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l’art du chi

i have been doing some weird things lately, like talking to my legs, yesterday, in the calanques, one at a time, in french, lache,...

Supper at Emmaus, detail

here is a painting by caravaggio, supper at emmaus, according to luke 24:13-32, easter day, two apostles encounter a stranger on the...

alzheimer’s

“i am not learning anything” what weakens the mind strengthens the heart. love remains when roles of father and daughter fade and...

the soldiers’ home

“i do not know where i am” Alzheimer’s is a transformation, a passage, from one reality to another. Miracles aside… where unexplained...

rue du refuge 13002 marseille

mon ancien atelier, 2 rue du refuge, still my internet address, i include it in my aix blog because of that number 2, it is where my ...

souvenir

not a small object, a memory, rosemary, for remembrance

le frise

my hair is pixie short, even so it is curling upward. i attribute the phenomenon to the frise i bought in the market last week, have been...

don’t paint the mountain

everyone here says it, general opinion. it’s been done, Cezanne’s motive, a testament to his perseverance and genius, to try is a ...

artist, noun

webster, a person skilled in one of the fine arts, wikipedia, a practioner in the visual arts, oxford english, one who cultivates one of...

farinoman

i have saved this wrapping, a long paper sac, for the bread i buy, everyday, and i find myself reading the words on the back, every...

the 5 euro sweater

fashion designer galliano was suspended from the house of dior for comments to patrons in a paris cafe , words that do not represent the...

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