Office by Alex Penny
Sometimes the greatest words ever spoken, are with your last breath.
“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.”
-Salvador Dalí
“Where is my clock?”
May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989
“People who try to explain pictures are usually barking up the wrong tree. “
-Pablo Picasso
“Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can’t drink any more.”
25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973
This is one of my favorite Poe poems.
It’s the tragic romance between the narrator and Annabel Lee.
Simply Beautiful.
Rest in peace.
“Lord help my poor soul.”
January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849
Vincent is my favorite painter of all time.
To portray his pain in beautiful color and to make the world into something lovely.
It’s easy to portray pain. But he did something totally different.
I love that crazy madman, I just wish his life wasn’t so hard.
These are some of my favorites.
“I wish I could pass away like this.”
the famous line, “La tristesse durera toujours” (The sadness will last forever) was on his deathbed, but was not technically his last words.
30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890
Michaelangelo’s-La Pieta
“I give my soul to God, my body to the earth, and my worldly possessions to my nearest of kin, charging them to remember the sufferings of Jesus Christ.”
6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564
Famous in it’s own right.
Popularized by Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.
Childish whimsy.
Rest in peace.
“Take away those pillows. I shall need them no more.”
27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898
One of his most powerful works.
Every time I hear it, I’m moved to tears.
Rest in peace.
“Why not? After all it belongs to him.”
In response to priest saying: “May the Lord have mercy on your soul.”
16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977
One of my favorites. He is a true master of sound.
Rest in peace.
