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Category Archive: General

Tyger’s eye: the paintings of William Blake, 11 – A Revelation of beasts

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This extraordinary series of watercolours to illustrate the apocalyptic visions in the Book of Revelation is among Blake’s most brilliant.

December 12, 2016 General, Painting

Chain letter ransomware: how to hurt enemies

Would you send ransomware to your worst enemies? That is what the authors of this Windows malware invite you to do.

December 12, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Just got a new Mac? You should check that its security protection is enabled

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Some brand new MacBook Pros have shipped with SIP disabled. Here’s how to check, including a simple free tool to do so.

December 11, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

The Story in Paintings: Louis Janmot’s epic, Le Poème de l’âme – 4

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The final group of charcoal drawings brings disaster and redemption, with increasingly rich detail and symbolism.

December 11, 2016 General, Painting

The Story in Paintings: Louis Janmot’s epic, Le Poème de l’âme – 3

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The first group of charcoal drawings traces the man’s life as an adult, from solitude in a vast forest, to a bacchanalian orgy.

December 10, 2016 General, Painting

Tyger’s eye: the paintings of William Blake, 10 – Whirlwinds and cars

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The ‘divine whirlwind’ seems distinctive of Blake. This traces its origin, and his development of this visionary image.

December 9, 2016 General, Painting

The Story in Paintings: Louis Janmot’s epic, Le Poème de l’âme – 2

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This completes the 18 oil paintings. The series continues with another 16 charcoal drawings.

December 8, 2016 General, Painting

The Story in Paintings: Louis Janmot’s epic, Le Poème de l’âme – 1

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The first of 4 articles looking at an extraordinary narrative series of 34 paintings, many of them quite beautiful.

December 7, 2016 General, Painting

Into the Light: Odilon Redon’s unique eye, 3 – 1905 on

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Classified a Symbolist, his style was uniquely visionary. Here are some of the masterpieces of Symbolism, which still inspire today.

December 6, 2016 General, Painting

Tyger’s eye: the paintings of William Blake, 9 – Jacob’s Ladder and the stairway to heaven

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The visual tradition of a stairway to heaven appears quite recent. I propose that Blake was its originator.

December 5, 2016 General, Language, Painting

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