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“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot
Category Archives: illustration
Views of an Imaginary City 20: A Street in the Najirèh District
20. A Street in Najirèh The outer district of Najirèh (“Empress”) is so named in honour of the empress Aritokèh, during whose reign the area’s first streets were laid out. It is located on a raised plateau surrounded by rice … Continue reading
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Tagged imaginary city, imaginary places, japanese prints, sehnsucht, suburbs, ukiyo-e
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Views of an Imaginary City 34: A Nizimoamuàri
Two people walk past each other on a quiet street corner, both looking about their surroundings in an apparent state of reverie. The inscription tells us that we are looking at a nizimoamuàri, which could be translated as “a past … Continue reading
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Tagged deja vu, imaginary cities, imaginary city, imaginary places, japanese prints, sehnsucht, ukiyo-e
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Video of “Views of an Imaginary City: Nizinaringolo in Labeosti”
Another animated interpretation of one of my “Fifty-Two Views of an Imaginary City” by Jim Avis, this one looking ahead hopefully to a springier time.
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Tagged imaginary city, imaginary places, james avis, japanese prints, jim avis, sehnsucht, ukiyo-e
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Happy Holidays from Julian Peters Comics!
This watercolour was commissioned by the Montreal financial services firm ASSURART Inc. for their 2022 company holiday card. Like the card I did from them in 2020, it depicts a scene observed on Rue Champigny, in the Côte-Saint-Paul neighbourhood of … Continue reading
Posted in illustration, montreal, quebec, watercolour
Tagged assurart, christmas, christmas card, cote-saint-paul, holiday card, japanese prints, Montreal, montreal architecture, rue champigny, sud-ouest, ukiyo-e
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Video of “Views of an Imaginary City 14: The Laughing Willow”
Another “vidiette” by Jim Avis adapted from one of my “52 Views of an Imaginary City.” Many more of these coming soon!
Lord Shiva atop Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash stands 6638 metres above sea level in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, near the borders of both India and Tibet. In Hinduism, the mountain is identified as the abode of Shiva, God of Destruction and of Time, … Continue reading
Posted in illustration, india, watercolour
Tagged andrea pazienza, gang rinpoche, ganges, himalayas, hinduism, india, kangrinboqe, lord shiva, mahadev, mount kailash, nepal, pertini, shiva, tibet
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Happy Holidays 2021! A Glimmer of Hope on the Horizon?
This year again I was commissioned by the Montreal financial services firm ASSURART Inc. to create an image for their company holiday card. The scene is set at the intersection of rue Hickson and rue de Verdun, a few blocks … Continue reading
Views of an Imaginary City 47: Cloud Oracle at Marikora
The earliest inhabitants of the region of Sensuka were water worshippers. They looked upon the clouds as constituting the genitals of the Great Divine Water Being, from which all waters originally sprang forth. It was water’s floating, condensed form that … Continue reading
Views of an Imaginary City 44: Bird Temple in Peleosti
The view is from a hill in the Peleosti district, overlooking a skyline dominated by the dome of the Chogyan Temple of Tofa, the Luck Goddess. Occupying the majority of the picture plane, however, is a close-up depiction of what … Continue reading
Views of an Imaginary City 33: View of Orepi Tower
Orepi Tower is perhaps Sensuka’s most iconic building. Even those foreigners who know next to nothing about the city may recognize it as “that barber’s pole tower.” The tower was built under the empress Nanéh as a monument to her … Continue reading
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