme changes in height and this depth isn't challenged as much but the color and physical forms are well defined. TRIVIA I painted a variant of this in high school using acrylic Michelangelo 1475 – 1564 who was a better sculptor and Leonardo da Vinci 1452 –1519 were both born and trained in Florence, though did most of their work in Italy in Rome. Raphael1483 – 1520 wasn't Florentine but learned in Florence, before he also moved to Rome. But I argue most of their well known work is the for the second phase of European Renaissance I call Mannerism. Forlivese School of Art many places in italy have regional variation , I have not listed them all, but I placed a few. Melozzo 1438 – 1494 has few surviving work but the ones that exist show challenging perspective. Remember the first phase of the european renaissance goal is to show all aspects of the visual art in painting. Some tried it all, many focused on areas. a great example is the following. Cologne school remember it is European Renaissance , not Italian Renaissance, different places have different influences or styles, partially based on the religious r fiscally wealthy community. Meister des Marienlebens - An unknown artists whose is nicknamed today Meister des Marienlebens painted in the first phase Meeting at the golden gate, you can see the perspective, form, the lighting is not natural , but you can see the holistic application. Note: this work doesn't have an official title. Dutch and Flemish The northern European artists, were heavily influenced by Bosch whose details in the background or in the scene was superior to art of the south usually, or Eyck whose perspective's were at time unused or seen in the south. Hieronymus Bosch 1450 -- 1516 - an artist whose personality, influences or life story is barely known. His art is what he left, and like his identity it is specific. TRIVIA- as a kid I liked his style. You can see the cloudy wet sky above the light, the figures in the difference and the cruuxificion in front, the colors are not complex but he creates a sense of extreme range. Because he is in the north of Europe, far from rome, the expression can be different. Jan van Eyck 1390 – 144 alot of oil painting, oil allows colors that others at that time did not. He has some very famous paintings, Arnolfini and his wife. You can see in his Annunciation a many aspects, depth, lighting, angles, details Dieric Bouts 1415 – 1475 a leader in using vanishing points in perspective I mention The Virgin and Child because of its theme. A bare breasted virgin mary is very rare in modern images but was , i argue common, and near majority popular in desire in the european renaissance artistic age. While in comparison in the 1900s, a woman showing her breast in artwork of the U.S.A. [films especially] is considered sluttish or some negativity. Crete An eastern European First phase style. Because of the popularity of the Hagia Sophia [ holy wisdom] alot of eastern artist show the influence of the illustrative style in said building. Michael Damaskinos 1530/35–1592/93 - Adoration of the king - the figures look like they can be on the wall of the hagia with their colors, but the scene composition and perspective is more complex. IN CONCLUSION I hope what you realize looking at the presented first phase European Renaissance works is what determines something as European Renaissance is wide, not narrow, in all aspects: themes/colors/perspectives. So when you create your lineart, don't worry about impressing or your artistic skill. The key to the European Renaissance is pushing your craft , not a destination. If you achieve that, then you have succeeded. The Second Phase of the European Renaissance is from Mannerism era and other art movements about Europe that differed in one factor or another than from the goal of displaying all elements of art from the Trecento.

URL https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/October-2026-%3A-European-Renaissance-1373078979 CONTENT European Renaissance: October 2026 Contest 🌅Brought to you by: Join @color-me-club in coloring or creating coloring pages about themes that enliven our spirits. Coloring can be meditative fun or a communal activity, open to anyone at any skill level. Making a coloring page is like making a ticket for another's imagination into a place they have never been. Get inspired to color a world you have never seen but isn't complete without your prismatic touch! 🎯 THE CHALLENGE The European Renaissance is from the 1300s in Italy, commonly called the Trecento, spreading throughout Europe into the 1500s, commonly called the Cinquecento, and ending in the 1600s, commonly called the Seicento. For this challenge, the European Renaissance refers to the process from the of improving all aspects to appear real, until the Mannerism phase of the European Renaissance, which has a particular nature. 1. For the Line Art Creators: Create an artwork, black lines and white space, that utilizes as many elements as possible. The following are examples of artistic elements: depth[arrangement of elements in a work suggesting spatial arrangements], detail[how small areas of a work look], perspective[of the viewer to the space], alignment[objects spatial arrangement with themselves], realism[how items seem real] The time or place or fantasy, is free for you to decide .Please look at the example work below and the inspiring gallery below to comprehend. 2. For the Colorists: It has two paths. 1) During the lineart challenge, If you make an acceptable lineart, you can color the lineart you make and it wil be an entry for the coloring challenge OR you can use my example lineart , below. 2) For the coloring challenge, look at the time below, you can color any acceptable lineart in the lineart challenge MY EXAMPLE I used the following techniques I used the following detail of figure-the dog. perspective angle- the mirror reflection background+midground+foreground- the hallway two depth perspectives- the hallway plus outside detail background- the woman naked in the window. If you need more inspiration for your imagination I provide some more tools at the bottom of this post FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO DO THE COLORING CHALLENGE After the lineart challenge is finished, see below for times, you will be able to use any of the entries of the lineart challenge plus my example image to color FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO DO BOTH CHALLENGES Please go for it! But you must note the times for each. 📅 DATES & SUBMISSIONLine Art (Submit to Contest Folder) Starts: October 1 , 2026 | Ends: October 25 , 2026 Coloring (Submit to Contest Folder) Starts: October 26, 2026 | Ends: October 31 , 2026 You can also share your creations in the comments below to get feedback form other group members or just start a conversation about your art 🏆 PRIZES & REWARDSAll prizes courtesy of @Community and @color-me-club Ambassadors 🖋️ Line Art Category 🏅 Winner: 1,000 pts + Hype 🥈 Honorable Mention I: 500 pts + Hype 🥉 Honorable Mention II: 500 pts + Hype 🎨 Coloring Category 🏅 Winner: 500 pts + Hype 🥈 Honorable Mention I: 250 pts + Quartz 🥉 Honorable Mention II: 250 pts + Quartz 📋 RULES & GUIDELINES Originality & Copyright: The line art must be your own work. Ripped or "sampled" line art will be disqualified, this includes tracing. This doesn't include referenced images. You may use images for reference, as long as you don't trace it directly and provide credit in the artist's comments section of your entry. Requirements: Min. 1200px / 300 dpi. Traditional art must be clean and scanned.Need help? Use this website to check the pixel size and dpi of your image.] Traditional drawings must be cleanly scanned, in focus, adjusted to predominately black and white, and on plain white paper. [Need help? Check out this excellent tutorial by @BeckyKidus: How to digitally edit traditional line art.] Originality: Must be your own work created after September 2026. No tracing. All entries must abide by the DeviantArt Terms of Service, Fair Use rules for submissions Accessibility: Line art must be free to download. Membership: Join @color-me-club to be eligible! That's free too 📚 INSPIRATIONNeed help with your imagination? Search your gallery for renaissance. The European Renaissance has portraits [ the most common] , religious or secular or mythological works. The European Renaissance is from the 1300s in Italy, commonly called the Trecento, spreading throughout Europe into the 1500s, commonly called the Cinquecento, and ending in the 1600s, commonly called the Seicento. For this challenge, the European Renaissance refers to the process from the of improving all aspects to appear real, until the Mannerism phase of the European Renaissance, which has a particular nature. The following is an enlarged assistant to guide you through that long time period providing links to examples. EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE INSPIRATION GUIDE European Renaissance Inspiration Guide4 mins ago FOR THE October 2026 : European Renaissance The Following is a Gallery with artwork to inspire, please use the guide above for more information. Remember, the goal in the European Renaissance first phase is to utilize as many elements as possible and be as natural as possible. I can't wait to see the beautiful works interpreting the European Renaissance!! @HDdeviant Ask yourself, to color or to be colored! 🌅 NEW HORIZONS: January 2026 Contest 🌅\nBrought","html":{"type":"tiptap","features":"[{\"type\":\"TIPTAP_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"tiptap\":true,\"version\":1}},{\"type\":\"WORD_COUNT_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"words\":581,\"chars\":3373}},{\"type\":\"MEDIA_COUNT_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"emoji\":17,\"emotes\":8,\"images\":1,\"mentions\":7,\"video\":0,\"galleries\":0,\"gifs\":0,\"ids\":[1284759575]}},{\"type\":\"IS_EMPTY_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"isEmpty\":false}}]"}},"filetype":"jpeg"}" data-cropping="fill" style="font: inherit; vertical-align: bottom; color: inherit; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block;"> New HorizonsJan 8, 2026 February contest: heart of loveFeb 1, 2026 Wishing WellsMar 1, 2026 EASTER EGGS - Color Me ClubApr 3, 2026 🌅 Mother Goose: May 2026 Contest 🌅\nBrought to you","html":{"type":"tiptap","features":"[{\"type\":\"TIPTAP_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"tiptap\":true,\"version\":1}},{\"type\":\"WORD_COUNT_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"words\":631,\"chars\":3641}},{\"type\":\"MEDIA_COUNT_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"emoji\":17,\"emotes\":8,\"images\":5,\"mentions\":7,\"video\":0,\"galleries\":0,\"gifs\":0,\"ids\":[1327120224,1284003118,1289384960,1286745083,1317038393]}},{\"type\":\"IS_EMPTY_FEATURE\",\"data\":{\"isEmpty\":false}}]"}},"filetype":"png"}" data-cropping="fill" style="font: inherit; 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URL https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Palimpingere-1381011151 CONTENT Title: Palimpingere from Richard Murray @HDdeviant January, in a year, inside a gentle home, a real estate agent is inside a hall aside a customer. "Mrs. Sussy, wasn't this painting different last week" Mrs. Sussy look at the painting of the house in the house and reply:" No Mrs. Yam. You know this is a work by Safed Samael, remember, legally attached to this house and why it is a great bargain" A man sneak on and cuddles Mrs. Yam, while Mrs. Sussy step aside: "I saw the attic C, it can fit my work room...what" "The painting was different last week Ras, you see that..." "It seems a pentimento, a figure covered over" Mrs. Sussy impatiently ask: "Well Yams, will you?..." The female Yam has worry but nod positive and the male Yam agree. ... Late June, the same year, two women are inside a gentle home, carrying heavy bags. "Sug, thanks for helping" "No problem Kim...this house looks big enough for all the afterschool activities" "Yes...but I wish we could get rid... of that" "The town said the house and painting come together non negotiably" "Look at it, is that this building with so much decay and splotches of red?" "No, this house is immaculate, maybe we can cover it?" "Good idea, all the signs of dereliction will bring us down" ... December, the same year, a man exit his car with a painting, while speaking on the phone. "Yes, Honey! I know you dislike the portrait...Hahaha...the appraiser said it is! the Samael of Pleinlan...you were right, not the house...yes, in the scanned underpainting is the Pre-Raphaelite... the best while frightening under the worst example of mimesis, both disturbing to my wife...yes I do too,... mailing it to its subject after a put up everything...Haha!... yes it will not be here when you get home" For WATN January, inside a gentle home, a real estate agent is inside a hall aside a customer. Mrs. Sussy look at the painting of the house in the house and say: "You know this is a work by Safed Samael, and why this house is a great bargain" A man sneak and cuddles Mrs. Yam, while Mrs. Sussy step aside: "I saw the attic C, it can fit my work room...what" "The painting was different last week Ras, you see ..." "It seems a pentimento" Mrs. Sussy impatiently ask: "Well Yams, will you?..." The female Yam has worry but nod positive and the male Yam agree. ... Late June, two women are inside a gentle home, carrying heavy bags. "Sug, thanks for helping" "No problem Kim...this house looks big enough" "Yes...but I wish we could get rid... of that" "The town said the house and painting come together" "Look at it, is that this building?" "In no way, this house is immaculate, maybe we can cover it?" "Good idea, it's vibe will bring us down" ... December, a man exit his car with a painting, while speaking on the phone. "Yes, Honey! I know you dislike the portrait...Hahaha...the appraiser said it is! the Samael of Pleinlan...you were right, not the house...yes, the underpainting is the pre-Raphaelite... a frightening example of mimesis, disturbing my wife...yes, I do too... mailing it to its subject...Haha!... yes, it will not be here when you get home" For the WATN Dorian Gray WATN: Dorian GrayYesterday [DEVIATION] Human writing only please - No AI If you like my craft, I have a tip jar https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/tier/Tip-Jar-to-HDdeviant-902770076 CRLiterature Examples gallery https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/gallery/97552463/crliterature-content Literature Gallery https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/gallery/81311721/my-tales-or-poetry Literary OC's https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/gallery/85935477/literary NOTES Safed- means white in Arabic Samael- the angel of death in Christian literature impatiently- not patient/waiting like negotiable- not leisure able, must be worked immaculate- not defiled dereliction - totally abandoned thing Pentimento- the presence or emergence of earlier images, forms, or strokes that have been changed and painted over https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentimento Palimpset- scraped again https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palimpsest Non Finito- not finished https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_finito ashcan school https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashcan_School American regionalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regionalism_(art) Victorian era painting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_painting pre Raphaelite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Raphaelite_Brotherhood article https://gizmodo.com/these-secret-artistic-masterpieces-were-hidden-beneath-1626834333 dorian grey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray Ebook https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/oscar-wilde/the-picture-of-dorian-gray 13 chapter ebook https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4078 20 chapter ebook https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/174 audiobook https://librivox.org/search?title=The+Picture+of+Dorian+Gray&author=Wilde&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=catalog_date&search_page=1&search_form=advanced #watn #doriangray #dorian #wilde #oscar #crliterature #hddeviant #richardmurray #richardmurrayhumblr #kobo COMMENTS https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/1381011151/5313865342 thank you What made you decide to have the Yams buy it despite the weird vibes? I think most new home owners are willing to tolerate negativity from one aspect of the home. the house looks immaculant, even if the painting of the house in the house does not. is the underpainting meant to be the real subject all along? No, as an artist and a student of art history i comprehend that art resources used to be expensive. a quality canvas wasn't something every artist had which is why many artist reused canvases making works painting on canvases cleaned off. Now in this case, the underpainting was painted over not cleaned off, but the magic went onto the image above

URL https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/WATN%3A-Dorian-Gray-1374480446 CONTENT Human writing only please - No AI generated entries in this group.Check out @DeviantAI for AI specific contests. Thanks! Join @CRLiterature in reporting on some of our favorite fictional unknowns by writing fun fan fictions based on legendary characters in the public domain. 📽️📺 Ponder media's most ancient figures as we prompt you to provide conclusions or mysteries or new imaginative paths in 250 words or less 🧑‍💻🤩 Get inspired to write about characters inspired by these legends and win a chance for some awards 🏅🏆 Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde is known for his collections of short stories and essays as well as for his many stage plays, the most famous of which is The Importance of Being Ernest. However, Wilde did author one novel: the psychological thriller "The Picture of Dorian Gray" in 1890. Dorian is a wealthy young man of England who has an exquisite life-like portrait made by his dear friend Basil. The vain and narcissistic young Dorian hopes to be physically caught in the moment of his portraiture, wishing to live a life of pleasure without being touched by his hedonistic lifestyle. As the Dorian captured on canvas grows older and more decrepit while the living Dorian stays forever young, Basil fears his hard-living friend will not be able to atone for his ever growing list of sins. In an exuberant crescendo of negativity and rage, Dorian succumbs to the painting and is taken by the demons he once mocked. Challenge Your task is to write a tale inspired by Dorian Gray, one of the greatest monsters ever written. What if Basil was able to intervene in time to reverse Dorian's sins? What other actions sealed Dorian's fate that weren't included in the original story? What if Dorian sealed the painting away, never to look at it again; would he still be alive today? What if the painting version came to life to physically stalk Dorian? What would a modern day Dorian Gray be like? From making an alternative world version, to adding unknown elements to the character, you are free to imagine this public domain character, however you want. So, will you paint a new picture of Dorian Gray? Rules Here’s the rules and rewards for this @CRLiterature activity: All entries must abide by the DeviantArt Terms of Service, Fair Use rules for submissions, and the group rules for CRLiterature; off topic or inappropriate entries will be removed. Share your entry as a comment to this journal for reward considerations.    Only submit one (1) comment for this engagement that is your very best work; all entries must be original concepts and human-written, no AI-assisted entries are allowed and will be removed.      Comment with your entry, by the end of the day on October 15th 2026 for rewards consideration for this activity. You must be a member of @CRLiterature for awards considerations. Joining the group is fast and free from the group homepage. entry must be 250 words or less Winners selected at the sole discretion of CRLiterature group admin; all decisions are final and non-negotiable. We will select three (3) winners by October 20th 2026 to receive the following rewards:: Each winner will receive 250 points and a quartz badge One of the three will receive a hype badge I can’t wait to see your Dorian Gray in Where Are They Now?! @HDdeviant Example 250 word or less TITLE: Palimpingere January, inside a gentle home, a real estate agent is inside a hall aside a customer. Mrs. Sussy look at the painting of the house in the house and say: "You know this is a work by Safed Samael, and why this house is a great bargain" A man sneak and cuddles Mrs. Yam, while Mrs. Sussy step aside: "I saw the attic C, it can fit my work room...what" "The painting was different last week Ras, you see ..." "It seems a pentimento" Mrs. Sussy impatiently ask: "Well Yams, will you?..." The female Yam has worry but nod positive and the male Yam agree. ... Late June, two women are inside a gentle home, carrying heavy bags. "Sug, thanks for helping" "No problem Kim...this house looks big enough" "Yes...but I wish we could get rid... of that" "The town said the house and painting come together" "Look at it, is that this building?" "In no way, this house is immaculate, maybe we can cover it?" "Good idea, it's vibe will bring us down" ... December, a man exit his car with a painting, while speaking on the phone. "Yes, Honey! I know you dislike the portrait...Hahaha...the appraiser said it is! the Samael of Pleinlan...you were right, not the house...yes, the underpainting is the pre-Raphaelite... a frightening example of mimesis, disturbing my wife...yes, I do too... mailing it to its subject...Haha!... yes, it will not be here when you get home" from Richard Murray/ @HDdeviant MY POST- greater than 250 words P Literature PalimpingereTitle: Palimpingere from Richard Murray Inspiration C Literature Cursed Costumes continuedDay 2 was Barbie, It took me beyond the point of conclusion to figure out what to do , and yes, if it was a snake it would had bit me. I will submit later. But for the remaining days, they are the following. I put them in the following order. Atumapac, Ebon Bon, Becko Nascimento, Ben Burns. Atumapac, Ebon Bon, Becko Nascimento are my characters. Ben Burns is from speed racer. Pirate theme Touring (music) theme Shapeshifter If you made it this far, I place each character with the source of their theme in the order: pirate, tour, shapeshift Atumapac: set of pirates on a ship helmed by a ghost, Crescendolls [interstella5555], Boxboy from Nintendo Ebon Bon: Princess Pirate, Sade, Lighoo [trinidadian myth] Becko Nascimento: King Pirate at a drinking challenge, A member of Daft Punk at a reality t.v., As Dorian Grey holding his painting Ben Burns: pirate theme, 80s car video theme, escaping the blob thank you The Book is free to read, it is in the public domain. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4078 Some key points. The original story was published as a novella in parts in a magazine. But the original novella had mention of unfiltered homosexual relations, like from Basil to Dorian, but also Dorian to Woton. Wilde was asked by his publisher to change it and Wilde did, though Wilde never suggested it was forced upon or censure. I think Wilde saw it as better writing. A year after the novella, the novel was made. Articles https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/apr/27/dorian-gray-oscar-wilde-uncensored https://donostiabookclub.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-uncensored-and-almost-unknown.html List of references in the book https://www.historyandheadlines.com/list-cultural-references-picture-dorian-gray/ The first illustrated edition was made in 1908. Wood engravings by Eugene Date, from the drawings of Paul Thiriat. The following is from the Frontispiece of said book. Want more writing challenges? Check out these past installments of "Where Are They Now?" 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