My Conflicted Feelings on Phillipa Georgiou

Michelle Yeoh is a great actor and martial arts queen. Discovery has been an improvement in action over the previous series, yet it is also disappointing that Captain Georgiou died by combat without getting to display much of that talent. It feels maligned, like Patrick Stewart not given the room grand stand, Shakespeare-style. That’s more a matter of preference though.

What makes Captain Georgiou one of my least favorite Captains is her signing off on a plan to plant mines on dead Klingons. There are questionable decisions that each Captain has made, particularly in early seasons, but this goes against the Geneva Convention - “Each party to the conflict must take all possible measures to prevent the dead from being despoiled. Mutilation of dead bodies is prohibited.”

However, all that said, she is not the only Georgiou, and I see the seeds of a redemption arc in mind for her Mirror counterpart. At the very least, there is a non-zero chance that she gets to utterly demolish some folk.

Today’s project - a tonal study in oils #strodefad #strodecollege #strodecollegeartdepartment #oilpaintingtechniques #oilpainting #tonalstudy #stilllife https://www.instagram.com/p/CAix6VNle8R/?igshid=1b9gmnon5v4ik

Tonal study @gettymuseum "David with the Head of Goliath" by Guido Cagnacci, ~1645-1650 . . #ilovemuseums #tonalstudy #tones #prismacolor #pencil #davidandgoliath #guidocagnacci #gettymuseum #italianpainting https://www.instagram.com/p/B7hC0afD1qr/?igshid=9mil1blsqxfy

Tonal study of Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury. Oil on canvas. 19/01/2020

Cheated again and used pencil. Model: @bonnyzahara inktober no 6/31. Decided to make inktober all about tonal studies. . . . #inktober2019 #inktober2019day6 #tonalstudy #inkfeature #inkscape #inksketch #inkportrait #alienbaby #sexyalien #bonnyzahara #missdarq #fetus #fetalattraction #weirdoart (at Thornbury 3071) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3RKZLuHdM4/?igshid=1jw30m5d27b1j

Just posted a free bonus video in tonal studies and pictorial structure on Patreon. These are three gouache studies of The Flagellation of Christ by Piero Della Francesca, a plate from Utamaro’s Poem of the Pillow, and Mama Bush (your love keeps lifting me) Higher and Higher by Mickalene Thomas. #artlessons #basiccourse #drawing #artschoolisexpensive #artisforeveryone #tonalstudy #mickalenethomas #pierodellafrancesca #utamaro (at West Town, Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byd5c5zlV7w/?igshid=6hk9t1wti5kj

Value study . . . #pleinair #valuestudy #tonalstudy #markers #blackandwhite #sketchbook #art #sketch #drawing #pleinairartist #architecture #buildings #pleinair #pleinairpainting #art #oilpainting #painting #pleinairpainter #watercolor #landscapepainting #instaart #landscape #artistsoninstagram #sketch #pleinairmag #impressionism #artist https://www.instagram.com/p/ByO_w4Vl_HN/?igshid=e5wly3ehhth9

You guessed It folks...today is #TonalTuesday and that means today is all about TONE! I really feel that Marcel Moyse's prolific book "De La Sonorte" is referenced often and "used" a lot...but that there isn't really a good guide out there as to how to utilize the entire work. So I made one! This is how I (and my students) work on our tone with Mr. Moyse. For the full video please visit: https://youtu.be/mNOSK87ZugU What is your fave tone development study book?? #flute #flutemusic #fluteplayer #flutistsofinstagram #flutist #flutelife #flutelyfe #flutelove #fluteteacher #instaflute #fluteproblems #musiciansofinstagram #classicalmusic #MarcelMoyse #Moyse #DeLaSonorte #TonalStudy #FluteTone #ToneDevelopment (at Ann Arbor, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtOx9KIARnS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mdonv13e4gri

-• All About Me •-

🌿🌻 A self portrait I have done for college, the project that is aptly named ‘All About Me’. My face has been done in tone with a regular Foray HB pencil, outlined with a BIC Ballpoint Pen and I mixed together two shades of yellow acrylic to block in my hair. I was largely inspired by one of my favourite artists Tomasz Mro and his ‘Yellow Series’ as yellow is one of my favourite colours. This is one of the first self portraits I have ever done and I am quite happy with the way it has turned out however I still have a lot to learn 🌻🌿

The mere minutes of F8 were spectacular. It’s wild to go from alien to threatening to tragic in a single scene. Alex Diehl also built on Brent Spiner’s iconic performance. I hope his role grows, like Colm Meany becoming Chief O’Brien.

Michael Sweerts, Head of a Woman, 1654 @gettymuseum Sweerts, a devout christian, was interested in the poor and downtrodden of society. After painting portraits of wealthy patrons he'd go to the streets of Rome to find very different subjects. This small unassuming painting really caught me. How warmly and kindly his brushwork depicts this woman, whose features in all likelihood aged prematurely due to poverty and hardship. . #ilovemuseums #gettymuseum #tonalstudy #portrait #prismacolor #pencil #study #michaelsweert https://www.instagram.com/p/B7mEuHMjwkR/?igshid=1p81in7gz6eje

Tonal study for 3 seated figures. Pencil on paper. 16/09/2019

Praslesh / Tonal study #1 #charcoaldrawing #bw #tonalstudy #figurative #illustration #sketch #romaniansound #romaniansareplaying #romanianclubculture #valeriucatalineanu https://www.instagram.com/p/CIaTCJpASM1/?igshid=1i57ojbsuif1q

Starting with spheres and eggs then moving to simple forms like lemon and tomatoe. #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #sketchbook #pencil #pencildrawing #graphite #drawingfromlife #artoftheday #creative #gallery #inspiration #artwork #art #artist #markmaking #composition #drawingpractice #lines #stilllife #appreciate #tonalstudy #charcoal #chalk #conte #valuestudy

#wip of a #demo I did during my #graphicnovel class We are diving into a #batman #script #pencildrawing #pencilart #penciller #comicart #sequentialart #thedarkknight #capedcrusader #gothamcity #dccomics #study #academicdrawing #anatomydrawing #warmup #tonalstudy #hudsonvalleyartist #comicartist #comicbookartist #brucewayne (at The Atelier at Flowerfield) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIb2A0WBFQv/?igshid=7h0ylgja81o0

On the easel….