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89Some Old-Fashioned Christmas images for Art Lovers this holiday
Brita as 'Iduna' by Carl Larsson The Christmas holiday is a special, magical time of year, and the images in art that best conjure up that warm, cosy feeling of anticipation and celebration are often those...
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84The Cat Paintings of Louis Wain, and Other Great Pictures of Cats in Art
As Emily's cancer progressed, she drew increasing comfort from the presence of her black and white cat, Peter. Louis, desparate to divert his wife's attention from her illness, began to draw the pet in amusing poses, such as wearing glasses, or pretending to read. After Emily died, it seemed only natural to carry on...
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83Do Lutec Have the Answer to Peak Oil and the Energy Crisis?
Just like many people these days, I'm becoming more and more energy conscious. My awareness is increasing every time I fill my petrol tank, or pay my fuel bills. The more things go up in price the more curious...
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81The Naked Truth - The Nude in Art, and Drawing from Life
La Grande Odalisque by Ingres Years ago I went to life classes with my friend Ella. We were both keen young artists and we loved to work directly from a live, nude model. Often these models were male, and...
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80Shipwreck! An artist's vision of the Sinking of the Sirio, 1906
In 1906 the steamship Sirio set sail from Genova, Italy with a large number of migrants aboard, all seeking a new life in Montevideo and Buenos Aires. A day or two into the voyage the ship foundered on rocks. This is the story of that shipwreck and the painting it inspired.
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84The Little Dancer and Ballet in Art - An impression of light, music and movement
She was just 14 when Degas immortalised her in Bronze. Now she stands posed for all time, her slight and boyish form, poised and ready to dance. And here we are, standing before her on a sunny June day in Paris, wondering who she was, and what her life became...
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81Should I Move to Higher Ground? Some Thoughts on Climate Change
This is serious. Really serious. I live on the south-east coast of England in a Victorian terraced house three streets from the seafront. In 2000 heavy weather caused the streets between us and the sea to flood. Now, with sea levels rising, I'm wondering, should we move to higher ground?
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81Carl Larsson, Master Illustrator, and Painter of Children and Family Life
"As a rule, each room was home to three families; penury, filth and vice thrived there” These are the words of Artist and Illustrator Carl Larsson, describing his childhood in the slums of Stockholm in the...
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78Traditional baby names. Choosing your baby's name from the Bible.
I first thought about putting this hub together as a reaction to the latest spate of way out names chosen by well known personalities and celebraties for their children. It was only when I started to compile...
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7610 original ideas for stag and hen weekends and parties
Years ago it used to be enough for the bride or groom-to-be to stroll down to their local pub with a few friends and relatives of the same sex, then stagger home again several hours later, with or without...
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