Fine linework; rich colours; expressive hands; fly-away hairs in hairsyles, people looking Taken Aback; very exactly observed details, be they sartorial, flora, or fauna-based.

oh man, I never noticed it, but I do do a lot of fly-away hairs, don’t I? No one I draw uses hairspray, evidently.

The way you handle traditional media, especially watercolors. It’s always so neat and clean looking. ALSO ROSY CHEEKS.

haha omg I do love painting blushes, it’s true

Thin but precise lines depicting either funny scenarios or birds

😀 thank you! I embrace my Brand of “funny stuff or birds”

Came for the jooster art stayed for the nature/history stuff

an anon after my own heart!

Came for the goblin emperor art. Stayed for the age of sail obsession.

ahaha I’m always pleased when people who follow me for my intense-but-quick fandoms stick around for the history nerd stuff. 🙂

Came for the Temeraire, stayed for the Trek, age of sail and family stories. (You have singlehandedly got me into DS9.)

Oh, you’ve been here awhile then! I’m so glad to have gotten someone into ds9, it’s still Best Trek in my book. 😀

Came for the _. Stayed for the _.

justanotherrpmemeblog:

Tell me why you followed my blog and what made you stay (if it’s two different things of course!)

Top 3 museums you’ve never been to but want to visit

oh man oh man picking just three is HARD. um. in no order:

The Museum of Man (San Diego)
The Field Museum (Chicago)
…and The Scott Polar Research Institute Museum (Cambridge), because, hell, I’m just that predictable.

Name: Ducky! Meaning behind url: I’m super hyped for the new Decemberists single, it’s part of the lyrics. Hobbies/Interests: reading, hiking, ghost stories, collecting dead things, informal education. Why I follow: museum studies friend!!!!! Random fact about me: I am friends-ish with Jim Spann!!! Question for you: any cool ghost stories???? 😎

Hey Ducky! I had not been aware that they had a new single coming out, that’s something to look forward to (and then forget about until it’s already been out for a year, and then discover by accident, which is usually what happens with me and new music)! Those are some excellent hobbies, I gotta say. Especially the last one! And another museum person! [thumbs up emoji]

oh man I don’t know any ghost stories, I’m not, uh, into…. ghosts……… I’m boring, I’m sorry. 😦 (you should go ask tumblr user @focsle for ghost stories though, SJ is the confirmed Ghost Friend, and also a Museum Person)

Hi! I’m Brenna, my URL is p much just syllables I thought sounded nice together. I’m into kickboxing, embroidery, & long walks on the beach. I heard of you from one of your viral posts & I’m going into museum work as well! Do you prefer science or art (or both!) museums?

Hi Brenna! Kickboxing sounds super cool, my roommate (the delightful and talented @pirisquills ) does jiu jitsu and I am always extremely Impressed by hobbies that include physical combat.

Another museum person! What kind of museum work do you wanna do?

I’m a natural history museum person through-and-through, although I prefer outdoor education to anything actually inside a museum.