Monthly Archives: August 2010

Found while rambling

Solveig’s Song from Grieg’s Peer Gynt Der Winter mag scheiden, der Frühling vergehn, ja der Frühling vergehn, der Sommer mag verwelken, das Jahr verwehn, Ja, das Jahr verwehn; Du kehrst mir zurück, gewiß, du wirst mein, ich hab es versprochen, … Continue reading

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Another year – Ever upward!

and if you want to sing along… (go here if you need a reminder and a big smile too!)

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This and that

My reading continues. I keep nodding furiously over what is being said and having the occasional ah-ha moment as the author discusses why you should learn drawing foremost, why you should follow the instruction of your teacher and accept the … Continue reading

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From the Robert Genn newsletter: “Artists tend to get used to doing things in a certain order. (OK, yes that’s usually me) Reverse, or at least vary, your usual order. The starting order, particularly, can often be quite arbitrary… Many … Continue reading

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Winslow Homer

I hope to catch the end of it but if you can find the Ross documentary on Winslow Homer: Society and Solitude – do watch! If it hadn’t been the wee hours already I would have pushed it. The film … Continue reading

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