I was going to title this post: “Nude posing in the age of innocence”, quite more elegant, but it would not be strictly true according to the… Read more “Innocent nude posing – A page from an old diary and some related illustrations”
Category: Memory
Lovely Paintings Revisited #3 – Sargent
John Singer Sargent – Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose – 1885-86 Every day that British weather permitted, from September to early November of 1885, and again during all… Read more “Lovely Paintings Revisited #3 – Sargent”
Looking back in Awe
Sometimes –oftentimes, when you grow older– memories gain a new meaning. Recalled with a changed mind, they are deeply touching and revealing. Pictures help a lot with… Read more “Looking back in Awe”
My personal graphic work – An introduction and an old sample
I have been telling, several times, I would post a few of my own drawings some day. Friends of mine have encouraged me to do it, and… Read more “My personal graphic work – An introduction and an old sample”
Lovely Paintings Revisited #1 – Cot
Pierre Auguste Cot – Printemps (Springtime) – 1873 . [Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA – on loan from Steven and Alexandra Cohen’s coll.] I deeply… Read more “Lovely Paintings Revisited #1 – Cot”
The Swimmer who did not know how to swim – (My humble crush on Burt Lancaster)
I liked Burt Lancaster from the very minute he appeared on the screen in the very first movie I watched featuring him (The Unforgiven, by John Huston).… Read more “The Swimmer who did not know how to swim – (My humble crush on Burt Lancaster)”
Loveliest? – Rita Hayworth (II)
These last years, several persons have asked me why am I always blogging about my sister’s affections and the things she most liked (which is not strictly… Read more “Loveliest? – Rita Hayworth (II)”
Ari’s sailboat on my table – (to navigate across time)
Ari (Ariel in full; Arishej online) was my younger sis, and a truly lovely and outstanding girl she was! After some years of retirement and solitude, she… Read more “Ari’s sailboat on my table – (to navigate across time)”
Enthralling illustrations by Inga Moore for “The Wind in the Willows” (II)
[Pala late –Ari: mrni jagorri–, kai kamlas “E Balval ande le Selchinde”… Me xalem lako ilo!] This a follow-up in a series. I’ve published the first twelve… Read more “Enthralling illustrations by Inga Moore for “The Wind in the Willows” (II)”
Enthralling illustrations by Inga Moore for “The Wind in the Willows” (I)
[Published in October the 9th, 2016, this first post of mine on this great artist had zero likes (the one by my sister was of course put… Read more “Enthralling illustrations by Inga Moore for “The Wind in the Willows” (I)”
An unknown girl I almost remember – (adult post – NSFW)
I recently found this GIF of an unknown girl that struck at once some dear old memories of a loved person lost, when she was still a… Read more “An unknown girl I almost remember – (adult post – NSFW)”
O Kolkorro Ruv (vaj Ruvni) – The Lone Wolf (or She-Wolf)
This picture on the header and below is a diversely edited screenshot from “Never Cry Wolf”, an American movie from 1983 directed by Carroll Ballard as an adaptation… Read more “O Kolkorro Ruv (vaj Ruvni) – The Lone Wolf (or She-Wolf)”
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