#the picture of dorian gray
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— Handwritten manuscript of ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde (x)
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde (published in 1890)
’The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde (published in 1890)
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde (published in 1890)
i can’t believe that at the age of 15 I read the picture of dorian gray and decided to base my personality on it
Hey, Dorian, want to go to the art gallery and look at some portraits of- oh my- um… Never mind…
I just finished rereading “The Picture of Dorian Gray“ and I’m still hating lord Henry Wotton and crying over Basil Hallward.
recently ♡
girls be like “this is my comfort character” and then they’re either dead or a murderer
me describing my favorite fictional characters:
sir this is my emotional support murderer
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde (published in 1890)
’The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde (published in 1890)
’The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde (quoted from ‘Hamlet’)
Lord Henry: This portrait is exquisite! Basil, why won’t you display this in an exhibit?
Basil:
Dorian and Lord Henry ordered fruity drinks at his house and didn’t even ask if he wanted one
“Dorian, from the moment I met you, your personality had the most extraordinary influence over me. I was dominated, soul, brain, and power, by you. […] I worshipped you. I grew jealous of every one to whom you spoke. I wanted to have you all to myself. I was only happy when I was with you. When you were away from me, you were still present in my art…. Of course, I never let you know anything about this. It would have been impossible. […] You would not have understood it. I hardly understood it myself. Weeks and weeks went on, and I grew more and more absorbed in YOU. […] I felt, Dorian, that I had told too much, that I had put too much of myself into it.”
Basil Hallward, The Picture of Dorian Gray, O. Wilde
“Dorian Gray? Is that his name?” asked Lord Henry, walking across the studio towards Basil Hallward.
“Yes, that is his name. I didn’t intend to tell it to you.”
“But why not?”
“Oh, I can’t explain. When I like people immensely, I never tell their names to any one. It is like surrendering a part of them. I have grown to love secrecy. It seems to be the one thing that can make modern life mysterious or marvellous to us. The commonest thing is delightful if one only hides it. When I leave town now I never tell my people where I am going. If I did, I would lose all my pleasure. It is a silly habit, I dare say, but somehow it seems to bring a great deal of romance into one’s life. I suppose you think me awfully foolish about it?”
August 18, 2021
My current read.✨ I must say I’m impressed with how fast I’ve been reading this book because I’m typically a slow reader! If you guys have read it, what would you rate it as? {mine}
Given the nice feedback that the comic about Basil Hallward, painter of the Picture of Dorian Gray is getting, I thought some of you may want to take a look at the process behind it, so I set the Patreon dossier about it for public access (free).
The dossier post includes initial concepts, sketches, photo references and even further world building ideas.
Feel free to reblog for other artists and writers who may be interested in process diaries. And thanks for sharing my comic!
New Works of Basil Hallward, part 2 of 2.
(Here’s Part 1).
This is the first Secret Knots story this year, I hope you like it!
New Works of Basil Hallward (part 1 of 2).
“To define is to limit”
-The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
“To me. The tale of my madness.”
The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.
-Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
The Picture of Dorian Gray
(Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde)
Handmade Soft Toy
look if I was in love with my egotistical muse, I wouldn’t get murdered by him. rip to Basil Hallward but I’m different
“Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing.”
-Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Happy 167th Birthday to Oscar Wilde!
“Some things are more precious because they don’t last long.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Lord Henry Wotton from The Picture of Dorian Gray
It’s been a while since I’ve drawn Dorian Gray!
Another highly requested one
These wouldn’t be scenes in the movie but I wanted to draw them for fun
I keep sending these to my former director on the Barbie movies and she loves them so like keep up the good work
Oh my god
When Ed Sheeran wrote ‘Best Part Of Me’, and Astrid S wrote 'Favourite Part Of Me’, they really were onto something. I Wonder what is it that they thought about, so strong that pushed the lyrics out of them. Words that can never be understood unless experienced….(Lalala me goes crazy)