My inspiration blog. I reblog art, design, architecture, cultural interests, nature and beautiful things. An artist from the grey coasts of England. A hippy with a degree. Images are not mine unless stated otherwise. I will take material down or add credit if requested. There are tasteful, drawn nudes on this blog. My art can be found here:www.riverdarling.co.uk www.facebook.com/darlingillustration riversgallery.tumblr.com Hover above images for information. Tumblr (3.0; @riverdarling)http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4f5b1ca21fc3a06d08539da7129c20f8/tumblr_mo8z8d8N411rgefsdo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7bbaa6990a77aaa164cbc30208566758/tumblr_mo8z8d8N411rgefsdo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f99a686f51e623d1445f12fa17de3006/tumblr_mo8z8d8N411rgefsdo7_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d8f569d7f6e872dd4b9f3d0349d7876b/tumblr_mo8z8d8N411rgefsdo10_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7d195e11fde0ed0e3f1a6efdcc2a434d/tumblr_mo8z8d8N411rgefsdo6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9af175cc6f85ea71ffdb55bac2015888/tumblr_mo8z8d8N411rgefsdo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/52697ffb81faedfb2649328676b9e117/tumblr_mo8z8d8N411rgefsdo8_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1a3070852ca36cbb0725ef72968c41bc/tumblr_mo8z8d8N411rgefsdo9_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/07b6fa29f729d653a9dcb5ac95948e6f/tumblr_mo8z8d8N411rgefsdo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c008d7de584fb48199879e246d83e4de/tumblr_mo8z8d8N411rgefsdo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://themamafox.tumblr.com/post/52805643099/science-sexual-gravityisverycompelling-the" target="_blank">themamafox</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://science-sexual.tumblr.com/post/52803844439/gravityisverycompelling-the-context-of-the" target="_blank">science-sexual</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gravityisverycompelling.tumblr.com/post/52794930314/the-context-of-the-watermelon-bikini-i-had-no" target="_blank">gravityisverycompelling</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>THE CONTEXT OF THE WATERMELON BIKINI</p> <p>I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS A POIGNANT COMMENTARY ON GENDER PRESENTATION</p> </blockquote> <p>Holy shit this person</p> <p>Can I just.</p> </blockquote> <p>The “why don’t you dress like a woman” thing doesn’t even make sense. People aren’t going around asking why straight people don’t dress like their sexual preference. >.< </p> <p>This is a perfect way of dealing with it. </p> </blockquote> <p>Yes! I don’t normally reblog non-arty stuff but this is so witty and relevant.</p>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52947953197http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52947953197Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:36:34 +0100feminismgender theory<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a02a858d54e0059d5858da5713faa0c2/tumblr_mnv84s0pIm1rsagzbo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8e635aee37459c0ba45c0812958e0f4f/tumblr_mnv84s0pIm1rsagzbo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ee8d5d1a97a6b8bac92967bcb036008e/tumblr_mnv84s0pIm1rsagzbo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://riversgallery.tumblr.com/post/52936168814/the-finished-illustrations-telling-the-story-of" target="_blank">riversgallery</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The finished illustrations telling the story of The Ugly Duckling with a twist.<br/><br/></p> <p><a href="http://riversgallery.tumblr.com/post/52936168814/the-finished-illustrations-telling-the-story-of" target="_blank">Read More</a></p> </blockquote>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52936236925http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52936236925Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:03:04 +0100river darlingthe ugly ducklingswanducksillustrationduckducklinginkillustrationsartists of tumblrfemale artists<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eb98595cf09413d40d1cfe7be3cbf7b1/tumblr_mnpn5tesj41r13tm3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/37eccc2d67b9defafe77b50e4dd83943/tumblr_mnpn5tesj41r13tm3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://khl0ekardashian.tumblr.com/post/51885062152/me-on-my-way-to-steal-your-man" target="_blank">khl0ekardashian</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>me on my way to steal your man</p> </blockquote> <p>Who is this fantastic man ahahaha!</p>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52786485332http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52786485332Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:00:38 +0100cross dressing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gb20mJYC1qc82mmo1_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gb20mJYC1qc82mmo2_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gb20mJYC1qc82mmo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gb20mJYC1qc82mmo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bethanmay23.tumblr.com/post/52132573828/this-is-one-of-the-best-lines-in-the-history-of" target="_blank">bethanmay23</a>:</p> <blockquote> <script src="denied:chrome://YouLoop/content/YouLoop_script.js" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote> <p><span>This is one of the best lines in the history of anything.</span></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52690610617http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52690610617Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:00:14 +0100doctor whomatt smith“Sleep is my lover now, my forgetting, my opiate, my oblivion.”<br/><br/> - <em>Audrey Niffenegger  (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pittykitty.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">pittykitty</a>)</em>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52623768283http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52623768283Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:00:17 +0100quotesleep<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/94164cfcb5a3629be5e9cc325a09cc88/tumblr_mn5pjxxGh01qzm8mpo1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/985ab6fa5e505315c9f005cf250080c4/tumblr_mn5pjxxGh01qzm8mpo2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52609428999http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52609428999Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:00:13 +0100doctor whotardisthe doctorbbcwhovian<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/59f51d75edab7d3a9835f4c7a50d87b1/tumblr_mndzawTKDX1rmes7yo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/90a4f85c54a381367349b9ec4633b29b/tumblr_mndzawTKDX1rmes7yo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/283f9e44ba194050a4f00490fb2108d4/tumblr_mndzawTKDX1rmes7yo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7a6ab40927e23e2269291ee5f6283c80/tumblr_mndzawTKDX1rmes7yo4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b72dc1550a73db96cad2bc448e159bc8/tumblr_mndzawTKDX1rmes7yo5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1b1cbe5dee5664eab090810a788056d9/tumblr_mndzawTKDX1rmes7yo6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3db4a91705504f1b2f162bbdd0d7585f/tumblr_mndzawTKDX1rmes7yo7_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e5b450711d1c232e0cb14d966f7a0d66/tumblr_mndzawTKDX1rmes7yo8_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a1c0f9e29bf84fdf4422e1ca49316149/tumblr_mndzawTKDX1rmes7yo9_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c2b8e462e3f2f51e8e7ef1c0bec115d1/tumblr_mndzawTKDX1rmes7yo10_500.png"/><br/> <br/>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52541206455http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52541206455Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:00:29 +0100comictransciencegrowing upcomicscartooncartoons<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ba4267478dcb5ac85dea8a4c7faa4d18/tumblr_midf4w2GXO1qcz4s2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52523175005http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52523175005Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:00:20 +0100weathertwisters<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d957bf3dd0ad03464b229b01f01933ca/tumblr_mnd068b7151r1bac2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52457093638http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52457093638Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:00:27 +0100trafficcars<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcmk5xJ9aZ1qkgsogo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52441605875http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52441605875Sat, 08 Jun 2013 07:00:14 +0100paper lanterns<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/761eaf608598a411a4642feb20f312e1/tumblr_mkb8x5rcvR1qggs6ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://landscape.co.vu/post/46501631383/pretty-in-pink-by-pixelmama" target="_blank">ethereo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Pretty in Pink (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelmama/5721675581/" target="_blank">pixelmama</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52376420333http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52376420333Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:00:18 +0100jellyfishfish<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/60bf10579b3d71766dc912e5ffe1ec9e/tumblr_mnouhnw0081qm7bhqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52362351831http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52362351831Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:00:13 +0100smoking<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c44b7bc4f475051884b56fa72cf3e4f/tumblr_mmlwqvGP691rrcr4uo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52297495367http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52297495367Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:00:27 +0100elephantillustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/28039841ce99c9d97857a5a7bc7dcf92/tumblr_mfhz74mOZo1qcz4s2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52283512479http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52283512479Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:00:22 +0100balloonsballoonstatic<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mostlyfiction.tumblr.com/post/45459591278/love-isnt-about-fucking-each-other-at-any" target="_blank">mostlyfiction</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Love isn’t about<br/>   fucking each other<br/>at any opportunity.</p> <p>It also isn’t about<br/>  how many months<br/>or years<br/>  that you’ve been together.</p> <p>To me,<br/>  love is about <br/>being able to see light<br/>  inside of the person<br/>who knows nothing<br/>   but darkness.</p> </blockquote>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52217205350http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52217205350Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:00:38 +0100poetrypoemloveromancequote<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjr7yQH5s1qh19umo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52202960087http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52202960087Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:00:17 +0100skullillustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9zezdPzfF1rvuzy8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52136661539http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52136661539Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:00:30 +0100motherfamilyleopardbig catcatsanimalscubskittens<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx70xblF2j1qzrblzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52122380669http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52122380669Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:00:21 +0100time<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/54a0f98e8ebe36c1ac340e29249f5678/tumblr_mlinjrBUwi1qa70eyo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vintagegal.tumblr.com/post/48389472688/disneys-snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs-1937" target="_blank">vintagegal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)</p> </blockquote>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52054101098http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/52054101098Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:08:50 +0100disneysnow white1937animationgif<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5a2454bdfa23b9e1661965e16d6e9215/tumblr_mltcx5mz0i1rsagzbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://riversgallery.tumblr.com/post/48852161485/listen-i-just-want-to-talk-by-river-darling" target="_blank">riversgallery</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“<a href="http://riversgallery.tumblr.com/post/48852161485/listen-i-just-want-to-talk-by-river-darling" title="River's Tumblr" target="_blank">Listen, I Just Want To Talk</a>” by <a href="http://www.riverdarling.co.uk/" title="Website" target="_blank">River Darling</a>.<br/>Everyone has something that goes “bump” at night under their bed, but maybe there’s a way to stop them getting you…</p> </blockquote>http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/51793657606http://riverdarling.tumblr.com/post/51793657606Fri, 31 May 2013 10:36:56 +0100river darlingillustration