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A Postcard Frae Glesgae
Over the last few weeks I’ve had occasion to visit Glasgow on two occasions, one for an overnight stay and the second time primarily to visit Kelvingrove Museum and Gallery. The happy circumstance of my [more…]
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America
Ships That Pass
Two Rascals I looked down on a thunderstorm. The distant lights of late evening Manhattan were being complimented. Clouds beneath me luminesced with staccato lightning flashes above a rain-lashed Long Island. 1988 had ended badly. [more…]
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More Artwork 2021, Part Two
6 months on from my last article, I thought I would write another but this time include information on artists and art I aspire to own, rather than just focus on recent purchases, giving me [more…]
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More Artwork 2021, Part One
It’s been a while since my last article on items of art we’ve purchased for our new home and I thought some of you Puffins would like to see some of the latest pieces, having [more…]
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Art in Cocklecarrot (Not Cocklecroft) Towers, Part Six
“Come and get me, copper!” East End saying Dark doings in murky waters open Part 6. Specifically- The attempted theft of dozens of priceless artworks from under my very nose! I regret to advise Mrs [more…]
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Art in Cocklecarrot (not Cocklecroft) Towers, Part Five
“A little injustice in the heart can be drowned by wine; but a great injustice in the world can be drowned only by the sword” Epigrams of Chang Ch’ao This part of the mould-breaking series [more…]
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Art in the Cocklecroft Towers, Part Four
“No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money” Samuel Johnson In the comments on Part 2, I was truly saddened to see Tachy, one of the foremost intellects on this site, ally with [more…]
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Art in the Cocklecroft Towers, Part Three
“Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.” William Hazlitt I hope [more…]
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Art in Cocklecarrot Towers, Part Two
“Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.” John Ruskin Following the unexpected and unlooked for international acclaim that spontaneously greeted the publication of the triumph [more…]