Les Beaux Arts


June 18, 2009: 3:15 pm: adminHints, Les Beaux Arts, Lifestyle Hall

To marry or not to get married tie the knot? That is the inquiry. It never previously was the doubt. It was before ‘When to marry?’ not ‘why to marry’. For a long time young women were expected and put pressure on themselves to catch a spouse young, marry and start up home with babies and a pet, and devote their lives to operating a good house. Perhaps because females have been loosed from what were once their traditional roles, that marriage is no longer as important and most assuredly not the only route to take. In fact some people- both men and women- absolutely detest the idea of marriage, and can’t conceive of looking into a lover’s face and promising without question to spend the remaider of their lives with them until the end. In many ways it’s a shame, because weddings can be such wonderful events- especially when they feature a glorious wedding dress and sky lanterns. But, disastrous marriages can be destructive, financially and emotionally ruinous, and the most lonely things of all. Though being in a ill-omened partnership is also massively isolating, somehow with the marriage mark, it’s . The outside world expect more of a pair when they are formally married and have evidently spent so much cash on their wedding day. They are supposed to be happy or to at least try their hardest to be so. As a result of this detected external insistency, many men and women feel they have to put on a face and enshroud their real emotions. The reason why there were once more marriages or why marriages endured a few generations ago is because couples had no choice but to keep ploughing on with their relationship. This is better in some ways, but in others, it is very wasteful. Yes there were a bigger number of spousal relationships, but there were also many more desperately unhappy ones.

March 27, 2009: 7:41 am: adminLes Beaux Arts

Making an oil painting requires a huge amount of effort, patience, and perseverance. Using oil colours is no child’s play. But once you get a grip on how to play with the colours to turn your thoughts into shapes on the canvas, making a satisfying oil painting can turn out to be the most invigorating experience.


The technique of creating an oil painting differs from artist to artist. But there are some things that all artists must pay attention to before starting on an oil painting. To begin with, pay attention to the kind of brushes you are going to use.

Using the wrong kind of brushes can spoil the entire look of the oil painting.

Useful Tips To Help You Choose The Right Brushes

  • First of all, decide what kind of a shape of brush you are looking for. An oval shaped brush would enable you to paint softer edges. Whereas a flat brush is ideal for creating sharper edges
  • Next step is to choose whether you want your oil brush to have natural hair or synthetic hair. Brushes with synthetic hair are comparatively cheaper, but if you are looking for something more durable, go for a brush with natural hair.
  • A brush is good when its hair falls back into place after being used. In order to ensure high quality for your oil painting, try and buy a brush which has stiff hairs. Usually a brush with natural hair is firmer and stiffer.
  • Painting with a brush which has a long handle is more convenient than a brush with a small handle.
  • The ferrule is a metal tube that binds the bristles of the brush to the handle. And it comes in different metals such as copper, aluminum and brass. Aluminum ferrules are less expensive but not enough strong. For maximum durability, buy a ferrule made of brass.

While buying an oil painting brush don’t ignore all the above mentioned tips and make sure that you don’t settle for a brush of poor quality to save some money. It will eventually show up on your painting. Always invest in a high quality brushes which will help give you better control over your strokes.

April 10, 2008: 3:34 am: adminLes Beaux Arts

15) The Dead Earth!
(The first woe)

Like dead leaves in a fall storm

…said the earth to God:

“I can’t take it anymore!”
and thus, rolled over on its belly;

and then came an earthquake

in Pakistan
(in the year of 2005): 52,000
Died…

and mighty hurricanes, named

Katrina, Rita and Wilma
attacked mankind, filled the sky,
touched the ground with pale death;

and I saw the birds of earth
cry: “…death, death…” (the world wept)
and…

(and war was everywhere

in the year of 2005;
and this was just the beginning,
of the fist woe; and there were many wrinkles

in the eyes of mankindand he
Cried!…)

God, He looked down
(from His throne up high)
Said…:

“The, ‘Second Woe,’ will soon

be fed…”; and the earth cried:
“Am I to die a second time?”
And in the bleak, ‘Bay of Hate,’

God’s angels knew quite well,
it was too late…the earth was
Dead!…

Escape!
(The second woe)

Now, I was surely in a fix

Standing by my home in Lima,
absolutely defenseless:
as the Antichrist, and Devil:

His Demons, surrounding me
the earth still on its belly,
Dying…!

Death was pale and black, bleak

Within the skies and seas
there were only ghouls left…
and I knew with in the minute

they’d be upon me…
My end…!…

Was this my end (I murmured)?

Thus, spinning and diving
came rocks, fire, and storms,
over coasts, mountains and shores.

And pacing the earth was
The Great Serpeant, the Devil,

Lucifer!

“Well,” I said, and then fled

to the other side of the mountain,
and like a bird, I flew to the heavens,
and then I heard, and heard it well,

“Now comes the Great Tribulation!…
Hell…!!

Note: written 10/22/2005, #902 6:20 AM, “Woke up this morning, and wrote this poem out, after watching CNN, and the current events.” In Huancayo, Peru.

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