The Seeker asked the Useless: What’s your use? You are useless! That’s my use – being useless, – said he. – How else would you find your generosity? “What a fool! Useless fool!” – thought the Seeker and rushed off in search of use he can bring to the world, while the Useless remained there, under […]
Big Issue
Fist time he appeared on the High Street, the town felt sympathy and bought a few copies. It is a charitable town. His face was round, rosy-cheeked and looking towards building a new life. – Big Issue! – deep pleasant voice boomed up and down the street effortlessly. It sounded the way a butler would […]
The Story of One of My True Loves.
This story is really about one day. A sentence even, which caused a change in me. But it is necessary to start a few years earlier, when I was 11. The secondary school. Autumn term started with 4 classes in our year. Soon after the beginning of the term one of the teachers left, and […]
Two-sided Tale
Three butterflies were resting on the flower. After a long play in the air and a drink of nectar they felt like sitting quietly for a moment, enjoying a sunshine. – Look at those thick prickly funny wriggly worms down there, – said one beautiful butterfly to another. – Oh, yeah. Look at them crawling, […]
Looking for your own face
Poetry Chaikhana blog (one of my perennial favourites) sent today a post with a poem by Farid ud-Din Attar. It says: “You can never see your own face, only a reflection, not the face itself.” …and I had a little recognition moment – “That’s what it is!” That’s probably the reason I am obsessed with portraits. They […]
Young Children Portrait Drawings
Last week I had portrait drawings commissioned. There is a nice continuity to it – a little more than a year ago I drew the older child, Isobel, who at the time was a tiny baby. And now I met her again (big change!) together with her little brother Sam. I hope I get to […]
Portrait Drawing Session
Portrait sketches of baby Isobel. Example of a portrait commission resulting in a portfolio of quick drawings. [flagallery gid=9 name=”drawings”] This portrait commission requires a life sitting and takes between 1.5 to 2 hours. Although the term “sitting” is used here rather loosely. I had several portrait commissions where I had to draw children. Of […]
Peter Spencer
Peter Spencer came with two boxes of eggs. Said that his “girls” were broody, which isn’t good. At this kind of weather (spring, nice) they want to nest, become pecky and don’t eat properly. No good. One led to another, I mentioned the dreaded Japanese knot weed in our neighbour’s garden. Peter asked to have […]
Being me.
Reminding myself of my one and only job -being me. Sometimes it means spending days on my own, in silence, in idleness, just staying in synch with God – the way I used to, when I was a child.
Video Introduction to Intaglio Printmaking
I found this brilliant video introduction to Intaglio printmaking on Youtube: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNKn4PORGBI&w=640&h=510%5D Very well-edited and informative video clip. Mezzotint is one of Intaglio printmaking techniques. Strictly speaking, it is a drypoint, as the image on the plate is formed by roughening the surface of the plate and then smoothing some areas, as opposed to […]
