tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post4747806579576481098..comments2024-01-28T03:56:39.351-08:00Comments on TOM CLARK: The Albatross (after Baudelaire)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-20230123426569285362011-06-09T07:17:05.154-07:002011-06-09T07:17:05.154-07:00Tom,
Hello from JOHNNY, JOHNNY, and thanks too fo...Tom,<br /><br />Hello from JOHNNY, JOHNNY, and thanks too for this CB/TC glimpse of these "vastes oiseaux des mers" . . . <br /><br />6.8<br /><br />first grey light in clouds against still<br />invisible ridge, red-tailed hawk calling<br />in foreground, sound of waves in channel<br /><br /> not equally said in reverse,<br /> that on horizon there<br /><br /> reddish on account of which,<br /> that time, or painted<br /><br />silver of sunlight reflected in channel,<br />sunlit green of pine on tip of sandspitSTEPHEN RATCLIFFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339481653546188412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-31490973394969832172011-06-09T07:14:19.252-07:002011-06-09T07:14:19.252-07:00It reminds me of those things too, Curtis, and I t...It reminds me of those things too, Curtis, and I too need reminding. Thanks.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-74490626523396151092011-06-09T02:08:16.105-07:002011-06-09T02:08:16.105-07:00It is amazing what the albatross has endured in th...It is amazing what the albatross has endured in the name of the art of humans, but then they are impressive creatures. It was great to rediscover this here in a BTP rendering. I keep Trans/Versions on my night table both for enjoyment and because it reminds me about some things I think are important about art and what artists do. And the way things are going in the "real world", I need that reminding more than ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-48146280542114592342011-06-08T13:35:06.725-07:002011-06-08T13:35:06.725-07:00here is a Black-and-White photo of some sailors
on...here is a Black-and-White photo of some sailors<br />on a (ship's) deck with an albatross<br /><br />http://gcaptain.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image13.png<br /><br />and, just maybe around Baudelaire's time ?<br /><br />& THAT is a BIG BIRD ! would hate to have an albatross tied around my neck and the me thrown overboard....<br /><br />not exactly an "haiku moment" eh? or very RomanticEd Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285310130024785775noreply@blogger.com