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Announcing the first annual fanfic art show. We are fortunate enough to have two new pieces on display by the talented bruinsfan.

Drawn for "Tanlines & Dogtags" (a Stargate Atlantis story where a straight Major Lorne takes nude pictures of his gay commander) we have bruinsfan's "snapshots" of Lorne taken by Sheppard.
marker renderings on vellum, with a little bit of detail work done via black colored pencil. bruinsfan makes delicious use of sculpting shadows, displaying John's appreciation of the male form and a comic sensibility. In the first image we learn later in the story that John cut the top of Lorne's head off in his snapshot. *cough* Have a look at what's dead center of the frame and you can see why.

( 'On The Beach' by Bruinsfan. John's snapshot of Lorne on the beach taken at a 'ridiculous diagonal,' very NSFW, even outside Atlantis. Um. Okay, I see what John sees in him. )

The second image is also marker renderings on vellum, with a little bit of detail work done via black colored pencil, once again demonstrating bruinsfan's sensitive use of light. Here bruinsfan sacrifices phot realism to perfectly capture the mood of the scene and Lorne's relaxed masculinity -- right before John steals the sunglasses off his face.

( 'Tidal Pool' by Bruinsfan. A relaxed shot taken in the tidal pool. Also NSFW, though a little less, um, blatant. )

April 19, 2008. Seattle. A place you don't even get snow in January most years.

We had flakes the size of snowballs coming down over blooming magnolia trees, rhododendron and forsythia blossoms. It was really cool, and if I didn't know this said bad things about climate change (and possibly farming), I'd be delighted.

It still looked magnificent.

Thanks to the hard work and attention of my two lovely betas, dossier and rabidfan, Out Of Bounds is cruising. Also, I'm keeping my new rule "No Spamma-da F-list, man" and that has definitely opened up some time for writing. Also, it seems fewer people unfriend me. *snorts with laughter*

This week, three more scenes written.

( This must be Harry Potter weekend. Zoe drew Lucius/Percy )

( And, even better, she translated Little Boy Blue into Mandarin! )

I am totally exhausted after my midterm. I may be delayed on the story I planned to write for 14valentines (since I just woke up on the couch -- and I was supposed to be writing).

Instead, let's have some fan art for Tanlines & Dogtags by miso_no_tsuki. That's appropriate for Art and Athletics, right?

Story: Tanlines & Dogtags
Story Author: Icarus
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Sheppard/Lorne (sort of), Sheppard/McKay (implied pre-slash)
Artist: miso_no_tsuki
Artwork rating: I'd call it a hot R for nudity.
Deviant art account here feed the artist: What Lorne saw in his viewscreen.
For: 14valentines Arts and Athletics.



Snippet:

Lorne had explained that early evening and dusk was the best time for photography, the shadows more distinct, colors richer from the warmth of the setting sun. It didn't take any convincing to get John to stretch out on the dark sand -- away from the Athosian blanket, thank god -- and continue the conversation in front of the camera, the gold sunlight sculpting muscles as he stretched his hands playfully behind his head with a twitch of his eyebrow and a confident smile. The smooth wash of water on a much broader beach behind him.

( Her original Tanlines piece... )







( Her other (so gorgeous) Tanlines piece... )

P.S. There is apparently an inside joke in the settings on Lorne's camera, but it takes a photographer to get it. Mona-?

ETA: Aha! Apparently those light settings are impossible, but deliberately in the shape of Atlantis.

I've never been to a convention, but I've always (okay, for the last two years) had this fantasy.

A bunch of fans line up for the usual photo op, photo signing for Joe Flanigan. One after another, they pull out glossy prints of fan art and ask him to sign them:

- Such as this bright-eyed one. (comment here to crysothemis)
- And this gorgeous sepia tone drawing (my absolute favorite). (comment here to crysothemis)
- Then this one with the P-90. (comment here to crysothemis)
- This cartoonish G.I. Joe vector drawing. (comment here to crysothemis)
- Beautiful acrylic rendering of John with a water color feel. (comment here to astridv)
- This detailed portrait. (comment here to crysothemis)
- More color in this breathtaking hang-it-at-the-family-manor portrait. (comment here to artconserv)
- A simple inked cartoon. (comment here to crysothemis)
- A brooding, damaged John. (comment here to ileliberte)
- The rain pouring down his face. (comment here to crysothemis)
- The defiant one with the dark eyeliner. (comment here to crysothemis)
- A soft pensive pencil drawing. (comment here to crysothemis)
- This sweet face (a personal favorite of mine). (comment here to crysothemis)
- Our beloved smirky mischievous Sheppard (comment here to crysothemis)
- This rather sullen, if soft, pencil drawing. (comment here to crysothemis)
- One hovering on that soldiers' line between anger and fear. (comment here to crysothemis)
- Sweet and gentle and neatly trimmed, blushing a little. (comment here to crysothemis)
- Surprised and innocent. (comment here to crysothemis)
- Faint and a little sorrowful. (comment here to crysothemis)
- The boyish head-dip. (comment here to crysothemis)
- It's the eyes. (comment here to crysothemis)
- No one would be daring enough to show him in a silk kimono. Would they? (comment here to crysothemis)
- The kinky bondage stuff we'd *ahem* leave in our rooms. But we'd bring it. (comment here to crysothemis)
- The darkness of a shocked and angry John. (comment here to enname)
- The fantasy space pirate John, wounded. (comment here to ileliberte)
- The sheer unpredictable beauty of steammmpunk's feathered Sheppard. (comment here to steammmpunk)
- Or if John were to have wings, surely they'd be rakish, too. (comment here to crysothemis)
- John about to get his butt kicked by Teyla. (comment here to ileliberte)
- Long, tall, and in a cowboy hat. (comment here to steammmpunk)
- A watercolor cartoon scruffy John with Rodney. (comment here to glockart)
- Oh, well, at least pentapus' cartoon John wins here, batman-style. (comment here to pentapus)
- We have to have a little slashiness, hurt/comfort, injured -- what? We have plausible deniability here! It's a snowstorm! (comment here to steammmpunk)
- Swimming with the... okay, that looks dangerous, John. (comment here to pentapus)
- Much safer sealife, John curled up and happy. (comment here to mutecornett)
- We have to have at least one that makes him blink, squint, and realize that's him in the middle of the Egyptian motif. (comment here to steammmpunk)
- Peaceful, sleeping watercolor John. (comment here to ileliberte)
- Back the more familiar world, John hurt on a mission, and under fire. (comment here to ileliberte)
- John with his team on a very damp mission. (comment here to astridv)
- One that would only be shown in a severely cropped form. Guh. (comment here to steammmpunk)
- Fortunately, the next is playfully het. (comment here to ileliberte)
- And a completely different feel, more Antarctic snow than Sheppard. (comment here to ileliberte)
- John as a magician. The artists' imaginations just.... (comment here to ileliberte)
- Some AUs are nearer to home. (comment here to mutecornett)
- He may blush at this, but it's worth it. Okay, maybe we'll keep the rear view nudity in our rooms. (comment here to summertea)
- And one so beautiful, I doubt he'd mind he barely makes it into the picture (yes, I know, another one with too much implied nudity that must stay in the rooms). (comment here to ileliberte)
- Aren't we all tempted to bring this one? Hmm, it might give away a few fantasies. *g* (comment here to miso_no_tsuki)
- This one also probably gives away our fantasies. (comment here to leyna55)
- A slashy line drawing (another one for the rooms). (comment here to summertea)
- This one's almost disturbing. (comment here to steammmpunk)
- A sad and broken John in a medieval style (oh, dear, more nudity). (comment here to enname)
- Naturally, we have to have some team drawings to round this out. With dinosaurs! (comment here to ileliberte)
- This hug may be a bit slashy. (comment here to anna_luna)
- John and Rodney are a team, right? (comment here or at artconserv)
- This may be a tad too slashy (just a tad). (comment here to artconserv)
- Fandom does love Sheppard/McKay. (comment here to artconserv)
- A little McShep love, but quite subtle. (comment here to leyna55)
- Sheppard/McKay for the mutiny AU. (comment here to astridv)
- Sheppard/McKay off-world action scene. (comment here to astridv)
- Sheppard and McKay face a Wraith. (comment here to astridv)
- You gotta love Sheppard, pondering in the middle of the action. (comment here to ileliberte)
- Our action hero. (comment here to ileliberte)




After a half hour of one drawing following another, Flanigan gets the picture: It's love.

Though it occurs to me that this is just an excuse for me to post my favorite art recs.