the new emotional blackmailer's handbook

... of the seven deadly sins, the eighth and most horrid is emotional blackmail ... whilst for this blogger, the only sacred thing is life itself

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Sold at Christie's yesterday ... the Lot Essay suggests that the Tyger is allegorical, possibly in response to tyrannical governments in England and in France ...

Lot Essay This exceptionally rare impression of The Tyger , William Blake’s most famous poem, is from the very first issue of his Songs ...

Friday, November 21, 2025

David Jones was a lovely man.

David Jones (British, 1895-1974) The Lee Shore pencil, crayon and watercolour 38 x 57 cm. (14 7/8 x 22 3/8 in.) Painted in 1961 Footnotes Pr...

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

self-portraits ... part v ...

edward steichen, 1902 and bunny yeager, 1950s zofia kulik, 1992 and 1997 juno calypso, 2015ish to 2022ish marina abramovic 2010ish zanele...

Monday, November 10, 2025

giovanno battista tiepolo in the prado ... ( draft, to be expanded )

Giambattista Tiepolo's madonna and some angels ... remnants of dismantled altarpieces Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, assisted by his son Gio...

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tristan: Tenby, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom; you were only supposed to eat the cake, john ... not the flipping candles !

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