| 15 Dec 08 | The Martyrdom of St. Agatha the Virgin Painted in 1520 by Sebastiano del Piombo [more...] |  |
| 15 Dec 08 | The Martyrdom of St Erasmus (St Elmo) Painted in oils on an oak panel. The unknown artist was 'Netherlandish', probably working in Canterbury. The inscription the lower right hand edge reads “P[er] fr[atr]em Joh[anne]m holynburne A[nno] d[omi]ni 1474”. [more...] | |
| 7 Dec 08 | Judith and Holofernes Painted by Caravaggio 1614-20 [more...] | |
| 16 Nov 08 | The Flaying of Marsyas Titian 1575-76 [more...] | |
| 6 Nov 07 | Joy is converted To bitterest tears (Dante) St Elizabeth of Hungary's Great Act of Renunciation 1891 [more...] | |
| 21 Aug 08 | The Affect Circumplex A tool with which to plan the emotional progress of a scene/ episode or to chart it's progress. [more...] | |
| 2 Jun 08 | By Toutatis! Actually Taranis, the Thunder God of the Keltoi (Celts), The Cerne Abbas Giant originally stood below a sacred wood of oaks (which attracted lightning), held a lightning bolt in one hand and a large wheel in the other. Along with Esus and Toutatis, as part of a sacred trinity, human sacrifice by fire (or a 'thunderclap' blow to the head) was his due. [more...] | |
| 18 Jul 08 | The suffering of strangers. The agony of friends. "There is a secret song at the centre of the world [more...] | |
| 2 Jun 08 | A place to dream and be inspired Corfe Castle on the Isle of Purbeck [more...] | |
| 7 Dec 08 | A Gentleman... “A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.” - Lana Turner | |
| 9 Dec 08 | Epicurus' Herd "Amid hopes and cares, amid fears and passions, treat every day that has dawned as your last. Gratefully will arrive to you another delightful hour unhoped for. As for me, when you want a laugh, come and see me in fine state, fat and flourishing, a hog from Epicurus' herd." [more...] | |
