Repulsion Watching this great Polanski film the other day (starring Catherine Deneuve), I was staggered when a character started telling Deneuve the plot of a film she had just seen – starring C… more →
Blackpaint's Blogwrote 3 weeks ago: I haven’t been able to find much internet accessible line drawing by either Mackintosh or Hock … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Study visit to Tate Liverpool Tracing the Century 19th Jan 2013 As I’ve written before, I tend to ta … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Gerstl is my kind of guy. Before he died, he went round and bought all his paintings (well the ones … more →
wrote 11 months ago: ** KIDS, THIS IS A BORING GROWN UP ALERT. This post is just going to be a load of writing about grow … more →
wrote 1 year ago: By Gwethalyn We started session two with some vocal work. We used the surprisingly hard to articulat … more →
wrote 1 year ago: “Isn’t a bit early?” my sister ventured. “hell no.” We were talking a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: One of my favorite movements, I see in it much more than for example in the super popular impression … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The Wild Swans at Coole by W.B.Yeats 1917 The trees are in their autumn beauty, The woodland paths a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Throwing up on Kokoschka: I don’t know whether the notion is Yasmine Reza’s or Roman Po … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Another phenomenal day in Vienna. Where did I go? The Leopold Museum. I want to live in this place. … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I was off to see The Courthald Gallery and entered along the Embankment entrance to Somerset House, … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The weekend is back again! Wahoo! So far so good. Last night was a very special night I’m sure … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Repulsion Watching this great Polanski film the other day (starring Catherine Deneuve), I was stagge … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Don’t Look Now Another example of the Odessa Steps Scream in slow motion, after Bacon, of cour … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Translated from the German by David Britt. From Between Two Worlds: A Sourcebook of Central Europea … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Oskar Kokoschka, self-portrait 1917 © Fondation Oskar Kokoschka/VBK, Wien 2008 In later life, had P … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner I used to hate this artist’s work. It was violent, crudely done in gari … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Finally, a new painting. Not for any class, not for any show, this is mine. For me. Acrylic on hardb … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Oberes Belvedere Wien Oskar Kokoschka (1886 – 1980) 22. Februar bis 22. April 2010 Am 22. Febr … more →