Thursday, October 25, 2012

Hard Up

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My Corkboard 1

I got nothing. Didn't even have a chance to get out on the street at mid-day with a camera - another lunch at my desk. So I ended up poking around my office with the iPhone cam. This picture is of the debris on the corkboard behind my desk. The artifacts, from upper left, represent Douglas Adams, Edvard Munch, Jenny Holzer, Johannes Vermeer and who to call if the computers go down. Something to gaze at when I'm bored.

Some time ago I had the privilege of seeing the Vermeer Girl With A Pearl Earring at the small museum in The Hague dedicated to his work. It was uncrowded and I could stare at it as long as I liked. It could have blinded me with its beauty.
  

6 comments:

Olivier said...

c'est vrai que les peintures de Vermeer sont prenantes et superbes. j'aime "juste" ce detail de la peinture

Olivier said...

Juste sur ta remarque sur la violence du catch (mais la je parle du catch en France). Ce n'est pas Violent, c'est un sport tres choregraphiƩ et les coups ne sont pas portes. Chaque coup est etudiƩ pour ne pas faire mal , mais pour etre impressionnant a voir. Cela reste des sportifs pros qui sont a 100% de leur forme physique

Paul in Powell River said...

I had the opportunity to spend time with Vermeer's Milkmaid shortly after it was re-hung after a cleaning, in Amesterdam, and I shall not soon forget it.

William Kendall said...

That Vermeer is one item I have to see for myself when I first visit my ancestral roots....

Jack said...

This working thing sure gets in the way of photography.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Busy times hey Bob, hope things quieten down for you soon.