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“A Visit” (“The Lovely House”) by Shirley Jackson Analysis
This Shirley Jackson short story goes by two titles. Penguin decided to call it “A Visit” for their 2013 Dark Tales anthology, reverting back to the 1952 title. But for about half a century various publishers decided to call it “The Lovely House”. Yes, this is a haunted house story. But — surprise! — this beautiful old mansion isn’t exactly…
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Winter Wind by Alice Munro Short Story Analysis
“Winter Wind” is a coming-of-age short story by Canadian author Alice Munro. Find it in Something I’ve Been Meaning To Tell You (1974).
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What architectural style is the house of Psycho?
The Psycho house is similar to what is now called ‘Second Empire Style’. What makes this style of architecture feel so creepy?
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Futuristic Houses With Stable Diffusion
The following futuristic houses were made using Stable Diffusion running on a locally hosted version of Automatic1111 and the dreamlike-diffusion model.
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Andrew Henry’s Meadow Picture Book Analysis
Andrew Henry’s Meadow is a 1965 picture book written and illustrated by Doris (“Doe”) Burn (1923 – 2011), an American storyteller who illustrated her picture books in a small Waldron Island cabin with no facilities.
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Alleyways And Other Spaces Between Buildings
We want to decipher skies and paintings, go behind these starry backgrounds or these painted canvases and, like kids trying to find a gap in a fence, try to look through the cracks in the world. Georges Bataille, “The Cruel Practice of Art” WHAT IS AN ALLEYWAY? A narrow space between or behind buildings, often […]
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Distorted Houses In Illustration
There’s a style of house, popular in Hallowe’en illustration and in children’s books about witches, which looks distorted and crooked. You know it when you see it. This house is a creepy inversion of The Dream House, so it is always two-storeyed with an attic, and you just know it has a basement as well. […]
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Swimming Pools in Illustration and on Book Covers
Swimming without water: Buckets, bins and bathtubs by Charlotte Bates and Kate Moles, 9th August 2022 Swimming stories by Adele Prince, 9th August 2022 In deep: At one with the water, with all that entails, Rebecca Olive, 9th August 2022 She is peeling off her wet swimsuit when the yummy mummies arrive. Glossy and stick […]
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Sunlight Streaming Into Rooms
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Balconies in Art and Illustration
A collection of paintings and illustrations featuring balconies and view from balconies.
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Houses In The Snow
A collection of hygge houses surrounded by snow.
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Warm Yellow Windows Which Look Cosy From a Distance
It’s that time of year again in Australia, where the land becomes brown and dusty, I’m stuck inside to avoid the heat, prepping for Christmas, looking at artwork from the Northern Hemisphere, where 90% of humankind live.
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Dark, Shadowy Interiors
Some of these paintings serve as dark frames to draw attention to a scene outside a window. But every afternoon in winter there’s a period between full light and dark, where you haven’t quite turned the lights on yet. These paintings capture this mood.
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Kitchen Stoves And Ovens In Art and Illustration
What do kitchen stoves look like throughout the ages?
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Writing Activity: Describe The Outside Of A House
A writing activity in which you imaginatively approach a house and describe it.