Violet, Purple, Lilac, Lavender, Rose, and Pink
As the name of a color, violet is synonymous with a bluish purple, when the word “purple” is used in the common sense of any color between blue and red, not including either blue or red. Since Isaac Newton listed violet as his name for the color of the short-wavelength end of the visible spectrum (approximately380–450 nm),when both of the names purple and violet are used within the same system, violet represents colors … Continue reading
Private thoughts, dreams and phantasies (2)
“Their silky, grained tones seem to play with the pastelled qualities of the Impressionists, harking back to the works of Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec. In their soft, illuminating way the photographs mark a surprisingly conclusive, erotic striving forward of the photographer’s poetical vision of everyday life within his work, nourishing our sensuous fancy. He uses his … Continue reading
Private thoughts, visions, dreams and phantasies (1)
“Their silky, grained tones seem to play with the pastelled qualities of the Impressionists, harking back to the works of Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec. In their soft, illuminating way the photographs mark a surprisingly conclusive, erotic striving forward of the photographer’s poetical vision of everyday life within his work, nourishing our sensuous fancy. He uses his … Continue reading
Why do two colours, put one next to the other, sing?
That beautiful question comes from the famous mouth of Picasso. And his answer? He had no idea. We know: Because everything, even the smallest known level of atoms, the elementary particle, vibrates slightly. So do colours. And if one color meets another, they resonate – they sing! It is like music, a special, unique sound. The … Continue reading
Like the Grateful Dead Darling Gimme Head…
She asks me why I’m just a hairy guy I’m hairy noon and night Hair that’s a fright I’m hairy high and low Don’t ask me why Don’t know It’s not for lack of bread Like the Grateful Dead Darling Gimme head with hair Long beautiful hair Shining, gleaming, Steaming, flaxen, waxen Give me down to there … Continue reading
Baby it’s REALLY cold outside
Baby it’s really cold outside. 0° Fahrenheit! Germany is deep-frozen. “Cooper” and its ridge of high pressure is blowing from the East, from Russia. Even the big lakes in the Black Forest are covered with ice to walk on, like on “Schluchsee”, where I watched these people fishing through holes in the ice, just waiting … Continue reading
Dogs are people too
“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring–it was peace.” Milan Kundera “Dogs are better than children. Even my friends with children say that. As … Continue reading
So nice in Nice
My Love. La Côte. La Belle. Le Bleu. Mon amour et la mer. Love, Light and the French Riviera. Just look at that girl She knows she’s got that something… So nice in Nice, so nice and … Oh I’m starting to really fall in love with you. If I said forever, mon amour, how would … Continue reading
Into the wild
It’s a wild world out there. Especially in LA and the Black Forest. Kojotes there and wolves here – hunting mountain goats, following their tracks in the howling winds. Even the polar bear goes hunting now. It becomes warmer on mother Earth. It is January and my friends in the city of angels are wearing … Continue reading
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