Today’s sketch is a detail from the David and Goliath segment of Ghiberti‘s Gates of Paradise I did when it was touring in Seattle. I actually saw it in Florence long ago when I was in seventh grade. However at the time I didn’t appreciate it as much as I should have as I had read Agony and the Ecstasy one too many times and had Michelangelo on the brain.
Well this evening I went to University Books‘ presentation of science fiction author John Scalzi who was here plugging his new book, Fuzzy Nation. Along with the usual reading Q & A which included how his agent managed to publish what was essentially his H. Beam Piper fanfic. He had a handful of entertaining treats for the fans at the reading. First was a remarkably convincing puppet version of Little Fuzzy, and second a live performance by musician Molly Lewis of the song Fuzzy Man by Paul & Storm
Update. John Scalzi describes the event far better than me.
Okay this one’s a bit of a stretch, but I have seen it defined it as such, and since I like to throw pop examples into the mix it’ll do. So this week’s Rhapsody is Scene’s from an Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel. Thinking about it I don’t think counting this song as a Rhapsody isn’t too strange. The way it goes all over the place in style to the point it is essentially three songs fused into one I think counts as “irregular in form as much as anything else does. Still it’s one of my favorite Billy Joe songs. I usually like his more experimental pieces the best so it’s great to see one like this be on his top ten list of greatest hits. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au74rR9lIYQ
Just a little something I stumbled over. The other day. I’ve enjoyed Bill Bailey in many a British Sitcom but man, his stand up rocks!!
Today’s sketch is another part of the Seattle Art Museum’s permanent collection; a Chinese statue of Guanyin from between the 10th and 13th century 10th carved in wood with lacquer, gesso, polychrome and gilding.
I did this one ages ago back when I started doing these things on a regular basis going on the free first Thursdays. It was one of my better ones for the time and for a while I had a copy of it in my portfolio.
Okay for today’s listening pleasure. Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane (rhapsodie de concert) as performed by Henryk Szeryng.
