Tag: painting

by M. Bijman April 24, 2026

Art Backstories Discussion of genre Discussion of poetry poem Poetry

This is a Lento: “Producing Perfection”

PRODUCING PERFECTIONSmile when you listen to that cool linewhile the beats run on in perfect time,and the hook repeats inContinue Reading

by M. Bijman January 29, 2026

Art Poetry

Soul Collective – “Wasps”

“Wasps”, from Soul Collective, by Marthe Bijman, 2nd ed. 2025, p. 16. Painting: “#47 WTAF?”, acrylic & permanent markers onContinue Reading

by M. Bijman November 23, 2023

Art-themed Fiction Discussion of writing style Review of Biographical Fiction Review of historical fiction Review of literary fiction Review of new book

Time-travel into a nightmarish moment in history – The Marriage Portrait, by Maggie O’Farrell

Maggie O’Farrell wrote the sublime historical novel Hamnet and Judith, about the children of William Shakespeare. She has a wonderfulContinue Reading

by M. Bijman January 22, 2018

Art Current events Publishing technologies

What does it take to create something new every day?

One of my favourite marketing professionals, Seth Godin, wrote his 7,000th post on Nov. 14, 2017. That’s quite something. TheContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 12, 2014

Art Non-fiction Review of new book

The visual language of painting – Landscape Painting by Mitchell Albala

Update, Jan. 7, 2017 Corrected spelling of “[en] plein air”, French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ plɛn ɛːʁ], which is from the FrenchContinue Reading

by M. Bijman December 1, 2013

Art Art-themed Fiction Award-winning novel Discussion of current events Modern fiction Review of modern fiction Review of new novel

The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt

Update The Goldfinch won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Amazon selected the novel as the 2013 Best Book ofContinue Reading

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