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Here is a Valentine’s Day Post
If you think “posting” thoughts is something belonging to the 21st Century form of communication, think again. People have been “posting” their thoughts for hundreds of years. Here’s an example of 19th-20th Century posting. The above image is entitled: “Love’s … Continue reading
Who is Silvia? – Perhaps Elmore Knows
Who is Silvia? what is she, That all our swains commend her? Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admirèd be. “Who is Silvia?” is an aged rhetorical question which stems … Continue reading
Posted in Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, Paintings
Tagged #Shakespeare, kensal green cemetery, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Who is Silvia
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O mistress mine where art thou roaming?
O Mistress Mine (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool) is influenced by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Act II, Scene III, where Duke Orsino’s invocation to music and love begins. “O Mistress Mine where art thou roaming?” as sung by what can be termed … Continue reading
Posted in Illustrations, OilPainting, Paintings, Watercolours
Tagged #Shakespeare, Art, edwin austen abbey, elvis costello, john harle, o mistress mine, twelfth night
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“I know, it’s only tongue-in-cheek, but I like it, like it – yes I do”
What do a pop artist designer, an English Knight, Shakespeare and an anonymous stencil artist have in common? You may recognize the lips insignia used by the Rolling Stones band for many a year. Its presence has often aided the … Continue reading
Posted in Stencils, StreetArt
Tagged #Shakespeare, 60s music, John pasc he, mick jagger, rolling stones, shakespearean sonnets, stencil art, the rolling stones
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