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Category Archive: General

Saturday Mac riddles 371

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Brown beverage […]

August 1, 2026 General, Macs, Technology

A cold countryside: The genius of George Morland

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Brilliant, painting over 4,000 oil paintings in little more than 15 years, arrested as a French spy, and finally succumbed to bouts of heavy drinking and mounting debts.

July 31, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Brushstrokes: Early Impressionism

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A style set by Monet and Renoir in their 1869 paintings of La Grenouillère, it became more deliberate and even adopted by those considered to paint in academic style.

July 30, 2026 General, Life, Painting

In the shadow: Play

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From trompe l’oeil for sculpture to children making rabbits on the wall, shadows have long been popular, and most recently have featured in Surrealist paintings too.

July 29, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Portraits of trees: Chestnuts

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How to distinguish sweet from horse chestnuts in paintings from Sisley, Pissarro, Cézanne, Carl Larsson, Vincent van Gogh, Egon Schiele and others. And all about conkers.

July 28, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Hero or hooligan: Odysseus with Circe

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After escaping from Polyphemus, Odysseus’ crew release a bag of winds, resulting in all except for his ship being eaten by cannibals. They then reach Circe’s island, where she wants to turn them all into pigs.

July 27, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 370

I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 370. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Focussed lamp […]

July 27, 2026 General, Macs, Technology

Herald of Impressionism: Charles Daubigny 2

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As a member of the Salon jury, he ensured the young Impressionists were accepted. He led the way in painting fruit trees in blossom, and a series of innovative nocturnes.

July 26, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Herald of Impressionism: Charles Daubigny 1

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His increasingly sketchy landscapes in the 1850s were well received at the Salon, as he pioneered painting riverbanks from his studio boat.

July 25, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 370

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Focussed lamp […]

July 25, 2026 General, Macs, Technology

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