Growing old, but still eager to get up, doll up and play – –
Category: True Colours of the Soul
Exactly 53 Years Old Blackness
“Paint it Black” by The Rolling Stones was released as a single on 6th May, 1966. A whole life ago… But the song was made to last… Read more “Exactly 53 Years Old Blackness”
Innocent nude posing – A page from an old diary and some related illustrations
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”
Portrait from Beyond
Some portraits remain in the memory no matter how long ago they were taken. To me, this is one of them. It tells me, and reminds me,… Read more “Portrait from Beyond”
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)”
Where Angels Go (& With Whom)
Today, now, is Christmas Eve and I feel the need to recall my sister (not that I do not recall her every day, but today is special)… Read more “Where Angels Go (& With Whom)”
Never cry wolf if you called it. Let it seize you. (Joyfully contributing to portrait the future)
This pic below is not a selfie, and it is not blurred –or not much–; it is not made in my home, either. It is part of… Read more “Never cry wolf if you called it. Let it seize you. (Joyfully contributing to portrait the future)”
Someone with a nice bow in the hair – Not yet crying
… Calling out, yet fearing Someone might hear the cry, Destined to disappearing Within another I [Rainer Maria Rilke –stanza from “Girl in Love” (Mädchen in der… Read more “Someone with a nice bow in the hair – Not yet crying”
A Pictorial Tribute (II) – Delvaux’s “Ari” better explained and illustrated
In a post here, and also in my sister’s blog, from past January 18th: «A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait» , I… Read more “A Pictorial Tribute (II) – Delvaux’s “Ari” better explained and illustrated”
‘Trilogy of Love’ – Tarot inspired lithographs by Salvador Dalí (or whoever)
Salvador Dalí made (or possibly only authorized) this suite of lithographs in 1976, directly inspired in three of the tarot cards, all from the major arcana: Temperance… Read more “‘Trilogy of Love’ – Tarot inspired lithographs by Salvador Dalí (or whoever)”
A peep into the objective, years ago
This may seem -it seems, indeed- a silly photograph with a clumsy framing, but I like it; most especially because it figures someone dear coming into view… Read more “A peep into the objective, years ago”
Un tribut pictòric imaginari – L’“Ari” de Delvaux i una mena de retrat de família
Versió Catalana – [An abridged English version is here] – – La primera vegada que vaig veure “Rosine” -un oli del pintor surrealista belga Paul Delvaux, del 1968- em… Read more “Un tribut pictòric imaginari – L’“Ari” de Delvaux i una mena de retrat de família”