I have just participated in a 2 day workshop on Rosemaling Painting – a Norwegian folk art tradition. I kept thinking of our years in Bhutan where we were absolutely surrounded by a rich tradition of traditional painting. And I kept thinking of the art of calligraphy and the art traditions of China and Japan. I’m prompted to explore the connections between these various traditions and influences and interconnections.
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National Art School Thimphu Bhutan
Lineman, painting by Norman Rockwell
I am not familiar with this particular painting by Norman Rockwell, but I certainly like it. A classic American image.
Love this image from Rubalcava Horticultural Services in County Wicklow Ireland. It reminds me also of a field of wildflowers at Airfield, an urban farm near my former home in Dublin. Or Monet’s famous painting of a field of Poppies.
The Coat of Arms of my 17th Great Grandfather Hans Lauginger. Hans was born in Wurtenberg Germany in 1372. A bit before Martin Luther’s time. Could we say he was a preLutheran?
Here is the Preston Coat of Arms. An interesting art form.
The Prestons appear in my genealogy back in the 14th century.
Coat of Arms of the Thornburgh family – they appear in my genealogy in the 15th century
Tuck Coat of Arms The Tuck name has Scandinavian origins – at last I’ve found a Viking connection in my family tree!
Meverell Coat of Arms
Combe Coat of Arms
Montgomery shield
Leech Crest
Guy Coat of Arms
Kingsley Coat of Arms
Carew Coat of Arms
Is Duncan MacDuff really my 19th Great Grandfather? This calls for further research into my genealogy.
Artist J Wootton, scene from Macbeth, Macbeth and Banquo Meeting the Three Weird Sisters
the Blundell Coat of Arms
