Art Recs

[kelly_chambliss]

Here's a giant post o' art recs, mostly from the severusbigbang. I'm still having a fine time reading fics in the fest; I'll have some story recs soon, too, I hope.

But before we get to Sev, here's a pairing that would have had me shouting aloud with glee had I not been out in public when I saw it: Minerva McGonagall / Amelia Bones!

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Minerva/Amelia

And now for Severus and friends. Here are my favorites from the arts-and-crafts section of the Severus 50th Birthday Bash --

Come Here by averygoodun
Chiaroscuro + bare chest + big nose = a Snape sexy enough to make me consider going straight for a night

Severus in Pastels by bielol
The medium works very well here; the colors and lights and shades (and hair /g/) create a believably fierce and shadowed Snape.

Severus Snape, A Teacher by bielol
I love Snape's face here.

Animagus by dickgloucester
A clever, revealing depiction of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Snape. The style reminds me of the 1920s German Expressionists.

Raindrops by expell_hun
A haunting picture of a lost, shielded teenage Snape; the curtain of rain is a fine metaphor for the barriers Snape erects.

A Peaceful Moment by expell_hun
Severus asleep

Severus at Work by shadowycat
Shadowycat uses exquisite detail to show Snape the scholar and Snape the potions maker. The borders and scrolls suggest to me the intricacies of his character.

Property of the Half-Blood Prince by tudorpot, camillo1978, beffeysue
This work is so damned clever: it's a recreation of Snape's potions textbook. The book itself is a triumph, and the schoolboy doodles are priceless. You'll love it. Plan to spend some time here; you'll want to read everything.