Monthly Archives: May 2012

Revenge Should Have No Bounds 103

Posted on 31 May 2012 by

 [If you have not already done so, you must read the Introduction before proceeding.] For 1-55 (Chapters 1-13), see here. 56     57     58     59     60     61     62     63     Chap 14  056-063     64     65     66     67     68     69     70     71     72     … Continue reading →

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Revenge Should Have No Bounds 102

Posted on 30 May 2012 by

 [If you have not already done so, you must read the Introduction before proceeding.] For 1-55 (Chapters 1-13), see here. 56     57     58     59     60     61     62     63     Chap 14  056-063     64     65     66     67     68     69     70     71     72     … Continue reading →

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Revenge Should Have No Bounds 101

Posted on 29 May 2012 by

 [If you have not already done so, you must read the Introduction before proceeding.] For 1-55 (Chapters 1-13), see here. 56     57     58     59     60     61     62     63     Chap 14  056-063     64     65     66     67     68     69     70     71     72     … Continue reading →

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Thought for Memorial Day: Free Speech

Posted on 28 May 2012 by

On this Memorial Day when America honors its veterans I thought it not inappropriate for me to re-post this item I wrote earlier in the year.  Forgive the repetition … and do enjoy the true import of our national celebration … Continue reading →

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Revenge Should Have No Bounds 100

Posted on 28 May 2012 by

 [If you have not already done so, you must read the Introduction before proceeding.] For 1-55 (Chapters 1-13), see here. 56     57     58     59     60     61     62     63     Chap 14  056-063     64     65     66     67     68     69     70     71     72     … Continue reading →

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My Miserable Metalife

Posted on 27 May 2012 by

The ancient Greek preposition μετά (meta) has a range of meanings, among which are, varyingly, ‘with’ and ‘among’ and ‘after’.  Further, in  compounding, as in our ‘metamorphosis’ (by way of Latin from ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσιϛ metamorphōsis), that prefix may also … Continue reading →

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Obiter Picta: EYES

Posted on 27 May 2012 by

When I was teaching myself to do decent oil portraits, I found that getting the eyes right was the hardest part for me.  So I began to do ‘eye exercises’, and after a while, as the eyes came out looking … Continue reading →

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Revenge Should Have No Bounds 099

Posted on 27 May 2012 by

 [If you have not already done so, you must read the Introduction before proceeding.] For 1-55 (Chapters 1-13), see here. 56     57     58     59     60     61     62     63     Chap 14  056-063     64     65     66     67     68     69     70     71     72     … Continue reading →

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Revenge Should Have No Bounds 098

Posted on 25 May 2012 by

 [If you have not already done so, you must read the Introduction before proceeding.] For 1-55 (Chapters 1-13), see here. 56     57     58     59     60     61     62     63     Chap 14  056-063     64     65     66     67     68     69     70     71     72     … Continue reading →

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Basket of Fruit

Posted on 24 May 2012 by

Every artist – especially those who do still lifes – has to do the obligatory fruit basket, and one could only wish that one’s execution were even minimally on a par with the great exemplars of the genre. For example, … Continue reading →

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