Mystic Power of Asian Animal Images Extracts from a lecture presented by the author at Lorien Novalis School’s Seminar of the Orient, January 1983 All photos by the author. THE ELEPHANT China Shiva, Lord of the Dance, once conquered an elephant demon by making him dance. However, most elephant divinities in the east are certainly […]
BLOCK: G11 Art
Birth of Venus: 11th Grade Art History
SUNRISE OF THE NEW AGE *** Art History – Class 11 Post-Impressionism to Today Wally was on the way to catch a plane to Melbourne to present the season’s advertising campaign to the bigwigs of our women’s underwear client, Hickory. Other agencies spend thousands mounting their sales pitch, but Wally did it on an airline […]
Birth of Venus: 11th Grade Portrait Drawing
Is it an Actress – is it an Aviatrix!? Portrait Drawing – Class 11 Anna’s loud voice broke the calm, industrious mood of the classroom. “Your eyes are too close together!” “They are not!” protested Rod from the other side of the two desks that had been moved together for this Portrait Drawing block […]
Birth of Venus: 11th Grade Stone Sculpture
Scrimshaw to Sandstone Stone Sculpture – Class 11 It was hot, heavy work loading the large lump – block would be a charitable word – of sandstone into the school trailer. But that was the one Alan wanted. He said that he could ‘see’ the head entombed within; an entity he was going to tirelessly […]
Birth of Venus: 11th Grade Oil Painting
Oils of the Sun Oil Painting – Class 11 The class of 17-year-olds gazed up at the Rembrandt portrait. The painting had a room all to itself in the art gallery. “And no wonder,” continued Art Teacher “it is of the most important paintings in the world. Not just because of its content, though the […]