Why does Blogger only let me upload five pictures? More another time.
Wednesday 7 April 2010
Four Weeks!
A dull day. The news usually gives me something to groan about, but today it seemed to be full of politicians doing what politicians do best. The election is only four weeks away, and my views on that, and the state of politics generally, need not be repeated. It seemed the lesser of two evils to bore you with more pictures instead. British castles this time. The bottom one shows Warkworth in Northumberland. That view always puts me in mind of Tennyson’s The Lady of Shalott, and the position from which it was taken bears an uncanny resemblance to John Waterhouse’s famous painting of the doomed lady.
Why does Blogger only let me upload five pictures? More another time.
Why does Blogger only let me upload five pictures? More another time.
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Beautiful. Must be shared on Reader again. *claps my hands*
Thank you, Mei-shan. I'm clapping too. Say hello to Tora from me.
I think the poem is a good metaphor for art-making, and also for how sometimes direct engagement with the world can be confusing for artists.
Hello Susan. Must go and see whether you're blogging again yet.
It wouldn't have occured to me to see the poem like that. I'm just a simple Romantic. It does make sense, though.
Wow JJ, those images are beautiful. Thanks for sharing them with us!
I always get a mild shock when I see your avi, Roisin. It's very powerful. I wrote in a story once something like 'I'm going to have trouble looking at his eyes when we get back. I think the eyes are what change least from one incarnation to another.'
Anyway, thanks for the comment. I particularly liked the top picture - not so much the picture, but the place itself. Hitch yourself a ride on a fishing boat and you could be there and back before lunch. It's a short walk along the clifftop south of Portpatrick on the coast of Galloway.
Jeff ~ beautiful images ... I can imagine Catherine and Heathcliff roaming about in the first one.
Roisin: By the way, the story I was referring to was partly set in and near Donegal Town (down the lane to Doorin Point, to be precise.) That's where they were getting back from.
Shayna: So, are you familiar with my fascination with the Brontes - Emily in particular - and the damn great essay I wrote on the relationship between Cathy and Heathcliff? Did I mention it in a blog somewhere?
Jeff ~ I see that both you and I have 'Wuthering Heights' in our best book list ... that is all I know ... please do share the damn great essay!
Shayna: Do you realise that, in this context, 'great' just means 'big' in UK usage? There's nothing great about the eassay, but it is big at over 4,000 words. I think it might bore you.
Jeff ~ I'd venture to say that it is more likely than not, both sorts of great. Carpe diem!
OK. You asked for it. Expect the e-postman to moan about the weight he's having to carry when he gets to your door.
What lovely pictures. If you like The Lady of Shalott you might like this version that is illustrated by Charles Keeping. His artwork is definitly not Waterhouse! Keeping's version is pen & ink but I love it. He portrays her as a very young woman, 15 or so. Anyway, quite moving.
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Fantastico!
LP: Thanks for your comment. Rosetti (sp?) did some, too. I recall thinking he made her look more mad than sad! I'll have a look at these.
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