Just spent the most bucolic hour staring at those FANTASTIC Stations of the Crossing pics, which made me then dig out a book on Alberto Burri and think about all those 50s and 60s paintings where texture was so important; then I ‘followed’ your walk to Rogolone…..then I finished by listening to ‘things look great in notting hill gate‘.
Thank you. best part of my day, today
I came here searching for Staverton Thicks (http://blog.rowleygallery.co.uk/staverton-thicks/), which I so enjoyed reading (despite the dismal rain on the day you visited), I meandered on and have loved reading your finding of the landscape in the magnificent woodcuts of Howard Phipps in Win Green. Thank you.
THE COFFEE MILL
the coffee mill shows up in various cubist paintings, along with the bottle, the newspaper and the pipe, all in browns and greys, reality
with its vital edges, the sombre presence of reduced hallucinations. the coffee mill turned everything into a finely ground
powder that jammed the most intimate gears, those of passion and grief, as well as the linear calligraphies of silhouettes and cobalt blue birds. next the coffee mill ground up representation,
which became unintelligible and gave way to a music of spirals less given to spinning, to a memory less sharply defined, to contours
less indebted to cezanne, to a life less still — yes, to a life that was perhaps ready for the disorder of another kind of life, another nature.
the coffee mill became a barrel-organ. the world speeded up, people’s lives became less linear,and the crystalline waters turned cloudy.
Hi, I’ve been looking around for info on Howard Phipps and locations for his wood engravings. I saw some of the walks you had done with him which is interesting. He does capture wooded chalky landscapes perfectly. I was fortunate to meet Peter Reddick a few years back – he had a similar talent for capturing Beech Woods
To my delight I have just discovered your site and was very pleased to learn from Ian Massey that he had visited Ronnie Duncan today and found him on good form.
It is about time I finally subscribed to Chris’ blog rather than asking Paula to forward various entries to me.
Hank
Hello Hank, nice to find you here. Your contributions are always welcome.
Just spent the most bucolic hour staring at those FANTASTIC Stations of the Crossing pics, which made me then dig out a book on Alberto Burri and think about all those 50s and 60s paintings where texture was so important; then I ‘followed’ your walk to Rogolone…..then I finished by listening to ‘things look great in notting hill gate‘.
Thank you. best part of my day, today
Thanks for looking. It’s a great bridge. Now you’ve got me looking online for Alberto Burri images.
Enjoyed reading
I came here searching for Staverton Thicks (http://blog.rowleygallery.co.uk/staverton-thicks/), which I so enjoyed reading (despite the dismal rain on the day you visited), I meandered on and have loved reading your finding of the landscape in the magnificent woodcuts of Howard Phipps in Win Green. Thank you.
Cheers Rachel, I’m glad you found us. I did get back to Staverton another day when it wasn’t raining. It’s a magical place – http://blog.rowleygallery.co.uk/another-walk-in-the-woods/.
All totally glorious, thank you.
Thanks Claire, nice to find you here. I’ll add you to our blogroll.
THE COFFEE MILL
the coffee mill shows up in various cubist paintings, along with the bottle, the newspaper and the pipe, all in browns and greys, reality
with its vital edges, the sombre presence of reduced hallucinations. the coffee mill turned everything into a finely ground
powder that jammed the most intimate gears, those of passion and grief, as well as the linear calligraphies of silhouettes and cobalt blue birds. next the coffee mill ground up representation,
which became unintelligible and gave way to a music of spirals less given to spinning, to a memory less sharply defined, to contours
less indebted to cezanne, to a life less still — yes, to a life that was perhaps ready for the disorder of another kind of life, another nature.
the coffee mill became a barrel-organ. the world speeded up, people’s lives became less linear,and the crystalline waters turned cloudy.
(Vasco Graca Moura)
Hi, I’ve been looking around for info on Howard Phipps and locations for his wood engravings. I saw some of the walks you had done with him which is interesting. He does capture wooded chalky landscapes perfectly. I was fortunate to meet Peter Reddick a few years back – he had a similar talent for capturing Beech Woods
To my delight I have just discovered your site and was very pleased to learn from Ian Massey that he had visited Ronnie Duncan today and found him on good form.
Thank you David. Good to find you here. One of these days I’d love to visit Weston too. Here are a couple of links – More Love Than Money – and – Refuge – The Stone Garden At Weston.
FYI your rainmaker form is not working so i can’t subscribe. thanks.
Updated that now. Thanks for pointing it out