The Birth of the Trolls
Now, Alex begins to paint, on his latest serene landscape, the Trolls, strange, wailing creatures which magically materialize from his brush. They shock his art dealer, James Helmsworth, and drive Alex onto the Orient Express to Venice where he meets Daphne, his muse. From The Drawing Lesson Alex Wainwright rocked gently to and fro […]
The Elusive Muse, Daphne
THE ELUSIVE MUSE A little story for you by Alexander Wainwright from The Drawing Lesson, the first in The Trilogy of Remembrance. But forgive me! I’ve not introduced myself. I’m Alexander Wainwright, a landscape painter from London, who is irrevocably wedded to chasing the muse. I packed my bag and boarded the Orient Express […]
DEATH IN VENICE
#ThomasMann #DeathinVenice #literature #mythicthemes #art #JosephCampbellFoundation HAVE YOU EVER DISCOVERED an entirely unknown part of yourself? Something so surprising that you are shocked beyond belief? And what if it is an irrational passionate longing of which you can tell no one? If so, you have experienced the essence of Death in Venice by Thomas […]
SPIRITUALITY and Creativity ~ ENCOUNTERS IN VENICE
Surely we’ve met before! I am Alexander Wainwright, landscape painter in London. I must tell you about a very strange event occurring at a cafe in San Marco Piazza in Venice. In fact, my story may give you chills as it did me. Some of you may read my story and think it nonsensical. Others […]
Venice Biennale
Alexander Wainwright. Venice holds a most cherished place in my heart. If I, Alexander Wainwright, try to tell you why that is, I will sound like thousands of otherwise normal human beings stammering and stuttering to express the ineffable. And so, I will only say that many of the most significant happenings in my […]