| Peter Murphy | Portrait of a Sufi Artist from West | | 2008-08-14 13:39:50 | | Everybody's born surrenderedEverybody from the same placeHe picked you out of the mudEverybody's born surrendered.Everybody got a mother womanMaybe you treat her like a foolHeaven under the feet of herEveryone comes in place.We all got problemsAnd that's good tooThey can turn you inside outIt's Hayy, that's Hu.- lyrics of Surrendered by Peter Murphy, in sufi influenced album Dust.. the song is a tribute to Sufi Saint, Sen Ahmedi Mahmudu Muhammedsin Efendim, may God sanctify his Sirr. Peter John Murphy (born 11 July 1957, near Northampton, England), is the vocalist of the rock group Bauhaus who later went on to release a number of solo albums, such as Deep and Love Hysteria. Thin, with prominent cheekbones, a rich voice, and a penchant for gloomy poetics, Murphy is often called the "Godfather of Goth."Although he had grown up in an Irish-Catholic household, Murphy embraced Islam in the 1990s, eventually moving to Turkey with his wife. A subsequent Middle Eastern influence can be heard i | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
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| Portrait | | 2008-08-12 00:00:00 | | In my mind, the hand of inspiration
Flies upon the canvas of imagination
And creates with crystal precision there
A vision of Beauty beyond compare.
Softly tumbling tresses spun
From shining strands of summer sun
That quietly cascade in rivulets of gold
To splash upon awaiting shoulders.
Eyes that have never seen before
One who shall see them forevermore,
Twin sapphire stars set against
A flawless sky of satin skin.
There, slips the faintest ghost of a smile
From lips of a shape most beguiling.
One, a crimson cupid's bow
Crowns the crescent one below.
Flushed and full, they meet as if
Pushed into a gentle kiss.
The flowing curve of a glowing cheek
Frames a portrait of Beauty so unique,
The highest place She shall always hold
Inside the gallery of my soul.
Let Her be known to all those whom
Look for Her in my nom de plume. | | By: GotPoetry - News for Poets. Place to Write. | | |
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| Common Blocks to Creative Power - A Portrait of Five Primary Hindrances | | 2008-07-19 00:00:00 | | Here are the most common blocks to Creative Power that I know of. They come from the Buddhist tradition and are called The Five Primary Hindrances. You will probably recognize them.
A Portrait of Five Hindrances
Craving: I find myself drawn to other things that suddenly seem more interesting than what my chosen focus is; activities to [...] | | By: Resources Zone | | |
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| Some Great Portrait Painting Tips | | 2008-07-19 00:00:00 | | You mat have painted quite a variety of paintings which include the landscapes, abstracts, surreal but once you start painting the portraits, you will find them the toughest one of all the other types. Hence you should master in all the techniques before you start the portraits.
There are few things, which are quite essential [...] | | By: Resources Zone | | |
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| Spiritual Portrait of Mevlana Rumi | | 2008-07-17 15:10:17 | | Study me as much as you like, you will never know me,for I differ a hundred ways from what you see me to be.Put yourself behind my eyes, and see me as I see myself,For I have chose to dwell in a place you cannot see.- Mevlana Rumi in Divan of Shams i Tabrizi -Rumi in his eloquent words suggests us that our 'true self' can never be seen. Our true nature is not meant for our physical eyes, it can only be felt / seen through the eyes of the inner heart. Each human being is such an unique mystery! Because of that uniqueness Rumi says that only to see and understand someone truly we have to put ourselves behind the eyes of 'the one'. Entering into the highly esoteric human field of 'the one' is what enables us to mysteriously become 'you', to become 'the friend', to become a true lover. Its a timeless secret.Spring overall. But inside usthere's another unity.Behind each eye here,one glowing water.Every forest branch moves differentlyin the breeze, but as they sway,they connect at the roots. | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
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| Northern Portrait covers Sir Cliff... | | 2008-07-03 06:54:00 | | As part of the interesting 80's cover project REWIND, Danish indie pop trio Northern Portrait has recorded a cover version of Some People, which was originally included on the 1987 Always Guaranteed album by Cliff Richard. Not bad at all, but taking the band's influences into consideration, you cannot help thinking that this choice is somewhat odd.+ Some People (Cliff Richard cover) | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Calvin Prior: portrait of a shredder as a young man | | 2008-06-27 16:48:59 | | News:
28-06-2008:
Calvin Prior entered guitar idol 2008... only thirteen years old... but can shred with the best of them: http://www.guitar-idol.co.uk/calvin-prior
Polarised - My Guitar Idol 2008 Entry
13 year old guitarist playing some funk rock
Calvin is on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/littlecalvinprior
YouTube:...
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| Shams of Tabriz | Spiritual Portrait | | 2008-06-20 13:45:32 | | Shams of Tabriz: A Fire of Roses by Zedmedium: graphite1.The extra-ordinary spiritual portrait of Shams is by artist and darvish, Zed. During the birthing process of the painting, the artists heart was open to Shams e Tabriz's spirit-guidance. It is not simply a portrait, but embodies a higher meditative quality of the boundless spirit of Shams, the mad lover of God. (for larger version of the art, click on the picture above)My deep appreciation to Zed for sharing this beautiful art work of heart. May your path and work continue to be guided and blessed.2.If everyone could see what love is,each would set up a tentpole in the ocean.The world's population pitched and livingeasily within the sea!What if inside every lover's tear you saw the faceof the Friend: Muhammad, Jesus, Buddha,the impossible-possible philosopher,the glass diamond one, Shams Tabriz?- Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks3.Show me the way to the Ocean!Break these half-measures,these small containers.Let my house be drowne | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
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| Pop Art Portrait | | 2008-06-07 09:43:00 | | The next lesson we'll try creating a striking artwork, in the pop-art style, made on the comics' subject. Using the Photoshop standard filters, try to imitate a pop-art work out of a usual picture.VIEW THIS TUTORIAL
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| Bridal Portrait | | 2008-05-27 03:11:00 | | Bridal Portrait (for more photos). This is my first collection of bridal portraits, as a matter of fact my only collection, so far. These photos were taken during our bridal portrait photo session in our advanced class. Everyone was pumped, excited to shoot. The moment we arrived on location, people just started shooting away. I thought it was a lot of fun and challenging, especially getting the proper exposure for each shot. We shot both indoors (studio) and outdoors. Outdoor shots were more tr | | By: Photography-Per-Diem | | |
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| Portrait Art, Get It Here | | 2008-05-21 20:11:00 | | Anyone down for portrait art? If so, I can help...I can produce a top quality, professional portrait for you. I can create portraits of any size or number, I can render portrait art in black & white using media such as ink, pencil or charcoal, I will produce it in pastel, I can produce it in acrylic paint or oil paint - just let me know your wants and desires. Look at my advertisement below for portrait art:Think for a moment about how good you would look hanging in your home or your office. Portrait art is a very personal and intimate form of art. You will be amazed by the pleasure you will experience from having your face shining on your immediate surroundings. The only way to experience this - is to commission a portrait. I will be happy to servce you, and I will create an extremely accurate reproduction of you that will delight you for many a year to come. I am always here and ready to serve.See more artwork here: Framed art & more | | By: Glendell's Art And Music | | |
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| Night Portrait | | 2008-05-14 12:51:00 | | Night Portrait. Last night I was out looking for scenes that I may use for my photo essay assignment for the last day of my advanced photography class. Instead, I ended up shooting night scenes and portraits. This is a portrait of my best friend shot at the Bay Area of SM Mall of Asia, one of the few people, so far who willingly poses for me in any situation, without hesitation (hehe). We were supposed to shoot nearer to the bay but to our disappointment it was raining. After a few shots we lef | | By: Photography-Per-Diem | | |
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| Kim Kardashian : SELF PORTRAIT | | 2008-04-27 10:10:00 | | It's a snap for Kim Kardashian, who puts her new swag – a Casio digital camera – to use on her way in to the Maxim Style Awards bash Wednesday at Hollywood club Avalon. Inside, the socialite mingled with guests including Heroes star Masi Oka and Gabrielle Union.see more Kim Kardashian picture on people.com | | By: female celebrities gallery | | |
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| A Portrait of the Artist ... | | 2008-04-13 09:21:00 | | Jess - a self-portraitLumen recently caught up with artist Jess Stephens, Cultural Co-ordinator at Cafe Clock. Here's what Jess has to say about her role at the Clock and life in Fez:Before settling in Fez, I was a practising artist and teacher in Barcelona, Northern Spain, for eight years, involved in exhibitions and creative projects. Catalonia's capital city is rich in culture platforms and programmes.I'm here in Morocco to realise a desire to set up an artist's residency programme in a rich and interesting culture, where visual artists, musicians and the literary can be inspired and informed, exchange ideas and share knowledge.I first came to Morocco with this dream in 2005, and spent my adventures investigating potential tranquil locations close to an imperial city. Fantastic Fez being one of the capital cities for artisans and large enough to house the necessary requirements for my residency project, it was not long into my research that I discovered the nearby old Jewish town of | | By: THE VIEW FROM FEZ | | |
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| Portrait Lenses for the Canon EOS system | | 2008-03-23 13:26:00 | | Probably the first thing to be said about portrait lenses is that you can take a portrait with just about any lens ever made. However some lenses tend to give better results than others, which is the point of this article.It's mostly about perspective. For "normal" portraits, does the lens render the image the way that you normally experience it - in other words does the portrait actually look like the person being portrayed? If it does then the lens might be considered a good portrait lens. If it doesn't, it would be more of a "special effects" lens. Now some people think that it's the focal length of the lens that governs perspective, but they'd be wrong. If you compare normal rectilinear lenses (i.e. not with fisheye lenses), the perspective is determined only by your distance from the subject. The size of the subject is determined by the focal length. So if you are 100ft from a deer and you take a picture with a 20mm lens and a 200mm lens, the deer will be 10x larger with the longe | | By: DSLR CAMERAS ONLINE | | |
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| Emilie de Ravin Beautiful Portrait | | 2008-03-14 22:35:25 | | , originally uploaded by wcm1111.Emilie de Ravin is an Australian actress. She is known for starring in the hit ABC drama Lost as the character Claire Littleton. Emilie de Ravin is also known for her role as Brendan Frye's heroin-addicted ex-girlfriend Emily in the neo-noir film Brick. | | By: Celebrity Fashion Photos | | |
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| Really funny jokes-Portrait | | 2008-03-10 23:04:54 | | Mrs. Johnson decided to have her own portrait painted by a very famous artist.She told the artist, "Paint me with 3- carat diamond earrings, a large diamond necklace, glimmering emerald bracelets, and a beautiful red ruby pendant.""But ma'am, you are not wearing any of those things.""I know," said Mrs. Johnson. "My health is not good and my husband is having an affair with his secretary. When I die I'm sure he will marry her, and I want the bitch to go nuts looking for the jewelry." | | By: Really funny jokes | | |
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| Northern Portrait - EP release... | | 2008-02-28 06:24:00 | | I was almost tempted to use the term "breaking news" in the headline, as it's finally possible to preorder one of the most anticipated EP's of the year. According to the Matinée Recordingss webpage, the debut EP The Fallen Aristocracy by Danish indie pop sensation Northern Portrait will be out in March, so hopefully YOUR order (!) will be ready for shipment very soon. And while you're ordering - why not pick up the new Sunrise EP by The Electric Pop Group as well? Stream songs from both EP's at the Matinée Recordings Myspace profile.+ Crazy | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Three Portrait , Study 6 | | 2008-02-15 10:13:33 | | by Michael KennaAWARDS: 2003 Honorary Master of Arts, Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, California, USA 2000 Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters, Ministry of Culture, France 1996 Golden Saffron Award, Consuegra, Spain 1989 Institute for Aesthetic Development Award, Pasadena, California, USA 1987 Art in Public Buildings Award, California Arts Council Commission, Sacramento, California, USA | | By: Mellart | | |
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| Portrait of the successful investor | | 2008-02-14 09:12:00 | | What works for them can work for you“What's the secret to investing success?†It's a difficult-if not impossible-question to answer. Investing isn't really about secrets. It takes a good deal of research and discipline, a fair amount of patience, and tolerance for mistakes to make a successful investor.That said, if you sit down and talk with some of the more successful investors, you begin to see some characteristics they have in common:A principled approach Before they even start to invest, successful investors have given a lot of thought to the investment process. They've established clear, practical principles to guide their investment decisions and portfolio strategies. Establishing these principles before constructing the portfolio makes it easier to achieve the desired risk/return profile and avoid financial mistakes.A disciplined mindsetSuccessful investors don't pay a lot of attention to the market. Certainly they're aware of long-term trends. But they don't obsess about s | | By: the ultimate value investing wisdom | | |
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| American Spirit Publishing Portrait of America Scholarship Contest | | 2008-02-11 08:55:56 | | The American Spirit Publishing Portrait of America Scholarship Contest is available to students enrolled in high school for the 2006-2007 school year. You must submit an original photograph or artwork that represents your portrait of America. You must also be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this award.Scholarship Awards:equal to $500Deadline:June 01, 2008Details at :http://www.bestkeptsecretsforwinning.com/ | | By: American scholarship Information | | |
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| Portrait head studies from life | | 2008-02-03 15:49:01 | | Another local artist and I decided to set up a once-monthly head study session from life. Today was our first day and the session was a wonderful process. Her daughter was our model. Here's a picture from our session (unfinished). Close up from today's life study sessionPortrait study from life session Feb 3, 2008 | | By: MaryAnn.ca | | |
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| Portrait of the Artist as a Dhimmified Man | | 2008-01-11 05:05:00 | | Pajamas Media - The current level of self-censorship is deeply problematic. “Their eagerness to assume the role of subjugated infidels living under Islamic rule can only demoralize the population and embolden the extremists.”The art that you do not see reflects what everyone already sees. And what we see is the preemptive surrender of public freedoms in the name of appeasing the continent’s restive Muslim underclass.Grayson Perry, a Turner Prize recipient and England’s most famous cross-dressing potter, has been heralded for his controversial explorations of religious imagery, which include a vase entitled “Transvestite Brides of Christ” and a portrayal of the Virgin Mary that is best left to the imagination. Yet apparently there are some boundaries that even groundbreaking artists dare not cross.“I’ve censored myself,” Perry told the Times, admitting that he treads lightly around radical Islam. “The reason I haven’t gone all out attacking Islamism in my art is because I feel real fear that someone will slit my throat.” | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Premiere in Bologna: Family Portrait of Volkswagen's New Small Family | | 2007-12-11 22:02:32 | | Round the world in 14 weeks: before their group appearance at the 2007 Bologna Motor Show, Volkswagen sent the New Small Family on a whistle-stop tour around the world. Today it’s showdown in Italy as the three Up! concept vehicles are revealed side by side for the first time as ambassadors of a new range and as a family. Volkswagen concept cars: New Small Family Up! – Two-door city specialist vehicle offering more space and fun for fourSpace Up! – Four-door microvan with maximum variabilitySpace Up! Blue – Zero emissions thanks to electric engine and fuel cells Volkswagen concept cars: New Small Family “For both my team and for me, it was a dream to design these concept vehicles" confirmed Walter de Silva, Chief Designer of Volkswagen Group, at the start of the press conference, “because these cars embody the emergence of a new era. Anyone looking at the New Small Family will immediately see how friendly and neat these Volkswagens are. Cars of this sort are fun. No explana | | By: AutoBeat | blog Auto news, reviews, concepts, auto | | |
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| Portrait drawing with that special touch | | 2007-11-05 18:49:00 | | Chrismas is fast approaching, and you want a new and exciting gift to give to that important someone or someones. How about a portrait drawing? This will make a special, and a very unique Chrismas gift. No putting it away to collect dust, no - this is the gift that keeps giving. This is framed art that warms the heart. Along with portrait drawing, I can also provide beautiful framed art: Framed Artframed artdrawinggift | | By: Glendell's Art And Music | | |
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| Isabel Archer: Friend or Foe? (Book Review of "The Portrait of a Lady" | | 2007-10-23 21:11:30 | | Book Review: "The Portrait of a Lady" by Henry James (American novelist), published 1881Henry James succeeds in ushering our frustration with Isabel Archer from shortly after we met her, to the very end. His book ends rather too-life like, without resolution, without hope for the future, leaving the reader’s understanding of Isabel "in air". Or, as he says in his notes "en l’air".*Isabel seems like the perfect heroine. She is poised, intelligent, beautiful, admirable, or so everyone tells us. But her actions and her own words hardly reinforce this view of her. In her own words, her thoughts are small and limited, and yet everyone observes that her ideas have no bound. So who is right? Unfortunately, author Henry James never helped us determine the answer.This is the third time I've read about Miss Archer. I say Miss Archer for to me she will always be that. Mrs. Osmond, as she later evolved to be, seemed always to be a wrong note in my ear. Miss Archer has potential, opportunity, and adventure in her name. Mrs. Osmond is a trapped, sad, conventional woman. I suppose the true tragedy of this book is that our heroine was in fact both women simultaneously. Perhaps Henry James understood women better than I thought when he poignantly portrayed a woman’s double nature. Her double reality. Her double experience. How many of us are both Miss Archer and Mrs. Osmond? How many of us have unlimited potential that we steadfastly keep under lock and key? Why do we do this? Is it because we do not know our heart? James didn’t think so. It seemed that Isabel (for now we must admit she is both women), clearly knew her heart. Sure, she fell victim at times but she clearly knew what she wanted when she wanted it. I will not pretend to understand what it was she wanted. Three readings of this novel still leave me in the dark. It seems that most of her friends, perhaps all of her friends in the story also never really knew what she wanted. That was little matter to Isabel. In | | By: Famiss - Women's Success Literature & History | | |
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| Review: Anthropics Portrait Professional 6 | | 2007-10-17 21:25:00 | | Photo retouching is a time-consuming and highly skilled process that usually requires years of practice and considerable proficiency with applications such as Adobe Photoshop.With Portrait Professional, you can achieve similar magazine cover-quality portraits by simply marking out a few key points and moving some slider controls.The application is based on a model of human faces that has been pre-trained by examining photos of hundreds of people, of varying levels of attractiveness, in well-shot portraits. With this database of facial knowledge, the software takes your original photo and makes adjustments to balance and subtly shape the subject's facial features while also improving on lighting and reducing camera defects.Paul Monckton, Personal Computer WorldFor more information : pcw | | By: DSLR CAMERAS ONLINE | | |
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| Portrait. | | 2007-10-10 16:38:02 | | Oil on canvas 16"x20" (40,6 х 50,8 cm)
Here is detail
Here is the same painting in electrical light
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| LEGO Portrait of Stephen Hawking | | 2007-09-27 04:16:41 | | OchreJelly made an amazing LEGO sculpture of the genius Math professor Stephen Hawking. It's so realistic that I didn't need to tell you the name of the model you would instantly know who is it.
Did you know that his book "A Brief History of Time" stayed on the British Sunday Times bestseller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. Wowww the proff knows something ;) | | By: LegoMania | | |
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| Portrait of Andreas || Portrait von Andreas | | 2007-09-12 22:07:00 | |
A Portrait of my uncle Andreas. I shot some portraits of him at the birthday party of my aunt Andrea. I like the version with the "thinking-pose" best and decided to share it with you. Needles to say that he agreed with the publishment :-)
Ein Portrait meines Onkels Andreas. Ich machte ein paar Portrait-Aufnahmen von ihm bei der Geburtstagsfeier meiner Tante Andrea. Mir gefaellt die Version mit der nachdenklichen Pose am besten und moechte es euch hier zeigen. Natuerlich nur mit seiner Zustimmung :-)
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| Portrait Drawings of People | | 2007-09-06 11:03:38 | | The photo in this entry is Go Spider Go! Photographed and edited by me, Lynda Walldez.
If you've been around for a while you know how much I love drawing. I enjoy illustrating just about anything, although I'm not too good with drawing anything that takes much of my own imagination to create. I have gradually gotten back into the groove of drawing, using all kinds of media. My tool of choice is pencil though, the most versatile for me using a range between B and B8 with an H2 on the side. I am now offering portrait drawings for everyone to enjoy.
Below is an example of my drawing style. It is a portrait piece I did for my friend Jennie. The drawings I offer are drawn using professional Staedtler pencils on cream Strathmore 400 Series 80 lb. paper, no more than 8x10. I'm the kind of person that enjoys completing my drawings in one sitting, which is usually several hours. If you would like to see other art I have done you can go here, here, and here.
Each drawing is $5 including... | | By: One Day At a Time | | |
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| Competition - win a free portrait | | 2007-09-04 06:45:00 | | Kim of Laketrees and PoeARTica, a talented artist, poet and blogger extraordinaire is running an interesting competition. Apart from the prize, the competition helps us get to know her better; by encouraging us to explore her blog more closely.Get this widget!By correctly answering 30 questions, one posted each day in September, you will be in the running to win one of Kim's delightful graphite portraits, which she will draw from an A4 photo of you.Examples of some of Kim's recent work can be seen on her site hereYou can find details of the competition here.The first 5 questions have already been posed but it is not too late to catch up: Question 1, Question 2, Question 3, Question 4 ,Question 5. competition sueblimely alexa | | By: Blogging Sueblimely | | |
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| LOOK AT THIS PORTRAIT AD!! | | 2007-08-28 06:48:00 | | This post is to present some of my work and services. Yes, I do portraits. I'll paint or draw you; a family member; your friends or an associate. I'll even paint your dog or cat - they like portraits too. Look at my brand new ad: | | By: Glendell's Art And Music | | |
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| New track by Northern Portrait... | | 2007-08-14 13:22:00 | | My recent favorite band, Northern Portrait continues to impress me. This new track is once again a wonderful, catchy and charming indie pop tune with lots of jangling guitars. A fourth track is on its way, which (still) is about all the information I can find.+ What Happens Next?Update: The band has sent me a message with a little info that I thought I'd share with you. Northern Portrait is a trio (all members have experience from other bands) that got together/assembled at the beginning of July to record a few tracks written by front man Stefan. The songs are all being recorded, mixed and mastered in his flat, but hopefully someday the band will get the opportunity to do it all in more professional surroundings. Unfortunately the band is not yet planning to perform live!Update: The songs are now uploaded to Last.fm and it looks like the EP is/will be called The Fallen Aristocracy. | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Portrait Of An Artist: Pavel Bure | | 2007-08-03 18:33:00 | | It's Friday, it's the off-season, and it's a slow news day. Because of this, I'll take the time to explore a little bit of recent hockey history to pass the time.The careers of most great artists can be divided into "periods," long or brief spans of time in which they explored different styles and techniques and then moved on to something greater or different. Picasso had, among others, his "Blue Period" and then later his better-known "Analytic Cubism Period." Pollack had his "Springs Period" and later his famous "Drip Period."If you consider great goal-scorers in the National Hockey League to be artists, then Pavel Bure should be considered the greatest hockey artist of the 1990s. His creativity and skill with a puck outclassed his opponents year in and year out. In two consecutive seasons (1992-93 and 1993-94), the young Bure scored 60 goals with the Vancouver Canucks. In 1997-98, after a lockout and some injury problems, he scored 51. All great artists must change their surr | | By: Dear Lord Stanley | | |
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| Northern Portrait... | | 2007-08-01 09:57:00 | | It's almost surreal. Monday morning I had never heard of Northern Portrait, but 48 hours and 2 songs later I'm in complete awe. The first output Crazy blew me away and the second track by the band I Give You Two Seconds To Entertain Me almost did the same. It's difficult to imagine that this "trend" will continue, though we should find out soon, as more songs are on the way. Labeled by the band itself as "sophisticated guitar pop" - so true! I've asked (or call it beg if you prefer) for more info on the band, because I simply refuse to accept that something so genuinely incredible like this can emerge out of nothing!+ I Give You Two Seconds To Entertain Me | | By: Hits In The Car | | |
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| Family Portrait | | 2007-07-22 07:28:00 | | This is Jacqui's rendition of our family. Ok, from left to right...Jacqui: "The one with curly hair Mom! I have a serious face on my picture 'cause Kyle is hurtin' my ears wif all his cryin' an screamin'."Me: "See - Your hair is 'flippy' on da sides. Dat one's you!" Apparently, my 'flippy' hair looks an awful lot like elephant ears.Daddy: "Da tall one wif straight hairs. Dat's Daddy."Kyle: "Da baby one wif straight hairs. Right dere. See... his mouf's a circle 'cause he's allays cryin' and makin' allota noise like dis: 'WAHHHH! WAHHHH! WAHHHH!"And last but not least, our kitty, Jingle: "Her feets are up here and her body's way over dere because she's stretchin'. She's smilin' cause she's happy. She's happy 'cause Kyle is holdin' hands wif Daddy and not squishin' her. Dose round circles are spots. Jingle don't have spots. She have stripes. Stripes are just too hard to draw good."Also note the detailed depiction of eyelashes and belly buttons | | By: In The Life Of A Child | | |
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| Portrait of a Gardener. | | 2007-07-10 22:07:00 | | Today, July 11th ...The register of deaths at the Magistro della Sanita of Milan records that the painter Guiseppe Arcimboldo died on this day in 1593, at about 66 year of age, from kidney stones. Arcimboldo is best known for his much-imitated ‘portraits’ made from carefully assemble fruits, flowers, vegetables, and other foods. It is possible that his idea of creating pictures in this way was inspired by dishes at actual banquets held by various artists of his time, who made compositions out of real food.The paintings are surreal, before there was an official Surrealist movement, and are full of allegory and symbolism which is lost to many of us today (I include myself here), but which would have been clear to his patrons and contemporaries. They are also clever and fun, and we can all appreciate that. My favourite is “The Vegetable Gardener”. Or should it be “The Vegetable Bowl”? Paintings sometimes give us good information about food and dining in previous times. It | | By: The Old Foodie | | |
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| Oxford Muse: self-portrait | | 2003-10-17 12:05:00 | | I wrote the following self-portrait for Oxford Muse - a charitable organisation which is trying to create a human map of Oxford by writing portraits of the people who live here. Their website will explain in more detail if you're interested. Last Saturday night, while most people in college were revelling in the Back to School bop, I just sat down and started writing (prompted by a few questions) and created my self-portrait. Had I been in a different mood, it could have turned out quite different. It is quite long, but here goes anyhews:This is DogWhen I was a child, I used to be dependent on a stuffed toy called "Dog" - a much loved, but worn out Snoopy. He was always with me as a comforter. Without him I found it difficult to sleep, I felt alone and helpless without him. I remember one weekend when he was left behind in Dalmellington after my mum's yoga class. He was sitting on top of that piano, and I was crying my eyes out all weekend. I think someone must have made a special tr | | By: domeheid | | |
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