Analysis of The Virgin Mary with Saints Thomas Aquinas and Paul by Bernardo Daddi, in Florence, Italy, 1335 It’s another painting with the Virgin Mary And she’s with two Saints, and one is hairy It’s done very well, this fact is true And the Virgin Mary is wearing blue Each of them have different posesContinue reading “My Visual Analysis”
Author Archives: The Write Stuff by John G.
Available Rock Band Names
The following is a small sampling of available Rock Band names: 1. The Weepers 2. The Leepers 3. The Night School Creepers 4. The Smelly Neighbors 5. Cheese on Rye, Ask Not Why 6. The Eczema Experience 7. The Face Slappers 8. The Ear Benders 9. Five Rude Dudes 10. Next Time Let’s Take TheContinue reading “Available Rock Band Names”
The Millennium
When I was just a young pup, one of my siblings brought home this album. It was the only album recorded by this group, but some of the members went on to work with some of the biggest names in music. (For those of you born after 1998, when I was a kid we hadContinue reading “The Millennium”
Fanfare for The Common Person
Here are two versions of “Fanfare for The Common Man” by Aaron Copland. I don’t think you have ever heard anything quite like it. (I know I haven’t.) And here is a version by Emerson, Lake and Palmer that I am sure you’re gonna like!
Fixing a Hole
I’m fixing a hole In the shoes that I wear To keep the rain from my socks If we had some I’m petting a cat Who is again on my lap And he can’t stop himself from purring Cause he’s a kitty cat Perhaps I’ll stay home And not worry about the rain It hasn’tContinue reading “Fixing a Hole”
Eleanor Winslow
Eleanor Winslow Picks up the Dice From the Table Of the Local Casino With her friend Dino Look at her gambling Throwing her pay Down the drain And she’s feeling No pain Some say she’s insane All the unlucky gamblers Where do they get their dough All the unlucky gamblers Why not just see aContinue reading “Eleanor Winslow”
Matisse
This video on the cutouts done by Henri Matisse is definitely worth the price of admission:
The Great Wave
Do you know the name of this painting? I will give you a hint It was done by a Master Artist Using a woodblock print He changed his address 100 times He was constantly on the move He would fill each house with all of his drawings And they would eventually have to move It’sContinue reading “The Great Wave”
Name That Tune
Here is a little ditty That I think is almost heavenly I think it’s very witty And it premiered in 1870 It was written Peter Ilyad T. Whose birthday is May 7th It is 600 bars long, you see And here are the first eleven
