Isn’t it remarkable that good ideas can come to you under what might appear to be adverse circumstances? I’ve been down with the most horrible cold for the past couple of days, with streaming eyes and nose to the point that on occasions I’ve hardly been able to see, God only knows how many boxes … Read more
The natural way to approach the interpretation of any work of art is to start at the beginning. This might well appear to be natural, but in fact that is not necessarily what actually happens. Where we start is, in fact, normally the end. What do I mean by this? When we confront any piece … Read more
Something about a “rough beast” that “slouches towards Bethlehem to be born”, if I remember it correctly. W.B. Yeats’ line comes to mind when I think about the progress of my current picture. It certainly merits the description of a “rough beast”, and I reckon that “slouches” is not a bad description of the manner … Read more