Just emerged from viewing "" The Art of Flying," mid-15th century bird paintings at the airport's mini-Rijksmuseum. Inspirational enough to penetrate the fog of jet lag & sleep deprivation. Beautiful large canvases of fowl of all kinds, some domestic, some wild, including a big work sporting colourful members of the parrot family from every continent amicably sharing the viewer's space........Pastries, heavy luggage, fish & cheese delicacies, the latest interesting paperbacks, & the Holland bulbs…..love this place! Jeremy Clarkson & Bill Bryson’s latest books…..”
…..found an unfinished scribble this morning, bringing with it a flood of cheering images and impressions from Amsterdam airport….good thoughts on a January morning! Unseasonally balmy for January in Idaho, it is….sharp, freezing breaths give way to merely mild, cool air during a fast walk, bringing calm sailing to mind.
A recently completed commission for Inverness yacht
‘Moonfleet’s’owner was painted to celebrate not only the grace and beauty of the big craft, but her dramatic Highland backdrop of Scotland’s famous Loch Ness and the ruin of Urqhart Castle on Strone Point. About two miles distant from Drumnadrochit, the castle has been standing in some form since at least the early 1200’s, and has seen an active and often bloody history. I can just imagine floating craft coming upon the castle from this same angle, centuries ago!
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