In late August of 2011, I was on my way to Milan’s Linate Airport to catch a flight. As I
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Back in 2010, I wrote on painting the human body. One of the artists whose works I included in the post
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The landscape is barren. There are a few burned trees. But the symphony of colors enveloping the tortured landscape is beautiful, almost
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This is a thank you note to the three champions of commenting on this blog. They are: Roula with 100
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Στη συναντηση Ομπαμα – Ερντογαν στο Λευκο Οικο, συζητηθηκε και η αγορα των μετοχων του Παναθηναικου. Ιδου η στιχομυθια: Ομπαμα:
Continue readingSalaam Aleikum (*) Panathinaikos!
(*) Salaam aleikum means ‘peace be upon you’. (*) Σαλαμ αλεκουμ σημαινει “πορευου εν ειρηνη”. Και ιδου, εντω μεσω της
Continue readingBacchus Sculptures – Three examples of Greek Art
Great Art is a mix of two basic components. The first is the accumulation of the past. The second is
Continue readingGreece as Manon Lescaut in the Louisiana swamps: "sola, perduta, abbandonata"
In the early hours of Friday, 2nd September 2011, the attempt to rescue Greece from bancrupty suffered yet another setback.
Continue readingMichelangelo's Bacchus (1497) in the Bargello Museum, Florence, Italy
I recently visited again the Bargello Museum in Florence, and was mesmerized by the Michelangelo sculptures on display. I therefore
Continue readingRistorante "Il Colombaio", Casole d'Elsa, Tuscany, Italy
One hot evening in August 2011 I found myself in the garden of the restaurant “Il Colombaio” in the outskirts
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