New Aryan Bird of Prey (Fictional Poetry)

New Aryan Bird of Prey (Fiction Poetry) Extraterrestrial humans have traveled through a warp, Galactic gate to this world wanting to engage with us. They sought treaties with our United Diplomatic Corp. 'Mayan descendants coming from Nibiru,' wrote the press. 'On 5000 BC, that...

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Three Poems (The Echo - Oxymoron Poem, Cryptic Kiss, Separation

The Echo (Oxymoron Poem) We've suffered in the burning frost o' the Holy peak to unlock the locked secrets, and to taste the sweet sorrow. In my upward fall, I told the perfect evilness, 'I want nothing more and never again. ' You could hold the word in that eloquent quietness. I could hang the...

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Poems (Antimatter - Neo Surrealism One, Variable Reality - Postmodernism One and Others)

Antimatter (Neo Surrealist Poem) A red bird has flown soaring in the great height of the purple sky. The thrilling scream was as a shrill cry on the soundtrack. The bird has disappeared into the sky, and all it could be heard was the sound. That cold sound became fluid in the ears. A forked green...

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How to Take the Best Christmas Photos

For Family Snaps Coordinating Colours Work Wonders If you want to snap a picture of your family to put onto your latest family Christmas greetings card, then it is always a great idea to dress everyone in Christmas colours and make them coordinate. Mum, dad, grandma, grandpa and the kids all should...

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Photo Editing Tricks Every Photographer Should Note

In the past editing was a scary prospect for those that had an interest in photography. Now, with editing software available both online and with programs like Photoshop, post photo processing has been taken to a whole new level. With technological advances we can quite literally turn photos into...

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What Makes Some Photographs Better Than Others?

Art is so subjective that there is no correct answer to this question. But there are some things that can help you analyse a photograph. I find it interesting that the majority of people can tell the difference between an average and a great photo and choose the 'better' one, but struggle to articulate...

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Introduction to Chinese Paintings

Chinese paintings, despite being as artistic as western paintings, have a unique character of their own. Usual Chinese painting rarely follows the principles of realistic portrayal or focus on the fundamental perception. This allows the painter the freedom of artistic perception, and allows him...

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'Writing Is the Painting of the Voice' - Quote From Voltaire

In this article, I'll look at the idea from two points of view, as both painter and writer and show why beginners need not let it discourage them from learning how to become fine art professionals. Painting can be as simple a job as protecting the walls of a room with a coating of house paint....

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Even Beginner Painters Can See Indoor Rainbows

On the table sits a crystal vase, always filled with flowers from our garden. This vase is shaped with three bulging curves down each side. Light penetrates the crystal, passes through the water it holds and exits from the other side, emitting a stream of photons onto the air. Every morning,...

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Ella Fitzgerald - First Lady Of Song

Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917 in Virginia, but was raised in Yonkers by her mother, Temperance, and her mother's boyfriend. When "Tempie" died in 1932, Ella's suffered problems at home and eventually wound up living on the streets in the fall of 1934. Her first sign of hope came that...

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