Paul Schofield in The Captain of Köpenick (1971)
Laurence Olivier in The Dance of Death (1967)
Drawing the faces of these two giants of the English stage revealed to me the power that they could generate with either a distant glance or thunderous frown. Both of their performances live on in my memory as unforgettable evenings in the theatre from many years ago.
Thanks to Tina whose wonderful photo of Muddy Waters on her always inspiring blog Travels and Trifles was the starting point for this copse painting that began with loose washes of watercolor and ended with a fair amount of rubbing to create the finished piece, hence the title of today’s post.
Thanks Tina and also Debi whose Creative Zone for Making Art inspires me every day.
Earth has not anything to show more fair:
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty
…enjoying Mother’s Day bouquet for a few more days.
A little love from Mother Earth for Mother’s Day
…admiration for this morning’s golden sunrise.
Ladder 3 – 9/11 Memorial Museum, New York
Seeing the crushed remains of Ladder 3 at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York on our moving visit to the museum last year one could not help but feel an overwhelming sense of admiration and gratitude for the sacrifice and bravery of those 343 firefighters of the New York City Fire Department who were lost that day together with an additional 68 emergency workers and the 2566 innocent lives they were trying to save.
This quote from Virgil is displayed in the hall of the Museum.
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