[MD] The Writer's Brush:

[MarshaV]

Works by, one of my favorites, Herman Hesse:

http://www.ludorff.com/ap/hesse/hessee.html




At 08:38 AM 3/31/2009, you wrote:

>Here are some works by Mr. Miller:
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>http://www.henrymiller.info/gallery/henrymiller.php
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>Gav, do you paint or some-such-thing?
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>At 08:11 AM 3/31/2009, you wrote:
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>>henry miller painted a lot....
>>henry miller is the lightest of the heavyweights i'd say
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>>--- On Tue, 31/3/09, MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net> wrote:
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>>From: MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net>
>>Subject: [MD] The Writer's Brush:
>>To: "MD Forum" <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
>>Received: Tuesday, 31 March, 2009, 10:21 PM
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>>Oooo, look what I've found, sure sounds interesting, wonder if Mr. 
>>Pirsig paints?
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>>http://www.amazon.com/Writers-Brush-Paintings-Drawings-Sculpture/dp/0922811768 
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>> >From Publishers Weekly
>>Starred Review. In this hefty volume, novelist Friedman takes a 
>>look at the artwork of more than 200 authors who found other 
>>avenues for expression in drawing, painting or sculpting. Aside 
>>from the familiar illustrations of Edward Gorey, Beatrix Potter and 
>>(to a lesser extent) Kurt Vonnegut, Friedman also unearths work 
>>from literary heavyweights past and present, including the Bronte 
>>sisters, Herman Hesse, Rudyard Kipling, Colleen McCullough, 
>>Vladamir Nabokov, John Updike and Jonathan Lethem. Each entry 
>>offers a short biography and passages from journals, letters or 
>>interviews illuminating the author's reasons for picking up pen or 
>>paint; according to Elizabeth Bishop, for instance, writers make a 
>>"frequent complaint that painting is more fun than writing." 
>>Examples of authors' art, one or two from each subject, are 
>>handsomely reproduced in vivid color alongside the text. Friedman 
>>also covers a long list of writers whose artworks couldn't be located or
>>  secured for publication, and essays by William H. Gass and Updike 
>> provide perspective. Sure to cover at least a few of any given lit 
>> fan's favorites, Friedman's volume provides hours of fascinating 
>> browsing, and makes a perfect coffee table book for the avid reader.
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