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Painting: Rafael Saldana ~ Two WaterfallsGemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-75215327157119932402019-09-01T18:34:00.003+10:002019-09-01T18:35:50.864+10:00country scene...<div style="text-align: center;">
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'Country Scene' (created about 1970's-1989) by Norris Brook<br />
(For details about Rev Norris Brook and another painting,<br />
see my blog post <a href="https://auragem.blogspot.com/2017/04/ross-bridge.html">HERE</a>)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>life's weathered panels</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>dusky winds thrill to ride in</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>wide open portals</b></span><br />
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Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-63209624696098199052019-01-14T14:16:00.002+11:002019-01-14T14:20:25.413+11:00Autumn Branding...<div style="text-align: center;">
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'Autumn Branding' by Hugh Sawrey CBE (born in Forest Glen, Queensland, 1919, died Benalla, Victoria, 1999).<br />
Sawrey was an Australian artist and founder of the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame, Longreach, Queensland.<br />
- ref: <a href="http://www.hughsawrey.com/bio/">Hugh Sawrey Career</a> + <a href="https://www.daao.org.au/bio/hugh-sawrey/biography/">Hugh Sawrey Biography</a><br />
I took this photo of his work in my room at the Bayview on the Park hotel, Melbourne...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>pioneer dusts</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>campfire charcoal brews</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>outback art </b></span></div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-4576174804024908892017-04-05T07:18:00.002+10:002017-04-05T07:45:49.705+10:00Ross Bridge...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Ross Bridge, Tasmania</i> by Rev Norris Brook...<br />
Rev Norris Brook was a minister at the Yagoona Baptist Church, N.S.W. in the early '60's.<br />
He and his wife Ethel had 2 boys - Craig and Dean...<br />
( He began attending the N.S.W. Baptist Theological College in 1954.<br />
<a href="http://www.baptisthistory.org.au/journals/tbr/tbr121_may2013aa">Rev Ron Hansard</a> was in his year.)<br />
I think there was a daughter too, but I am not sure...<br />
As a sideline to his ministry, he loved to paint in oils...<br />
I loved mountains... and he painted a snow-capped mountain by water for me...<br />
The painting above is the only example of his work that I have found online...<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">grim weathered landscape</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">a vital bridge</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">bathed in white light</span></b></div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-5279795019723025932016-09-13T14:34:00.001+10:002016-09-13T14:34:41.154+10:00ancestral colours...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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French painter born 29th December 1933</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>proudly</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I walk in my ancestral colours</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">and gaze sadly on</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">your parched</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">your scorched</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">urban spaces</span></b></div>
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<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-23479458582385972152015-12-28T19:03:00.000+11:002015-12-28T19:03:02.560+11:00book of life...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Book of Life</i> - painted sculpture by <a href="http://www.newburyfinearts.com/site2012/additionalartists/krakov/Krakovbio.html">David Kracov</a> (1945- ) ...<br />
Michael Douglas gave this as a gift to his father Kirk Douglas...<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">in our life cycles</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">we walk</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">sunshines and rains</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">cobblestones and</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">burning sands</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">but in the cosmic weave of things</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">wings</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">are always there in</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">the book of leaves for</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">rebirth and</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">renewal</span></b><br />
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Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-44268967305735705482015-12-17T18:23:00.000+11:002015-12-17T18:38:10.703+11:00Eastern Dream...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Eastern Dream </i>(1904) Jean Lecomte Du Nouÿ (1842-1923) Oil on canvas<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">when I sleep</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">in your world</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">I awaken</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">the spirit of</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">your eyes</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">your nearness</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">your breathing</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">I feel the wings</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">of your presence</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">bearing the joys of</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">our yesterdays</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">closer</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">and</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">closer</span></b></div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-65982914552725396852015-12-16T19:57:00.000+11:002015-12-16T19:59:59.078+11:00Christmas Memories...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Christmas Memories</i> - <a href="https://thomaskinkade.com/artist/biography/">Thomas Kinkade</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">dampened light</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">whispers of Christmas colours</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">filter</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">melt</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">old loneliness</span></b><br />
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Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-61868140557279883322015-09-06T11:12:00.003+10:002015-12-17T18:23:58.759+11:00Humanity Slipping Away...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/29272145/Humanity-slipping-away">Humanity Slipping Away</a> - Helen Savva - Limassol, Cyprus<br />
<i>I made this as a response to the tragic death of the 3-year-old Syrian refugee </i><br />
<i>– Aylan Kurdi – </i><br />
<i>who had drowned together with his 5-year-old brother Ghalib and mother Rehan </i><br />
<i>in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to escape Syria.
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">beyond my world</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">few knew Kurdish Kobane</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">a border city</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">balancing between</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Turkey and Syria</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">until it was reduced to</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">80% rubble</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">but they know now</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">beyond my world</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">few understood</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">the relentless tides of desperate souls</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">seeking some kind of life</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">without fear</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">but they understand now</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">beyond my world</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">no one saw my three year old son</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Aylan</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">until he slipped away from me</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">but they now see</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">in tragedy</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">he is</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>THEIR</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">son</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Isn't he?</span></b></div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-56138027362580896502015-08-29T04:03:00.000+10:002015-08-29T04:03:00.152+10:00springtime by a lake...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Springtime at Lac Léman in Switzerland</i> - Peder Monsted (1859-1941)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">vibrant</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">soft</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">light</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">spring</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">seeks</span></b><br />
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Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-78742250483603011602015-08-22T18:53:00.000+10:002015-08-22T19:18:34.557+10:00Imeritian Winter...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Imeritian Winter</i> by <a href="http://guramdolart.ru/">Guram Dolenjashvili</a> (1943- )<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">leafless</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">pinches of homely lights</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">snowy contortions</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">shadows</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">a wealth of shadows</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">by moonlight</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">a lone figure</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">patiently</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">trudges</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">the fine line</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">of yesterdays </span></b><br />
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Linking to:<br />
<a href="http://dversepoets.com/2015/08/20/open-link-night-153/">dVerse - Open Link Night 153</a><br />
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Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-46474463946980928722015-07-18T19:51:00.003+10:002015-07-18T19:54:11.432+10:00Natural Beauty 2...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://anglewind.deviantart.com/art/Natural-Beauty-2-520705060">Natural Beauty 2</a> - anglewind on DeviantART<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">earthy</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">dusky </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">warmth</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">still waters </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">charm</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">reflect</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">the friendship</span></b></div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-37222651875669237022015-07-14T13:24:00.003+10:002015-07-14T17:00:01.092+10:00Homeward Bound...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Homeward Bound </i>c.1933-4 - Ernest Martin Hennings (1886-1956)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">silent</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">but saying so much</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">homeward bound</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">but not home</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">together</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">but</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">alone</span></b></div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-59424423479939793772015-07-07T21:04:00.000+10:002015-07-07T21:07:02.324+10:00the waters are dark...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Temple of Isis at Philae, flood time </i>1910
By <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Michael-Zeno-Diemer-1867-1939/dp/3422072705">Diemer Michael Zeno</a> (1867-1939) Watercolor on paper<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">the waters are dark</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">but the sun shines</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">the sun shines on</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">the sacred breath </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">of a lady</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">who levelled</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">rich and poor</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">slaves and free</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">who nurtured the world of a child</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">and yet</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">she found time</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">for the beyond</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">the final call</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">and her final call</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">her magic</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">still</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">floats</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">in the sunshine</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">on dark waters</span></b><br />
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Linking to:<br />
<a href="http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/the-tuesday-platform.html">The Tuesday Platform</a><br />
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Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-1739173931771128002015-06-29T12:51:00.001+10:002015-06-29T13:14:09.680+10:00tech savvy sheep...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Sheep with Laptops</i> Michael Sowa (1945- )</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">sheep in the 21st century</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">need to flock around</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">the latest</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">internet </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">wizardry</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">we have</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">dignity</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">we have </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">status</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">we have</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">a caricature to uphold</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">forgive the odd black sheep</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">he is with us</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">but </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">not</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">of us</span></b></div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-84011655757962677642015-06-18T13:31:00.001+10:002015-06-18T13:37:13.829+10:00Ruins and Sculpture...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Ruins and Sculpture</i> (1757) </div>
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Today is the birthday of <b><a href="http://www.batguano.com/bgma/pannini.html">Giovanni Paolo Panini</a>, </b> </div>
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the foremost painter of Roman topography in the 18th century.
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">in the recesses of yesterday</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">open fragments of</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">precious art</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">in the recesses of the mind</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">secrets</span></b></div>
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<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-57467720978994949442015-05-01T03:04:00.000+10:002015-05-01T03:04:00.092+10:00At the Well...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>At the Well</i> (1888) by Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz (1852–1916)</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">we are here</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">one to give</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">one to receive</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">let me always be</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">the water you need</span></b></div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-20558647458181213472015-04-24T03:04:00.000+10:002015-04-24T03:04:00.489+10:00Sunset in Egypt...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Sunset in Egypt with Two Bedouins on Camels</i> by Louis Amable Crapelet (1822-1867)</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">leaving the sunset behind</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">leaving old ways</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">to re-emerge</span></b></div>
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<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-65430376996323087822015-04-17T03:04:00.000+10:002015-04-17T03:04:00.276+10:00The Suez Canal...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>The Suez Canal</i> (1864) by Albert Rieger (1834-1905)</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">a gently winding wound</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">when water bleeds</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">helplessly</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">for the pseudo master</span></b></div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-90911236581711430842015-04-10T03:22:00.000+10:002015-04-10T03:22:00.036+10:00School in Luxor 1924...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>School in Luxor 1924 </i>Tony Binder (1868-1944) - Austria</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">mats</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">earthy dusts</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">naked feet</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">young minds</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">seeking</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">the sacred charms of</span></b></div>
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<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-58715990783953775162015-04-03T17:36:00.000+11:002015-04-03T17:37:18.942+11:00Philae Temple and the Nile...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Philae Temple and the Nile</i> - CharlesThéodore Frère (1814-88)</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">some may see ruins</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">isolated</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">but as I rest by the waters</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">and gaze</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">the meaning of my soul</span></b></div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-43627365254793617872014-11-01T02:50:00.000+11:002015-04-05T20:40:12.475+10:00chatting...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://thehaitiproject.org/browse-by-artist/raymond-lafaille/">Raymond Lafaille</a> (1956 - )<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">sharing the fruit and flowers</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">of fresh dialogue</span></b><br />
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Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-15694006051585745632014-10-01T02:50:00.000+10:002014-12-26T18:45:52.164+11:00the voyage of life...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i> the voyage of life: manhood</i> oil on canvas, 1840 by <a href="http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/artist-info.1155.html?artobj_artistId=1155&pageNumber=1">Thomas Cole </a>(1801-1848)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">in the grottos of light and shadow</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">snagged with old rocks and</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">the waters appear to flow</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">effortlessly</span></b></div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-71685643299117597542014-09-01T02:50:00.000+10:002014-12-26T18:50:12.728+11:00View of a Village...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>View of a Village</i> - <a href="http://www.homeoint.org/morrell/misc/laloue.htm">Eugène Galien-Laloue</a> (1854 - 1941) - oil painting<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">in search of new happiness</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">when the channels were slow</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">and a little village was</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">an everywhere</span></b></div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-73979601849158639452014-08-16T17:00:00.000+10:002014-08-16T17:06:15.890+10:00way...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Way</i> (1995) - <a href="http://www.ottofrello.dk/">Otto Frello</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">the footprint river</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">may seem gentle</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">winding</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">round and</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">over</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">but it hosts a zig zag</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">of pauses</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">side tracks</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">and back tracks</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">filtering</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">forward </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">motion</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">one way</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">shatters and</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">scatters into</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">many</span></b></div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326122217500110159.post-90860287876695175842014-08-01T02:50:00.000+10:002015-04-05T21:09:46.120+10:00Houseboat on the Nile...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Houseboat on the Nile </i>by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=596754350440394&set=a.209234815859018.44699.191919404257226&type=1&theater">Léon Belly</a> (1827-1877)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">there are those who watch</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">in a cocoon of sanctity</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">and those who energise</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">self</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">and</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">non-self</span></b></div>
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