Some time ago I wrote about one of the most stunning and moving themes in the work of Edward Munch: The
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Panathinaeos Paintings III: Boats
My good friend Elaine reminded me that I have no comprehensive collection of my paintings on the web, and so
Continue readingThe Crouching Venus at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London
Some time ago I wrote about “A crouching Aphrodite in London“, a sculpure I saw at the British Museum. It
Continue readingThe painter Francis Bacon on Crucifixion
Introduction Crucifixion is the subject that attests to the fragility, the futility, the horror and at the utter impossibility of life. Live is
Continue readingAdventures and perils in the life of an innocent flower, or more than one
In 1957 Mao wrote: “Letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy of
Continue reading1001 Ways to die – (11) Patricia Highsmith, American, Writer (1921 – 1995)
Patricia Highsmith was born in Forth Worth, Texas, USA, on the 19th January 1921. “Patricia Highsmith, the American writer whose
Continue reading1001 Ways to Die – (10) Ginette Neveu, French Violinist (1919-1949)
Edith Piaf wrote of Neveu in her autobiography, The Wheel of Fortune: “I would have traveled thousands of miles to hear the
Continue readingChesme or Chesma, Turkey
Chesme is a small town at the edge of the Erythrean peninsula, some 85 kilometers west of Izmir. I visited
Continue readingThe Nereid Monument at Xanthos, Lycia, Minor Asia
This monument is a tomb, built around 380 BC by Greek architects and sculptors, for a king of Lycia (in
Continue readingA crouching Aphrodite in London
I was in London for a few days and had the opportunity to visit the British Museum. This post is
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