Note: The following reported item describes events that have not yet taken place and with the possibility that they may never actually occur. The idea of a modern art gallery on the Isle of Skye in Scotland was to some an act of desecration upon an alter of natural beauty while to others it was… Continue reading Unlikely News #1 : Tate Skye
Still Life Revisited with Samuel Peploe
It was the still life paintings of Samuel Peploe on display in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow that promoted an inspiration about their composition. The works were part of the permanent exhibition of Scottish Colourists. The view of Samuel Peploe was that each painting of still life promoted some sort of challenge to convey… Continue reading Still Life Revisited with Samuel Peploe
Wanchancy Game #1
Sequences of Game The sequence of game playing of game#1 Wanchancy is listed here where items in each entry are sequence number, starting co-ordinate (x,y), actual sequence and score. The co-ordinate (1,1) is the bottom left corner of the play board. This is a specific game of two players where odd entries are player #1… Continue reading Wanchancy Game #1
Keep It Coming
Lord we pray that the Double Gloucester is in stock in M&S today And that also the tea and coffee of our choice Has been driven up from pastures south. And Chunky Chips that cook in 30 minutes Be there also to sustain us. And all the other things in our trolley that we gather… Continue reading Keep It Coming
A Tragedy at Portgower
Recollections An initial visit to the shore at Portgower in Sunderland in Scotland had taken place the year before. This was part of a rediscovery of a haunt from childhood, where until the age of 9, the family had transposed itself for holidays to my aunt’s house just outside Helmsdale at Navidale. I doubt if… Continue reading A Tragedy at Portgower
And Where Do You Come From?
A series of events had landed us in the Scottish town of Peebles, then in a Covid-19 status which allowed access to certain types of visitor accommodation due to the relatively low local rates of Covid-19 infection. Much of the rest of Scotland, however, remained closed. The Scottish housing market, however, remained ‘open’ – subject… Continue reading And Where Do You Come From?
A Day Out in Monaco
The spring weather was at last breaking through on the French Riviera. Outside the railway station of Nice the majestic chestnut trees had only recently fully opened their large green leaves to the promise of a new season. The train journey between Nice and Monaco is quite short, past marinas with their compliment of white… Continue reading A Day Out in Monaco
The House of the Grey Shutters
Part 1 – Prologue A work unfinished … in remembrance of the Day of St. George 23rd April. The Discourse In the time of my first season in the vast citadel, it was by way of curious wanderings in that I would almost become as lost by way of the twists and turns of the… Continue reading The House of the Grey Shutters
House For An Art Lover
It is often said that visiting a building that carries the hallmark of the Scottish designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh is an experience of refreshment and renewal. This was certainly the case for the House For An Art Lover situated in Glasgow’s South Side in Bellahouston Park. Mackintosh submitted his designs in response to a competition… Continue reading House For An Art Lover
Colouring Shakespeare
The Eye of Colour Life can certainly be enriched by the well crafted spoken word. Examples which spring to mind include the treasure trove of the world’s great writers and poets. Different cognitive pathways, however, interpret the spoken and written word and where a well spoken dialogue will perhaps have a greater resonance than one’s… Continue reading Colouring Shakespeare