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Chorus Festival – South Bank
Here are is a video clip and a photo of Vocal Chords doing their thing at the festival,- we were by the Mandela statue on Sunday at 1. We also sang in the opening event. A and I went to two workshops – Sea Shanties on Saturday , and on…
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Notes from a Permanent Exhibition
More (and the last for the time being, until I find time to go again) from my National Gallery series, but not so much about angels. The National has two Filippino Lippi Virgin & Child paintings, one with St John as a child, 1480 the other with Saints Jerome and Dominic 1485: in each she…
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Chorus
This weekend I’m singing. OK I know, I sing all the time, but this is in public, and at the South Bank Centre. The magnificent Chorus festival, a fixture for several years now over the May Bank Holiday, is on from Saturday to Monday, with warm-ups, rehearsals, workshops and performances. YOU can join in! Download…
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On the side of the Angels, Part 8: Memling
Another in a series of observations of early medieval paintings in the National Gallery London, an endless source of inspiration and amusement. Intended to show how I find stories in a painting, not my opinion of the subject matter nor its creator. Nothing replaces seeing the real thing! Virgins and Children, with Donors and Angels…
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On the Side of the Angels part 7: Carlo Crivelli
Another in a series of observations of early medieval paintings in the National Gallery London, an endless source of inspiration and amusement. Intended to show how I find stories in a painting, not my opinion of the subject matter nor its creator. Nothing replaces seeing the real thing! Annunciation with St Emidius 1486, Carlo Crivelli…
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On the Side of the Angels part 6: Pintoricchio
Another in a series of observations of early medieval paintings in the National Gallery London, an endless source of inspiration and amusement. Intended to show how I find stories in a painting, not my opinion of the subject matter nor its creator. Nothing replaces seeing the real thing! Saint Catherine of Alexandria with a Donor…
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Bee wars
Some strange behaviour seen in our street this morning. Our front gardens are at about elbow height when you are on the pavement, which lends itself to nature observation while walking to the post box. There’s a slightly tatty house up the road, with an uncut bit of grass out front which is full of…
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On the Side of the Angels, Part 5: ‘Follower of Hugo van der Goes’
Another in a series of observations of early medieval paintings in the National Gallery London, an endless source of inspiration and amusement. Intended to show how I find stories in a painting, not my opinion of the subject matter nor its creator. Nothing replaces seeing the real thing! Virgin and Child, Follower of Hugo van…
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On the side of the Angels, part 3: ‘Follower of Roger Campion’
Another in a series of observations of early medieval paintings in the National Gallery London, an endless source of inspiration and amusement. Intended to show how I find stories in a painting, not my opinion of the subject matter nor its creator. Nothing replaces seeing the real thing! Virgin and Child before a Firescreen circa…
Cherry Potts, Writer, Editor, creative writing tutor; Lesbian, cat-mother, would-be singer. Any of these can crop up here.
Cherry Potts, Writer 