(Several Hamiltons. By George Romney) I so enjoyed the discussion on the last post, I thought I’d continue the theme. Above you see a few more of Romney’s Hamiltons. I think you can see how Kirsty’s point — about the essential kinkiness of the spinning portrait — is reinforced in most of these paintings of…
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spinning further
the precious, the miniature, the mundane
I’m following the train of a thought here, and very much bouncing off the ideas of Felix — who has just written a superb post about the joy of the tiny, one-inch, button badge. The tale of her numinous birds — separated from their childhood context, immortalised on a badge, then re-united with their original…
Read MoreEast Lothian textures
We went walking yesterday. It was a day of textures. Of denuded fields: . . . of seasonal abundance: . . . and decay: . . . and textural contrasts. I particularly enjoyed these sheep beneath the A1 fly-over: and these jolly curtains against a sandstone wall: We had a wander round Hailes Castle, whose…
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needled reviews: Nigella Express, BBC2, Mondays, 8.30pm Jane Brocket, The Gentle Art of Domesticity (Hodder & Stoughton, 2007) Despite my best efforts to avoid it, last night I encountered Nigella Express. It was much more diverting than I’d assumed. Indeed, Mr B and I spent the programme in a state of near hysteria. How we…
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