Pintail Pursuit at Sunrise. Peter Markham Scott (1909-1989). Oil on canvas. Dated 1987.
sebastiane (1976) dir. derek jarman
View of the St. Mark’s Column, in the background Santa Maria della Salute and A view of the Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute,Marco Grubas (Italian, 1839-1910)
“Paradoxical case of a pleurisy and pulmonary consolidation.” The nervous affections of the heart. 1905.
Kay Nielsen (1886-1957), ‘Ice Heart’, “Fairytales” by Hans Christian Andersen, 1924
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reading vincent van goghs letters and he keeps repeating the same thing.. that i may be of use in the world. he repeats it over and over, in questions, in musings, in desperation. how can i be of use in the world? (the most precious question!) how can i be of use in the world? (how can anyone?) reminds me of that mary oliver quote: to pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. if i were any more insightful i could say something profound here, but i think if we keep focused attention on the question, we may find a way to be of some good. like rilke meant. by loving the questions themselves, we may one day stumble upon the answer.