Get Inspired: Thoughts, how-to’s & reflections about art, lifestyle and wellness.

You wake from dreams of doom and.. for a moment.. You know: beyond all the gestures, the only real thing, love’s calm unwavering flame in the half-light of an early dawn.” Dag Hammarskjöld

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Artist Profile: Martin Johnson Heade – Painter, Botanist, Explorer.

Martin Johnson Heade was an American painter who lived from 1819 to 1904. He was best known for his luminous still lifes of flowers, birds, and landscapes, particularly from his time in Brazil. Heade was relatively unknown during his lifetime but shot to fame and popularity, in the 20th century for this series of paintings inspired by plants and animal life in South America.

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Halloween Edition: Witches of History and Art.

In honour of Halloween aka Samhain, it’s only fitting to look at some of the most alluring representations of witches in history and art. It’s the time of the year when the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest.

Witches have been known over the centuries as those who have the most power in making this connection with the spirit world.

Read on to explore history’s most mystical witches and artists’ varying depictions of these skilled and sometimes misunderstood beings.

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Artist Profile: William Blake – Poet, Painter, Printmaker.

One of Britain’s most influential figures, William Blake, a painter, poet and printmaker lived in a time of great opposing views. Labelled by some as a madman as industry and revolution began to grow, there was also the need for enlightenment and spiritual awakening within the world. An influential few, who trusted in Blake’s visions that sought the betterment of the human race, gave him the encouragement to continue with his life’s work. He achieved many great things, but one that stands out the most was the idea of immortality, as his art and poetry still ring true today, bringing light to the dark and wisdom to a world on the brink of collapse.

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Astrology Series: Capricorn the Sea-Goat

Follow along the Astrology series, where I, Imogen Rolfe, embark on a journey of turning myself into each of the zodiac signs with full costume, hair and make-up made and designed in the studio.

Within Astrology, there lie thousands of years of history, science, myth and legend. First up – Capricorn the Sea-Goat

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Anitya: Solo Exhibition Invite

Here’s to third time lucky inviting you to and announcing my upcoming solo exhibition at Off the Kerb gallery “Anitya”.

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Artist Profile: Maurice Denis

Maurice Denis was a French painter known for his symbolistic artworks including the series of paintings about the mythologic story of Psyche of the same name.

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Artist Profile: Jacques Joseph Tissot

Jacques-Joseph Tissot was born in 1836, in Nantes in a seaport on the French coast. He travelled to Paris to study at Ecole des Beaux-Arts where he met and became friends with James McNiell Whistler and Edgar Degas.

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The Tarot: Queen of Swords

It is a card for reminding you to look at at your current situation and past actions. Be aware of those who approach you and any opportunities coming towards you that may encourage bad choices. She reminds you, don’t repeat old habits and patterns that will cause you to be held back.

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