Category Archives: Drawings & Paintings

Towards Paros

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Art for Housewives

Finally, Paros! We took a taxi to the airport. On the way, motorists were honking, zigzagging, driving aggressively. But, when asked, our driver said driving a taxi in Rome didn’t stress him out. Like Don Ruiz who says “don’t take … Continue reading →

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Sloughing

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Art for Housewives

Every day we shed dead skin and make dust. As with snakes, old skin must be eliminated to make room for the new. And the longer one lives, the more renewals are necessary. Stagnation is static whereas life is motion. … Continue reading →

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Kate, diaries, and impressions.

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Art for Housewives

There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water. Kate Chopin In the 1960s, Kate Chopin’s grandson discovered some of the writer’s personal papers including a 1894 diary entitled “Impressions” … Continue reading →

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My Maieutical Diary

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Art for Housewives

Socrates taught by asking questions. The method he used is known as “maieutics” from the Greek term for “midwifery”. Because, believed Socrates, the teacher was a midwife in that he helped give birth to latent knowledge in a person. By … Continue reading →