Does a dame need diamonds? Does a lady? Not really. It isn’t carbon or precious stones…
HM Holten
Mistletoe
* Try to find mistletoe Not for kissing but To take it in oath Such plants…
Winter Berries by Lynne Henderson
Lynne’s gorgeous work It has been a great pleasure to follow Lynne’s thoughts about painting and…
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Kevin Ansbro, The Fish That Climbed a Tree Literary Tour de Force of Magical Realism Henry…
Tempestuous Tulip
* Flower of love and of greed and of scorn Perfect, enduring, a symbol ignored Crown…
Parrot Tulips by Lynne Henderson
Take a look at these beautiful and lifelike tulips, Painted by Lynne Henderson. I find it…
Beauty and the Beasts
When I look in the mirror, what do I see? A scrawny half-starved girl or a…
Green and pink butterfly
*** A breathless minute, a magical moment Occurred in a flash of flittering wings The porcelain…
Monarch Butterfly and Wildflowers
I’m delighted to welcome Lynne Henderson back with another painting – the second in the current…
Humanity?
St Michael V Satan by Georgio Vasari Life is an enigma. We love because we can’t…
Peony
*** I’m pleased to start another series of paintings by a fellow author. I admire Lynne…
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David Toft, A Gift of Butterflies Paranormal Thriller Four young people venture into the woods at…
Gentian
Violet and bell-like Upstanding and brave Azure and white, or yellow and slight Buds as small…
Reflections in a Tree
Watercolour © HMH, 2000 I painted this watercolour in 2000 but wasn’t too happy with it.…
Delight in Imperfections?
Fly Me to the Moon by Bart Howard The good thing about working intensively on a…
Kaleidoscope
*** People must populate Patterns perpetuate: Humans defy humility But prosper and spread Speeding through centuries…
Autumnal Seaview
My Sketch I spent a large part of yesterday on this new painting, using an old…
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Joseph Ferguson, Shillelagh Law Questions of Life and Death. Snakes and Snails and Puppy-dog Tails – growing…
Eros
Impetuous whispered adorable phrases, Erotic delight and eager embraces Encourages sympathy, calls for seduction, Which brings…
The Provocation
What made people try their hand at story writing? Why would anybody write? When? How did…
Sweet Pea
Pastel colours and sweetness Modest flower of cottage gardens Encircled with soft green tendrils. * Delicate…
Hacker hoax
Some time ago, I had a hacker scare that turned out to be a hoax. In…
Tea with Gooseberry Crumble
Baking fragrance leaps to the nostrils As friends meet in the tea-room White scrubbed floors and…
Hogsback, Surrey
This is another Watercolour that disappeared through moving around. I only have a photo of it…
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JG MacLeod, Abalone Domestic Violence with a Vengeance Liz is a reticent and shy girl who…