“As a child I scribbled; and my favourite pastime, during the hours given me for recreation, was to "write stories." Still I had a dearer pleasure than this, which was the formation of castles in the air -- the indulging in waking dreams -- the following up trains of thought, which had for their subject the formation of a succession of imaginary incidents. My dreams were at once more fantastic and agreeable than my writings.”
— Mary Shelley
In honor of her birthday, August 30th, 1797, this haunting portrait of Mary Shelley, as envisioned by New Zealand painter Sarah Dolby.
Sarah Dolby’s website, and a gallery of her works.
Great pic!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful painting. Thanks for posting...I'm going to check out the rest of Sarah's artwork.
ReplyDeleteTruly Creepy! I love Sarah's site now.
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Birthday, Mary.
Mary..a weird girlfriend for all times..
ReplyDeleteShe had such an interesting life i'm sure living near abbatoirs affected here some
ReplyDeleteA big 213th Happy Birthday Wish to Mary Shelly. An amazing writer and novalist. :-)
ReplyDeleteI just read Modern Marvels - Viktoriana where she is one of the main characters. Very highly recommended.
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