The stories old boots can tell…and a decent pair of Jimmy Choo’s ART FOR WRITERS
Van Gogh frequently painted boots and shoes, the more worn and muddy they were the better. Looking through my writing exercises, I realise I focus on shoes quite often and, … Continue reading
Capturing the feel of being there… ART FOR WRITERS
New York Street with Moon seems an approriate picture for a week where the moon has been so much in the news. I didn’t see the blue moon, the blood … Continue reading
Get lost in a watercolour and emerge with your own work of art ART FOR WRITERS
I was struck by this watercolour by the American artist Sarah Yeoman and her imagination-stiring title I Once Was Lost. The literary term for writing that reflects on a work … Continue reading
A Painting that tells a different story to everyone who views it…ART FOR WRITERS
Last week’s offering (A Victorian genre painting) was almost hyper realistic. In contrast, Jack Yeats makes the viewer do a lot of work. This is an ambiguous painting and the title … Continue reading
Believe the Unbelieveable ART FOR WRITERS
I believe in this girl. I believe she is real and holding the cold (dying?) fish close to her heart, at least while I’m looking at this picture by Diego … Continue reading
Leap into another world – ART FOR WRITERS
No, I’m not going to say anything. You’re on your own for this one. It’s whatever you want it to be. Just write. Make yourself write if you’re out of … Continue reading
Medusa in Wire – ART FOR WRITERS
This is one of Alexander Calder’s wire portraits – a drawing made in space – created around 1930. It’s Medusa, the green-skinned Gorgon from Greek mythology with a face that … Continue reading
Being blown away…ART FOR WRITERS
This sculpture is made from found bits and pieces of scrap metal and part of Penny Hardy’s Blown Away series. It’s vital, full of energy and hope. There’s a totally … Continue reading
The stories that we can’t always read…Art for Writers
First of September and for many it’s the start of something – a new academic year, a new life, new season in the garden – and a stepping away from … Continue reading
ART FOR WRITERS picture number 2 from the archives
I was blown away by this very different way of seeing the female body and I hope you are too. I love the structure of the painting. We are close … Continue reading
ART FOR WRITERS picture number 1 from the archives
This was one of the first pictures I published in the weekly Art for Writers series and I still love it. I discovered it on Pixababy, a wonderful website that … Continue reading
I’m having August off…so there will a lot more posts here
No, I’m not taking a holiday to devote myself entirely to this blog. Much as I love it and you, dear reader, that wouldn’t be sensible as I’m sure you’d … Continue reading
Lowering the temperature & igniting the imagination….ART FOR WRITERS
It’s approaching 30 degrees where I am right now (Brighton on the English south coast) so I was in the mood for this picture by Pascal Campion. It’s called Deep … Continue reading
How to jump on a bandwagon and do it well… Art for Writers
This young woman might be a resident of the gothic house I featured in last week’s art for writers post but I chose this painting by John Everett Millais because it’s … Continue reading
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