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Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro From the Italian for “light” (chiaro) and “dark” (oscuro)  Recently a friend and I visited the Courtauld gallery in London to see the Seurat and the Sea exhibition. Georges Seurat and Paul Signat spearheaded...

Gold Medal for Procrastination

Gold Medals for Procrastination! It has taken me 6 hours and 15 minutes to get on with writing this article. I now have about 10 minutes left (after spending about 15 min choosing a picture) before I have to go out. I was up at 5:45am …….. ...

Starting a Journey

Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, The droghte of March hath perced to the roote…..So priketh hem Natúre in hir corages, Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages,Geoffrey Chaucer – The Canterbury TalesWhen in April with it’s sweet...

Meet Your Inner Lizard

How many of you have woken in the night and been gripped by worries and fears? Anything from missing a flight, the state of the stock market or whether you’ll be fit for anything tomorrow after a poor nights sleep. When you have these moments do you generally...

Pregnant Pauses

Pregnant Pauses Today is the Celtic festival of Imbolc.  Imbolc meaning ‘in the belly’ symbolises the pregnancy and production of milk in ewes; is associated with St. Brigid, lighting candles to celebrate the return of the light after...