Travelling Home for Christmas

 

Most of us will not travelling anywhere this Christmas while the Covid 19 pandemic is still with us. Some sentimental illustrations for you dear readers to remind you of the way we were.

Home for the Holidays, Norman Rockwell

                         

                     

Murder on The Orient Express,Book Cover

                          

                                                 

Cambridge Market, Janet Cockerill

                                            

                                                    
                                                

The Toy Shop by Timoleon Marie Lobrichon

                                            

                                            

                     

Coach Ride, Anton Pieck

                                  

                                        

 

Westminster Bridge,London

Burlington Arcade, Piccadilly, London

                          

                           

                                         

Evening Sleigh Ride, Beinke Fritz

                          

                         

The Spirit of Christmas, Regent Street, William Heath Robinson

                   

                   

Going to School, Janet Cockerill

                                      

                           

                        

Piccadilly Snow

                            

                                                       

A Good Cause, Janet Cockerill

                 

After a Hard Day, Janet Cockerill

Frozen, Janet Cockerill

Blizzard in New York, Janet Cockerill

Wherever you are and however you are getting there I wish you all  Happy Holidays with your loved ones. This piece of music is an old favourite ,Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson.This must be viewed on the web version if you looking at this blog on your phone.

                                                               

Destitution and Poverty?After Covid 19

 This morning a commentator suggested that a result of the loss of incomes and closure of work places  will result in destitution and poverty for many people.

In case you have never seen these scourges this is how some artists have drawn them

                                                     

                                                                        

                                            The Stone Breakers ,Courbet

                                                     

                                        

                                     Beggars At The Door, Rembrandt

                                                                          

                                          Brot, Kathe Kollwitz     

                                             

                                         The Absinthe Drinker, Degas

                                          

                                  Tenement Children, Joan Eardley

                                                                                         

                                                                

                                                                        

                                          

                                        Slum Children Joan Eardley

Plague,Disease,Death, how artists have reacted.

The world is facing a new plague,Covid19,these are some paintings and illustrations from the past showing how artists reacted in their own time to similar disasters.
                                                                        

Death Seizing a Mother by Kathe Kollwitz,1934

                                                                            

                                                                     

The last great pandemic, Influenza 1918

                                                                 

The Doctor,Luke Fildes, 1891

                                                                               

Applicants for Admission to a Casual Ward, Luke Fildes 1891

                                                     

Diptheria,Richard Cooper Tennant

Widowhood

                                                                          

Snow Scenes,Favourites Ancient and Modern

Painted Winter

We have not had any serious snow in the UK yet, I love it as long as it does not go on for too long.As soon as there is some snowfall I go out with a camera to find suitable views to turn into paintings.Given that I live in a city with many lovely old buildings that is not hard.
Winter snow scenes remind me of memories of Christmas, friends and family returning home ,and the cool, cold silence and peace that a deep fall of snow imparts.
 Many famous artists have painted snow scenes , here are some of my favourites.

                                       

                                                                   

Winter Landscape ,Rowland Hilder

                                                     
                                                   

Painting by Jack Sorenson

Cover for The New Yorker 1942

 Village Scene Christmas Card by Evynd Earle

Snow Scene ,Pissaro

Hunters in The Snow ,Breughal the Elder

Blizzard by Nina Macquire

Returning Home, Ellison Hoover

City Under Snow by Anton Piek

Selling my stuff,Ebay or Amazon?

My Cambridge Attic is still full of books


After a week of trying to set up an Amazon Selling account I have got absolutely nowhere.They keep telling me I have to send different documents to prove that I am me,
perhaps I should stick with my ebay account.

At least it has given me more time to select a few books to sell.

When the account is finally set up I shall start with these two.


                                                          

 This book published in 1985 is full of charming illustrations to well known poems
 about elves and fairies.



A more recent book is 


                                                      

I bought this book very recently,it is a very full account of modern still life .It was not quite what I wanted and I shall be selling it for a lot less than the £22 I paid for it.
                                                          

 

Too Much Stuff

            The time has come, I have to get rid of some of my stuff, it is taking over especially the books so I have spent hours opening an Amazon (UK) selling account and will be selling some of my lovely books under the name 

                                                         Cambridge Attic

    My attic is not quite as bad as this but it will be if I do not start downsizing soon.


                                                     

Photo by De Mies found on Pinterest

Witches ,Goblins ,Mischief, Famous Scary Illustrations for Dark Nights

The clocks have changed, the nights are getting darker .Time for witches and other spooky characters to step out .
                                    
                                             Something Wicked This Way Comes


                                                       

The Autumn People by Frank Frazetta (1965)

                                                                                       

On a Bat's Back I Do Fly by Helen Jacobs (1880-1970)

                                                                                                   

Two Witches Inscribed Teheran

                                                                                                          

The Wind's Tale  (Hans Anderson) by Dulac (1882-1975)

                                                              
 

                                                                                               

The Witch from Walt Disney's film of Snow White

                           



                                                                                                      

Rip Van Winkle by Arthur Rackham

         






                                                                                     

Halloween Illustration for War Time 1942

                                                                                                

Hansel and Gretel, Arthur Rackham