painting hamlet 2

Although I feel happiest when I am painting what I see, or rather, trying to accurately paint what I think I see, I like, from time, to have a go at something different.  Recently I have found both rest and stimulation from thinking about Hamlet by tracing in paint and drawings what is beyond words but starts off on the canvas as a line or a blotch of colour that comes out of my thinking about that wonderful play. I enjoy watching tv programmes about art because of the historical content and the people involved, and the enthusiasm of the presenters. But because of the ineffable qualities of art, I better stop now or I too shall fall into the trap of tranlating what is untranslatable...so, ladies and gentlemen, Queen Gertrude, teranteraaa

painting hamlet

still writing about Shakespeare - will publish when ready, in the meantime, here's is a picture of the mobbled queen -

The Life and Death of Marina Abramović at the Lowrie Theatre.

I like the lighting... oh, and the live dogs at the beginning. Otherwise, unless you enjoy being surprised by loud ticks and thumps to keep you awake while watching actors paid to behave like electronically controlled puppets then I suggest you save yourselves a lot of money and just buy the programme - the write-up and the photographs more or less tell it all.

Shakespeare, the death of Hamnet, his son, Judith's twin

TWINS AND SHAKESPEARE’S RECONSTRUCTED FAMILY

- I have just added this article to my 'Pages' that are to be found in the column to the right of this...


I am very interested in the creative power of grief - sadness can be such a healthful and benign power, and so very different to depression -

flarepath by terence rattigan

wonderful! Visited London to see this wartime play - all my grumbles faded away.  Clear diction. Well thought out, well acted.  Happy now!

I spent the evening with friends -  a psychiatrist and a psychologist - they are very worried about what the Gvt is planning to do with the National Health Service.  I do hope the powers that be calm down and allow themselves more thinking time. More Cogitation and a little less adrenaline please!