The Roman Forum, An Ancient Relic Then & Now
The Roman Forum lies right behind the Colosseum, that I wrote about last week. It is the great plaza where …
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Ancient Relic of Rome – The Colosseum, Now & Then
It seems so far away now, and long ago, that trip to Europe last summer. Even more so when re-viewing …
Secluded Pool, Secret Garden, & Summer Plans Gone Astray
I haven’t been painting as much this year, but I thought I’d share these two. Both were meant to be …
Michelangelo’s Pieta & Saint Peter’s Basilica
I have always been drawn to and moved by images of Michelangelo’s Pieta, his sculpture of the Mother Mary holding …
Religious Art, Old and New at the Vatican
Visiting the Vatican Museums while in Rome is a must if you love art and history. The vast richness and …
Astonished, Opened at Last
Fallen in Love by David Whyte That day I saw beneath dark clouds the passing light over the water and …
Art that Mirrors the Inner Essence
I found this photo on the cover of Sun Magazine some years ago and fell in love with it. It’s …
What Makes this Photo So Fascinating?
What makes a photograph great? What draws us to look again and again? What is it we see that fascinates …
The Insatiable Eye – Sontag on Photography
In her book of essays On Photography, Susan Sontag speaks of the “insatiability of the photographing eye” in our image-obsessed …
On Photography – Researching My Sequel
I’m working on a sequel to my novel From the Far Ends of the Earth, mostly research and note-taking at …
