Category: Drawing
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Unforgettable
Drawing at the National Gallery ‘Unforgettable, that’s what you are Unforgettable, though near or far Like a song of love that clings to me How the thought of you does things to me……’ (Irving Gordon 1951) Just walkin’, lookin’, learnin’ and takin’ a line for a walk. Making notes. Not copying. Studying. Learning from the…
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Feelin’ Alright
A Caress of Cretan Calm 26 March – 4 April 2018 “Seems I got to have a change of scene ‘Cause every night I have the strangest dreams……..” I’ve recently written a catch-up Crete visit blog and used a track by Jittery Joe as its title, so why not use him again, he was really…
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There’s A Storm Coming
Cretan Season in the Sun 19 – 26 October 2016 “We had joy, we had fun We had seasons in the sun……..” Having just returned from another visit to Crete I was about to write a new blog when I found that there wasn’t one from my previous visit. I suddenly felt very confused. After…
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Dans le port d’Amsterdam
Operation Amsterdam 1997 & 1998 Following footsteps I walk streets graced by Rembrandt To catch his shadow * Balancing bridgeways Over watery highways Cobble stoned byways * Coffee, freshly brewed Rijksmuseum, van Gogh too Mind that! Sidestep poo! Wet Streets, silver lines Hand rolled cigs (but not Woodbines!) Red lights, neon signs Bike bells ring,…
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Miss You
Oh, Vienna An ongoing memento…….. In Graben A beautiful voiceSinging in a crowded streetWith dark, closed, blind eyes Time stilled, lost in songIgnored by walking talkers– but not by us 25.7.08
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When in Rome
Roman Holiday 27.12.02 – 3.1.03 Like Hepburn and Peck It’s our ‘Roman Holiday’ Second honeymoon trek! * Speaking with gestures And an operatic tongue – Italiano! * Time to do nothing It’s ‘dolce far niente’ – Delicious idleness! * Rome Kerb Drill Firstly, find a Nun Wait close by her right hand side Don’t cross…
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Worth the Wait
Catching Breath in Venice 8 – 10.1.06 Learning from a Master A daunting prospect Following giant footsteps And reputation Walking in a dream And looking through Turner’s eyes With captivation * Drowning in adjectives! Incomparable Majestic, ethereal Unbelievable Irreplaceable Mystical, sensational Unforgettable! * Looking back at Canaletto They’re inaccurate But entirely convincing. Paintings come alive!…
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A Thousand Trees
Epping Forest Corporation of London Christmas Card Commission 2001 & 02 Centuries of leaves In a cathedral of trees Carpeted with breeze * Alone in a crowd Light dim. A face peers out From a crumpled skin * Ticker tape welcome Confetti fluttering like Pennies from Heaven * Rockin’ and Rollin’ Arms raised, Hallelujah’in Tall,…