End of Love (01/03/14)



When I was at the Jack Vettriano exhibition in Glasgow last week I learned something new - that his 'Dance Me to the End of Love' painting was inspired by the Leonard Cohen song of the same name.

So to celebrate here's the song and the painting in the same post - and isn't it strange that Dance Me to the End of Love is one of my favourite Leonard Cohen songs as well as being one of the Jack Vettriano prints that I have a home.




Power of Art (19 February 2014)


I was at the Jack Vettriano exhibition in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery last weekend and a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon it turned out to be too. 

Many of Vettriano's best and well known paintings were on display and although the art establishment can be terribly snooty about the 'quality' of his work, the Scottish public had no such doubts and queued in large numbers on the day.

I was told that up to 200,000 people may have seen the exhibition in less than 6 months and if you have the time, it's well worth a visit - open until 8pm in the evening until this coming weekend.

Popular posts from this blog

LGB Rights - Hijacked By Intolerant Zealots!

Image
Now that we're a month away from the month formerly known as June, we can think about what's happened. Given the new events being rolled out in London, Manchester and across the States, I think this sums up the *erm* transition of Pride. H/T @LGBNOW pic.twitter.com/HL87yIXXHg — Fred Sargeant (@FredSargeant) August 2, 2023 No doubt about it - the once proud campaign in support of lesbian and gay rights has been hijacked by intolerant trans zealots!     
Read more

SNP - Conspiracy of Silence

Image
So here's the issue - two Glasgow MSPs (Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf) have been asked a reasonable question about their use of public money to employ two SNP councillors who already have full-time, salaried jobs as senior elected members of Glasgow City Council.   But these two public servants (both long-serving ministers) refuse to answer, so what to do next? One regular reader suggests raising the matter on the floor of the Scottish Parliament which is a good idea, but requires an MSP who's prepared to put down a written question for Scottish Ministers to answer. So here's a list of activities which will help shine a light on what has been going on because as Lord Nolan once said apropos driving up standards in public life - 'daylight is the best disinfectant'. Write to the leader of Glasgow City Council Write to the Chief Executive of Glasgow City Council Write to all elected members in Glasgow City Council Write to the party leaders in Glasgow City Council W
Read more