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Category Archive: General

Storyspace 3.2 and Storyspace Reader for OS X

A major milestone for hypertext authoring: this new version includes a freely distributable reader app. Here’s an example for you to try.

August 12, 2016 General, Language, Macs, Painting, Technology

Alchemy: 2 – the origin of oil painting

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The major problems in oil painting had been solved before the van Eycks. One was a reliable supply of solvent/diluent spirits.

August 11, 2016 General, Painting, Technology

Into the Light: Enrique Simonet, Death and the countryside, after 1900

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After 1900, he painted more landscapes, first of Morocco, then of the Spanish countryside.

August 10, 2016 General, Painting

Recognition by eponym, and maths on the meter

A new high-level programming language with sophisticated support for maths – how could I possibly refuse?

August 10, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Five hundred years of Bosch: the wisdom of his owls

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To mark the 500th anniversary of his memorial service, a collection of his unique owls.

August 9, 2016 General, Painting

Into the Light: Enrique Simonet, Death and the countryside, up to 1900

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Sorolla was not the only major painter in Spain around 1900. Here are some major works from Simonet, from 1887 to 1899.

August 8, 2016 General, Painting

Hieronymus Bosch: the life of a great Master

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We don’t even know what day he died, but 500 years ago on 9 August 1516, his life was commemorated by family and friends at a memorial mass.

August 7, 2016 General, Life, Painting

Last week on my Mac: Pistols at dawn

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When Microsoft changes the way it represents emoji, no one worries. When Apple proposes to, many are up in arms. Why?

August 7, 2016 General, Language, Macs, Technology

The Story in Paintings: The Road to Damascus and the Conversion of Saint Paul

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Why did it take over 300 years to solve a compositional problem, and tell such a simple story?

August 6, 2016 General, Painting

Industrial copyright abuse

Copyright should protect the creators and their work. It has been turned on its head, to generate immoral earnings for companies who have no rights in much of the content they sell.

August 6, 2016 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

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