“It's spring fever.... You don't quite know what it is you DO want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!” -Mark Twain- Photo by Aussiegall Photo by Mirko Macari Photo by Belen Photo by forestgladesiwander Photo by Jarosław Pocztarski Photo by *L*u*z*a* lack of inspiration Photo by macieklew Photo by maurobrock Photo by suln Photo by ethanol76 Photo by keepitsurreal Photo by dsearls

I've done these Photoshop patterns. And I want to share them with you. Download them for free, but before please read and understand the terms of use. Terms of use These patterns are free to use in commercial and non-commercial designs, as long as you follow these conditions: - The patterns can't be sold. You can sell the designs you make with the patterns, but not the patterns themselves. - They must be downloaded clicking the links from this article in blog.emmaalvarez.com. If you like the patterns and want your visitors to download them, place a link to this post, so they come and download them from here. Don't directly link them. - You can't redistribute the patterns without my explicit consent. If you want to pack them in a clipart library, cd or dvd, or anything else, ask me first. - You can't claim these patterns as yours. - Don't use these patterns in racist, sexist, hateful or blaspheme works. - You can link back and name blog.emmaalvarez.com in your website or designs, but it's not required, although I will appreciate it. Retro Pattern Set Vol. 1 Click here to download

"Dunkle Nächte, klirrende Schatten - grausam drohte so mache Not. Wir teilten das Leben mit den Ratten, harrend dem Würfelspiel mit dem Tod. Neues Hoffen begrüßt die Erde, wogende Wellen sanften Lichts. Neu erwacht die Menschenherde - lauschend dem Glück, das die Zeit verspricht. Und schon spüre ich die Kraft erwachen - unwiderstehlich und bittersüß. Seh mich aus meinem Schlaf erwachen, eh mich mein Schicksal mit sich verschließt. Die Laute klingt zum Frühlingsreigen - so wie geliebt, so altgewohnt. Es erklingen die Schalmeien, tragen den Odem zum Horizont. Wir sind die Herren der Winde! Wir ziehen fort zum Horizont. Herren der Winde! Wir sind die Herren der Winde! Unser Geist euch stets bewohnt. Herren der Winde! Und wir werden wieder ziehen, weitergetragen von unserem Gesang. Wir können uns selbst nicht mehr entfliehen, spüren die Welt duch unseren Klang. Weiter zeichnet des Spielmanns Seele dort ihre Bahnen in dunklen Staub, doch ich spüre den Puls des lebens gleich einem Tosen - dröhnend laut. Wir sind die Herren der Winde! Wir ziehen fort zum Horzont. Herren der Winde! Wir sind die Herren der Winde! Unser Geist Euch stets bewohnt. Herren der Wind!" -lyrics of the original song- You can find this song "Herren der Winde" in the album of Schandmaul "Hexenkessel" edited in 2005. Schandmaul is a German band who use medieval instruments and sounds mixed with rock. Their beginning was playing folk music, but soon they added rock to their style. This band is one of the best German bands of this genre, enjoy them.

I've done these Photoshop brushes. They are splatters. And I want to share them with you. Download them for free, but before please read and understand the terms of use. Terms of use These brushes are free to use in commercial and non-commercial designs, as long as you follow these conditions: - The brushes can't be sold. You can sell the designs you make with the brushes, but not the brushes themselves. - They must be downloaded clicking the links from this article in blog.emmaalvarez.com. If you like the brushes and want your visitors to download them, place a link to this post, so they come and download them from here. Don't directly link them. - You can't redistribute the brushes without my explicit consent. If you want to pack them in a clipart library, cd or dvd, or anything else, ask me first. - You can't claim these brushes as yours. - Don't use these brushes in racist, sexist, hateful or blaspheme works. - You can link back and name blog.emmaalvarez.com in your website or designs, but it's not required, although I will appreciate it. Splatters Click here to download

As some of you may remember, in the article "The Most Famous Kiss In The World" I talked about Rodin and the Gates of Hell. Canaleducatif has send me the following video that tells about the Gates of Hell, that is one of the most important works of Auguste Rodin. The video is a small documentary that explains why there are two different versions of the same artwork, and why Rodin remained obsessed by the Gates until his death. Enjoy it.

Some time ago the 200 anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth was celebrated. All of us know that he was the scientist that developed the theory of natural selection. His ideas are studied in on line schools and high schools frequently. But did you know that...? He wanted to be a doctor like his father but he had fear for blood. He was a very curious man in all the facets of his life, including gastronomy, so he joined the Club of Gastronomy of the University to taste the most weird meals including owl steak. He married with a cousin of him after making a list with the advantages and disadvantages of marrying. He was a fanatic of the game Backgammon. There are 4 mountains with his name. Watching his own little children, he wrote some journals in which he compared them with the behavior of the apes. Later, these studies were of great scientific value. Some famous quotes of Charles Darwin: "A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered he value of time". "I love fool's experiments. I'm always making them". "How paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children". "As for a future life, every man must judge for himself between conflicting vague probabilities". "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it's those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert than this or that problem will never be solved by science".

As I already said in a previous article, Yareah Magazine is a cultural magazine about literature, myths, and art, that features the articles of relevant figures of these scopes. This month, the magazine cover shows one of my artworks ("The Crow"), that also illustrate many of its pages, with a total of 22 images. If you're on the USA you can buy the magazine in paper, that is also available for download in PDF for free, or read it online, here: http://www.yareah.com/ The previous month I said that there will be a surprise, and the surprise is that you can also hear an audio file in which I talk about my art. There's also an article that you can read there. So to hear me and read the article, go here: http://www.yareah.com/arts_emma_alvarez.php These are some of my works that you can watch in the magazine: The Bath Of The Nymph Sunset In The Floating Island Watching Val D'Aran