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.
  
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6 comments:

  1. OlivierOctober 25, 2012 at 12:43 AM

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

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  2. OlivierOctober 25, 2012 at 12:52 AM

    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 choregraphié et les coups ne sont pas portes. Chaque coup est etudié pour ne pas faire mal , mais pour etre impressionnant a voir. Cela reste des sportifs pros qui sont a 100% de leur forme physique

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  3. Paul in Powell RiverOctober 25, 2012 at 1:20 AM

    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.

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  4. William KendallOctober 25, 2012 at 6:34 PM

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

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  5. JackOctober 25, 2012 at 6:58 PM

    This working thing sure gets in the way of photography.

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  6. PerthDailyPhotoOctober 26, 2012 at 10:33 AM

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

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