So, I do have soft spot for red heads. Perhaps there are other guys that share the same feelings.
One of my favorite bloggers, Calvin's Canadian Cave of Cool, re-blogged a fan art by German designer and illustrator RaidesArt of iconic red heads.
See more HERE.
Art Appreciation
Born in present day Ukraine, January 27, 1841, Arkhip Kuindzhi was considered one of the most talented Russian landscape artist of his time.
Kuindzhi grew up poor and lost his parents at a very young age. In 1855, he became the student of Russian romantic painter Ivan Aivazovsky.
It is said that Kuindzhi's work is heavily influenced by Aivazovsky's style, especially when it comes to sunsets, storms, and surging oceans. Kuindzhi is known for depicting the illusion of illumination in his paintings.
In his 20s, Kuindzhi studied painting at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, then joined an artists' cooperative which eventually became the Society for Traveling Art Exhibitions. He would return to teach at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in his later years, but then fired for supporting students' protests.
Sources:
Wikipedia.org
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436833
https://www.wikiart.org/en/arkhip-kuindzhi
Art Appreciation
Dutch painter Govert Flinck was born on January 25, 1615. A pupil of Rembrandt, Flinck's work followed the style of his teacher; Rembrandtesque.
A Baroque painter of portraits, genre, and narrative subjects, Flinck is recognized as a history painter. His popularity among aristocrats led to many commissions for official and diplomatic paintings.
See my previous blog entry HERE.
Source:
Wikipedia.org, britannica.com
https://www.pubhist.com/person/260/govert-flinck
Tonight is the AVN Awards, and because of the ongoing pandemic, the event will be streaming live.
Like previous years, I like to predict fans choices. There are sixteen categories from Favorite Female Porn Star to Favorite Domme. I'll be honest, it's time consuming going through each one, watch their performance, and decide whether they are better than another.
This year I decided to put aside the bracket system I typically use, and select those I do watch.
But I did use the bracket system in choosing who I think should win the coveted AVN AWARDS for Best Male Newcomer, Best New Scarlett, Best Trans Newcomer, and Best New International Scarlett.
Check them out. Oh... and don't forget to watch the AVN tonight at 8 PM (PST) HERE.
AVN STARS (FANS AWARDS)
FAVORITE FEMALE PORN STAR
(1) Lily Larimar
(2) Melody Marks
(3) Anne Claire Clouds
FAVORITE MALE PORN STAR
(1) Damion Dayski
(2) Anton Harden
(3) Jack Ripher
FAVORITE BBW STAR
(1) Estella Bathory
(2) BADKITTYYY
(3) Fit Sid
HOTTEST NEWCOMER
(1) Blake Blossom
(2) Freya Parker
(3) Angel Youngs
HOTTEST MILF
(1) Cory Chase
(2) Sarah Vandella
(3) Natasha Nice
FAVORITE CAM GIRL
(1) Bailey Rayne
(2) Mary Moody
(3) Zoe Canbebought
MOST EPIC ASS
(1) Anna Claire Clouds
(2) Abella Danger
(3) Jillian Janson
MOST SPECTACULAR BOOBS
(1) Anna de Ville
(2) Lena Paul
(3) Blake Blossom
SOCIAL MEDIA STAR
(1) Mia Malkova
(2) Maitland Ward
(3) Eva Elfie
AVN AWARDS
BEST NEW SCARLETT
Blake Blossom
BEST MALE NEWCOMER
Damion Dayski
BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL SCARLETT
Freya Mayer
BEST TRANS NEWCOMER
Jade Venus
Images taken from Twitter profiles
So, I'm pretty stoked. YouTuber and Smosh co-founder Daniel Padilla interviewed streamer Kaitlyn Siragusa (a.k.a. Amouranth).
If you're unfamiliar with Kaitlyn, here is a quick summary:
Kaitlyn Siragusa is a cosplayer and streamer known as Amouranth. Born December 2, 1993 in Houston, Texas, Kaitlyn started as a cosplayer, designing her own costumes. She was later the costume designer for the Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet. She is best known, however, for streaming on Twitch.
Kaitlyn has over four million followers on Twitch, but her account has been suspended multiple times. When asked why, she explained, "I think it's because it's a girl on Twitch and she has cleavage." She added, "It seems to be accepted widely when male-dominated industries use women for looks, but when women are using their own looks it's not acceptable anymore."
The interview touched on stalking, dating, mental health, childhood, investments, future plans, and other things. I've included a few interesting topics discussed during the interview below.
When asked by Daniel if Kaitlyn streams when sleeping, she explained that she receives the highest views while she sleeps, "I actually have more viewers when I'm asleep than when I'm awake. When I'm asleep it'll spike to 20K... When I wake up, they leave. It goes back down to 10K."
Regarding whether dating is a challenge, Kaitlyn said, "It's really hard for me to feel like I can date anyone. What type of guy wouldn't be willing for me to ignore them for 15 hours a day, while I talk to other guys online. He would have to be desperate."
The interview showed how Kaitlyn is savvy when it comes to business and investments. She shared that she owns a gas station and has investment in Visa. She added that she recently signed with Playboy to be a Playboy model.
She added that companies like Playboy benefit in selling lewd images of women but when a woman does it on her own is frowned upon, "If it's companies using women for personal gain, but they don't respect women when they do it on their own... Being entrepreneurs, getting profits out of their own body completely -- that's weird."
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPJHQ5_DLtxZ1gzBvZE99_g
https://www.kaitlynsiragusa.com