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The heroic but ephemeral edifices of humankind and the enduring power and grandeur of nature are evocatively expressed in this work by the landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael. A shepherd and his flock are dwarfed by the ruins of a castle, a massive hill in the background, and dark, swollen clouds gathering overhead. Ruisdael’s skillful use of color also enhances the painting’s poetic effect. Other than the glowing terra-cotta of the ruins and the restrained use of creamy whites, his palette consists mostly of the greens and browns of nature. There is only one small point of bright color in the entire painting: the shepherd’s red jacket. Although the artist’s choice of ruins as his subject followed an established pictorial tradition in the Netherlands, he was not concerned with topographical accuracy; indeed, the prominent hill behind the structure was a product of his imagination. The castle, once the seat of the Counts of Egmond, had powerful associations. It was destroyed at the command of the Prince of Orange to prevent the Spanish Army from occupying it during the Dutch struggle for independence from Spanish rule in the late sixteenth century.
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The Diné (Navajo) have a name for the harmony and balance between nature and humankind, they call it Ho′zho′ - a balance of life, peace & harmony; dependent upon all living things living in beauty and harmony. All that exists in the natural world are manifestations of the sacred. Each life fills a unique role in nature. It is the Diné role to live together in balance with all creation.
To be Ho′zho′ is to be at peace and balance with your environment and the world around you in such a way that the notes of your life complement and resonate with the symphony of life all around you. That is the Navajo way. Walk in beauty.
Hózhóogo naasháa doo
Shitsijí' hózhóogo naasháa doo
Shikéédéé hózhóogo naasháa doo
Shideigi hózhóogo naasháa doo
T'áá altso shinaagóó hózhóogo naasháa doo
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In beauty I walk
With beauty before me I walk
With beauty behind me I walk
With beauty above me I walk
With beauty around me I walk
Somehow and for reasons... freedom (liberty), familiarity, life... a sense of exaltation and distance the same one sky across all stages of humankind, seems most appropriate for the moment. "The Remembrance Day silence originates in Cape Town, South Africa where there was a daily three minute silence, known as the Three Minute Pause, initiated by the daily firing of the noon day gun on Signal Hill. This was instituted by the then Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, on 14 May 1918: one minute was a time of thanksgiving for those who had returned alive, the second minute was to remember the fallen. During the silence a bugler played the Last Post and then Reveille to signal the end of the silence. A Reuters correspondent in Cape Town cabled a description of the event to London and from there word spread to Canada and Australia.[1] Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, writing to Lord Milner in November 1919 described the silence that fell on the city during this daily ritual, and proposed that this became an official part of the annual service on Armistice Day.
Sir Percy's letter was received by Lord Milner on 4 November 1919, reviewed and accepted by the War Cabinet on 5 November, and was immediately approved by George V. A press statement was released from the Palace:
Tuesday next, 11 November, is the first anniversary of the Armistice, which stayed the worldwide carnage of the four preceding years and the victory of Right and Freedom. I believe that my people in every part of the Empire fervently wish to perpetuate the meaning of the Great Deliverance, and of those who laid down their lives to achieve it.
To afford an opportunity for the universal expression of their feeling, it is my desire and hope that at the hour when the Armistice comes into force, the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, there may be for a brief space of two minutes, a complete suspension of all our normal activities." Wikipedia
11.11.2015. Wednesday: mild enough at around 13C with some showers and almost no sunshine. Find a young apple tree has snapped under the weight of apples in recent winds... fallen.
Remembrance and never again? I often wonder what happened that extra minute. My memory when young was one of 3 very long minutes and not two!. The extra minute (daily) would give us time to reflect on what our future should look like. It appears that not one politician has spent a minute seriously looking at the humanitarian migration crisis now ill prepared for the continental winter.
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Finally, "Silent Spring": 38 Degrees highlights the fact that "Fifty years ago Monsanto's pesticide DDT was everywhere until the seminal book Silent Spring showed it could cause cancer -- a decade later it was banned. If this (Glyphosate) could cause cancer, let's not let it be sold for ten more years. Let's demand emergency precautionary action now." Glyphosate petition on line.
Cradle of Humankind, Maropeng, South Africa. Dec/2012. O Berço da Humanidade. África do Sul. Dez/2012
Oil on canvas
A sailor faces possible death on a distressed boat. A ship on the horizon allows for the possibility of rescue. Splayed across the deck are stalks of sugarcane, a commodity central to the economy of empire. The swift ocean current of the title enabled both the trade of sugar and the devastating history of transatlantic slavery. Studied, interpreted and reinterpreted by critics and artists, The Gulf Stream has become a modern icon of Black imagery.
[National Gallery]
Taken in the Exhibition
Winslow Homer: Force of Nature
(September 2022 – January 2023)
[A]n overview of Winslow Homer (1836–1910), the great American Realist painter who confronted the leading issues facing the United States, and its relationship with both Europe and the Caribbean world, in the final decades of the 19th century.
Homer’s career spanned a turning point in North American history. He lived through the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery, so-called Reconstruction, and war with the last colonial European power in the Americas, Spain.
From his sketches of battle and camp life, to dazzling tropical views and darker restless seascapes, the works reflect Homer’s interest in the pressing issues of his time; conflict, race, and the relationship between humankind and the environment – issues still relevant for us today.
After the war, Homer’s subject became the lives of Americans in the wake of the war and abolition with a focus on the lives of formerly enslaved African Americans.
Homer travelled to France, England, the Bahamas, Cuba and Bermuda. In England, he painted scenes of heroism and resilience that he saw while staying in Cullercoats, a town on the North East coast. In the Caribbean, his paintings became more vivid as he painted the transparent turquoise waters and lush vegetation. His interest in conflict remained constant and he often explored the issue through painting the life and struggles of Black people.
With more than fifty paintings, covering over forty years of Homer’s career, 'Winslow Homer: Force of Nature' is part of a programme of exhibitions that introduce major American artists to a UK and European audience and follows on from our exhibitions about George Bellows and the Ashcan painters, Frederic Church and Thomas Cole.
[National Gallery]
The Postcard
A Surrey Series postcard published by H.A. & Co. of London EC.
It was posted in Wallington on Sunday the 30th. April 1905 to:
Miss L. Potter,
St. Hilda,
Manor Road.
The message on the back of the card was as follows:
"Wishing you a happy
birthday.
With love from
Miss Annie".
John Humphrey
So what else happened on the day that Miss Annie posted the card?
Well, on Sunday the 30th. April 1905, in Hampton, New Brunswick, John Peters Humphrey was born.
He was a Canadian legal scholar, jurist and human rights advocate. He is most famous as the author of the first draft of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
In 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations unanimously adopted the Declaration, dubbed my Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt as:
"The international Magna Carta
of all humankind".
John Humphrey died in 1995 aged 89 in Montreal.
Science + Humankind + Equality + Earth = The only VOTE that makes a difference for ALL www.tumblr.com/hello-maury
Four hundred thousand years ago
They came from outer space
And gave us life here
And we are taking everything for granted
I don't think we should do this now
And when I see the smoke around
I feel like I'm not
From humankind down there
I feel like glaciers are my eyes
And mountains are my head
My heart is ocean
And I feel all alone
Because everybody's wrong
I feel the living
What is this thing that we call hate
And that's inside of me
Get out of here!
Global Warming - Gojira
INOCULATION ETERNITY is a story about a place called Eternity. It is my imagination about what life might have been like before humankind ever existed. We all have this hope that when we die we go to a perfect place called Heaven. In this book I paint a picture of a similar place where there is no time, sickness or war. Its essence beholds perfection and pure happiness. The entire story evolves around the life of Archangel Lucifer, who is the Master of Ceremony for the Gathering.
The Gathering could be likened to a church service, but far greater. Its purpose is to recharge everyone's spirit in what I reference in the book as life's resurgence. Everything was perfect until something happens at the latest Gathering service. This something has to do with Lucifer. It begins a wind of change that rocks the core of Eternity and everyone's existence. You will witness how Lucifer's unleashed emotions assimilate negative potential. As the story progresses, readers will witness how many of Eternity's inhabitants who are witnessing the changes, become determined to understand what is happening. Amongst them evolves a certain sect of creatures who begin to enjoy their newfound knowledge. Different sensations are experienced as new emotions surface, which were hidden from them since the beginning of their existence.
Gabriel, who is another principal character is one determined to understand what is happening. Prior to these dysphonic eruptions everything was all good. Now another realm appears on the horizon. His concern for Lucifer and scientific interests beckon him to go in search of a remedy.
Ancient of Days' is my version of God. He is the center of all moral consciousness and the animator for life. He doesn't even attempt to explain what is happening or what has caused the eruption in the first place. Some begin to wonder why. His expression of love for His creation is to stand back and allow them the freedom to choose their own destiny. It is His desire that they trust Him. He encourages them to govern themselves. He lends them support and intervenes only when it is absolutely necessary. With an infinite space ahead of them, He is in no hurry to stop what appears to be a disaster.
Whoever it was that came up with the idea to have this on the exit door of the Cradle to Humankind certainly deserves the credit for it.
Gauteng, South Africa
These photographs by Mark Raynes Roberts are the inspiration for the proposed GLASSLANDS COLLECTION focused on communicating environmental issues and the cornerstones for sustainable living. The 10-piece collection of crystal and reclaimed glass sculptures will be showcased for outdoor exhibition.
The metaphoric sculptures will reflect the connection between humankind and nature. The materials of crystal and glass are the perfect medium to convey the message, focusing attention on both the negative and positive actions of humankind on the planet Earth and fragility of the environmental balance in which we all live.
“Mark Raynes Roberts’ GLASSLANDS collection offers a unique lens through which we can view our beautiful but fragile environment. It inspires us to see the world differently and understand the need for greater sustainability in our lives and in our work.
The GLASSLANDS project provides an exciting opportunity to engage Canadians in addressing the most critical sustainability challenges facing the planet and finding solutions together. We look forward to supporting and participating in this inspiring and hopeful project" commented Kelly Hawke Baxter, Executive Director, The Natural Step Canada
Cradle of Humankind, Maropeng, South Africa. Dec/2012. O Berço da Humanidade. África do Sul. Dez/2012
Last Day in S.A. - Cradle of Humankind in Maropeng, South Africa. Pictures from the Cradle of Humankind "Museum"
Watercolour and graphite on off-white wove paper
On Homer's second trip to The Bahamas, in the winter of 1898-9, he demonstrated a growing interest in tropical storms and hurricanes. As in Palm Tree, Nassau, Homer shows a tempest building on the horizon of a richly textured seascape. A red pennant is visible at far left, behind a white coral lighthouse. This hurricane flag replaced the Union Jack during storms, alerting passing ships of rough seas. Thus Homer draws attention to the distant steamer's vulnerability in open water.
[National Gallery]
Taken in the Exhibition
Winslow Homer: Force of Nature
(September 2022 – January 2023)
[A]n overview of Winslow Homer (1836–1910), the great American Realist painter who confronted the leading issues facing the United States, and its relationship with both Europe and the Caribbean world, in the final decades of the 19th century.
Homer’s career spanned a turning point in North American history. He lived through the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery, so-called Reconstruction, and war with the last colonial European power in the Americas, Spain.
From his sketches of battle and camp life, to dazzling tropical views and darker restless seascapes, the works reflect Homer’s interest in the pressing issues of his time; conflict, race, and the relationship between humankind and the environment – issues still relevant for us today.
After the war, Homer’s subject became the lives of Americans in the wake of the war and abolition with a focus on the lives of formerly enslaved African Americans.
Homer travelled to France, England, the Bahamas, Cuba and Bermuda. In England, he painted scenes of heroism and resilience that he saw while staying in Cullercoats, a town on the North East coast. In the Caribbean, his paintings became more vivid as he painted the transparent turquoise waters and lush vegetation. His interest in conflict remained constant and he often explored the issue through painting the life and struggles of Black people.
With more than fifty paintings, covering over forty years of Homer’s career, 'Winslow Homer: Force of Nature' is part of a programme of exhibitions that introduce major American artists to a UK and European audience and follows on from our exhibitions about George Bellows and the Ashcan painters, Frederic Church and Thomas Cole.
[National Gallery]
Cradle of Humankind, Maropeng, South Africa. Dec/2012. O Berço da Humanidade. África do Sul. Dez/2012
Watercolour and graphite on off-white wove paper
On Homer's second trip to The Bahamas, in the winter of 1898-9, he demonstrated a growing interest in tropical storms and hurricanes. As in Palm Tree, Nassau, Homer shows a tempest building on the horizon of a richly textured seascape. A red pennant is visible at far left, behind a white coral lighthouse. This hurricane flag replaced the Union Jack during storms, alerting passing ships of rough seas. Thus Homer draws attention to the distant steamer's vulnerability in open water.
[National Gallery]
Taken in the Exhibition
Winslow Homer: Force of Nature
(September 2022 – January 2023)
[A]n overview of Winslow Homer (1836–1910), the great American Realist painter who confronted the leading issues facing the United States, and its relationship with both Europe and the Caribbean world, in the final decades of the 19th century.
Homer’s career spanned a turning point in North American history. He lived through the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery, so-called Reconstruction, and war with the last colonial European power in the Americas, Spain.
From his sketches of battle and camp life, to dazzling tropical views and darker restless seascapes, the works reflect Homer’s interest in the pressing issues of his time; conflict, race, and the relationship between humankind and the environment – issues still relevant for us today.
After the war, Homer’s subject became the lives of Americans in the wake of the war and abolition with a focus on the lives of formerly enslaved African Americans.
Homer travelled to France, England, the Bahamas, Cuba and Bermuda. In England, he painted scenes of heroism and resilience that he saw while staying in Cullercoats, a town on the North East coast. In the Caribbean, his paintings became more vivid as he painted the transparent turquoise waters and lush vegetation. His interest in conflict remained constant and he often explored the issue through painting the life and struggles of Black people.
With more than fifty paintings, covering over forty years of Homer’s career, 'Winslow Homer: Force of Nature' is part of a programme of exhibitions that introduce major American artists to a UK and European audience and follows on from our exhibitions about George Bellows and the Ashcan painters, Frederic Church and Thomas Cole.
[National Gallery]