Have you ever wondered why things are the way they are? Why certain things are expected of you?
They say women worry more about their accomplishments. By age 30 you are expected to be in a long term relationship... or married, with a career ... or a rich husband. Settled down, planning for the future and all that jazz.
I barely manage to plan a week in advance!
I have goals and aspirations, as do most people - vague and fanciful ones - but hell if I can get over that laziness that creeps in like a sly, slow-moving sloth. An affliction that, once deeply ensconced, is rather difficult to dislodge.
Every so often I manage to rid myself of the veil of lethargy and become a creature of purpose and drive. Sadly, those moments are short lived.
What is that saying: "The power of positive thinking."
Possible answer?
Perhaps ... perhaps not.
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Monday, 11 April 2011
Vicky's Desert Island
Andrea's Capturing the Castle
Anyone seeing a theme here? Dragons, sorceresses... surrealism... as I have been told... Aquarians do NOT live in the world of rational normalcy... but in a world of their own. I think I would like this world, unless, of course, I got eaten by said dragon capturing said castle. That would be unpleasant.
Andrea's Sailing the Seven Seas
This one was done for Andrea ... probably also in 2008... or 2009 (I went through a phase of giving paintings as presents.) Anyone see a pirate ship on the horizon there? Captain Blood perhaps? Or Black Beard?
Yo ho ho and a bottle of RUM!
Slipping into Oblivion
I think I did this one in 2008... fun times with my mother, aunt and some other mature women... first attempt at painting since high school... so totally think that I was a bit ambitious... but not a bad attempt.
Christine's Pouring Sunshine
I only seem to do art when I am giving it away ... this painting was done for Christine... so most probably done in November or December 2009... though I do tend be a bit delayed in the gift-giving department.
Though surrealism isn't my favourite genre I think I am slowly getting into it.
Elven Warrior
Well here is one of my attempts at artistic expression ... as it turns out... people are not my forte... but I suppose practice makes perfect ;)
Experiencing the history of Italy
There are few places in the world that can be compared to the beauty and history of Italy. Ancient civilizations, where myth and history intertwine into a rich tapestry of conquering heroes, terrible wars and the rise and fall of civilization.
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| The Pantheon |
If you walk through the streets on those ancient cities, Rome, Florence, Venice… you can almost feel the history of them, it seethes with energy, with memories of the past, strong emotions that fill you with sense of awe that one can only feel in places such as these. Even with the teeming bustle of modern life, these cities hold their mystery close and with a little imagination you can almost see the toga robed people, the chariots, the gladiators battling to the death and travel from there through the ages, seeing the rise of a power that came close to enveloping the whole known world and the fall of an empire.
One cannot help but be affected by the centuries that have left their mark upon the very earth on which these cities stand.
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