EDGAR ALLEN POE ~ ON DREAMING

Monique’s Passion ~ Living an Artful Life How did I end up living an Artful life? I want to start of by
Some Wisdom by Fernando Pessoa From The Book of Disquiet written by Fernando Pessoa. (1888-1935) “What can I expect from
The exotic world of Henri Rousseau “When…I see the strange plants of exotic lands, it seems to me that I
“The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is
“…Through the skeleton, I represent a different kind of being in a kind of medieval mystery play which is perhaps
Loneliness, 1956 Paul Delvaux. I have always wanted my colours to sing. Paul Delvaux.
“The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is
“…Through the skeleton, I represent a different kind of being in a kind of medieval mystery play which is perhaps
Loneliness, 1956 Paul Delvaux. I have always wanted my colours to sing. Paul Delvaux.
Federico Garcia Lorca “Let there be a landscape of open eyes and bitter wounds on fire. No one is sleeping
THE SIRENS ARE ENCHANTERS Circe warns Odysseus about the Sirens: “You will come first of all to the Sirens, who
A poem by Paul Eluard “I cannot be known Better than you know me Your eyes in which we sleep
THE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR EFFECT “I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity.” SIMONE
A confinement in body …not in soul. What started 5 weeks ago as a horrible time for me due
Silent Whisper Photo by Monique Lucy Weberink 2016
“I am a writer and I want to write.” ― Jane Bowles Fear and Hope “Like most people, you
MARC AND BELLA CHAGALL ~ A COLORFUL LOVE “In our life there is a single color, as on an artist’s
THE SURREALITY/REALITY OF GIORGIO MORANDI. Giorgio Morandi (1890 -1964) was an Italian painter and printmaker. “There is nothing more surreal,
“There were always in me, two women at least, one woman desperate and bewildered, who felt she was drowning and another who would leap into a scene, as upon a stage, conceal her true emotions because they were weaknesses, helplessness, despair, and present to the world only a smile, an eagerness, curiosity, enthusiasm, interest.”
Anais Nin
“The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to
“Dreams are necessary to life” Anais Nin
“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” ― Anaïs Nin
Some Wisdom by Fernando Pessoa From The Book of Disquiet written by Fernando Pessoa. (1888-1935) “What can I expect from
The exotic world of Henri Rousseau “When…I see the strange plants of exotic lands, it seems to me that I
Dreams are true while they last, and do we not live in dreams? Alfred Lord Tennyson Émile Constant Puyo Sommeil
Nandita Ritchie is a self taught artist and paint in the Impressionistic style. Her works are highly textured with a sense of relief work. I try to capture vibrant colors of nature with the effect of light. I work mostly with palette knife using the “ impasto wet on wet “ technique.
Her work is a visual diary of her experience of the garden where she grew up as a child watching her grandfather and father working with their green hands creating the most beautiful garden with exotic flowers and trees for her to play, enjoy and respect nature, in her home town pink city Jaipur, India.
Photo painting: Keli Flowers
Series Women and their Passion for Books “What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and
MARIA YAKUNCHIKOVA (1870-1902) WOMEN WITH A PASSION FOR ART The first female artist I want to introduce in the series
MARC AND BELLA CHAGALL ~ A COLORFUL LOVE “In our life there is a single color, as on an artist’s
A poem by Paul Eluard “I cannot be known Better than you know me Your eyes in which we sleep
“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it
Erato, Muse Of Poetry Sir Edward John Poynter (1870)