Everyone loves to travel, but not everyone loves to travel the same way. All you have to do is have the time in your life. Meeting Benches. The way to make the world a better place is easy. Choose a bench, where you can publish what you have painted or written, a review of a book that you’ve read, or …
Read More »CALIFORNIA / FUEL YOUR DREAMS, ON THE ROUTE 66
Everyone loves to travel, but not everyone loves to travel the same way. All you have to do is have the time in your life. Meeting Benches. The way to make the world a better place is easy. Choose a bench, where you can publish what you have painted or written, a review of a book that you’ve read, or …
Read More »WHEN EACH NEW DISCOVERY IS ANOTHER MAGICAL MOMENT – Donald James Zolan: paint the magical moments of childhood
DONALD JAMES ZOLAN 1/3 – A positive man, he saw the good in every human being. He was born in Illinois on August 11, 1937, in a bungalow in the small town of Brookfield. He had a way of curious approach: when he met someone for the first time, he always used to say “Hello, I’m Donald Zolan, an artist, …
Read More »DONALD JAMES ZOLAN (1937/2009), AMERICAN PAINTER – This love and joy is reflected in his works
ILLINOIS / INNER LANDSCAPES
ILLINOIS OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
Maybe also you, as the Illinois, you’ve an adventurous side. You’ll find it in dozens of state parks, lush forests and even in the heart of Chicago. So whether you’re into hiking, biking or channeling your inner daredevil, you’ll find just the thing here for a little adventure in the great outdoors. From eagle watching, and balloon fests, to triathlons …
Read More »MODERN AMERICAN POETRY / ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS FARMER – Poem by Carl Sandburg Bury this old Illinois farmer with respect. He slept the Illinois nights of his life after days of work in Illinois cornfields. Now he goes on a long sleep. BATTLE FLAGS OF ILLINOIS – Poem by Harriet Monroe Through the red dusk of war they flew, from Shiloh to the …
Read More »WINDY CITY – Novel by Scott Simon
He is one of America’s most admired writers and broadcasters (he has won every major award in broadcasting). Scott Simon was born in Chicago, Illinois, grewing up in major cities across the United States and Canada, (including Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Montreal, Cleveland, and Washington, D.C.). His books include Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan; Jackie …
Read More »THE UNUSUAL LIFE OF A WOMAN NAME GERDA – The love between a painter and muse that transcends borders sexes
GERDA WEGENER 1/3 – She was born on March day, 1886. She was a Danish fashion illustrator and painter of lesbian erotica in the 1930s, she grew up in Hobro, but she left home at the age of 17 and moved to Copenhagen as a teenager to pursue her artistic interests. She worked as a successful fashion illustrator for magazines, …
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MISS SMILLA’S FEELING FOR SNOW – Romance by Peter Høeg
All his works are stylistically very different from one another. He has a reputation for being hard to place in terms of literary style. He is a Danish writer of fiction, and was born in Copenhagen (Denmark), but before becoming a writer, he worked variously as a sailor, ballet dancer and actor. He received a Master of Arts in Literature …
Read More »DANISH SHADES OF POETRY
BARCAROLE – Poetry by Johan Ludvig Heiberg The night is so quiet, the air is so clear, dew Beads trundle, Moon rays play along the lake’s glass. Wave Melodies cradle heart into. Suk and Appeals tier, wind Blow liberator, it betyngte mind. WHEREVER WE GO – Poetry by Henrik Nordbrandt Wherever we go, we always too late in what once …
Read More »DENMARK / INNER LANDSCAPES
HIDDEN TREASURES IN DENMARK – Aarhus, pedaling through stimulating museums and gastronomy fizzy
Everyone loves to travel, but not everyone loves to travel the same way. All you have to do is have the time in your life. Meeting Benches. The way to make the world a better place is easy. Choose a bench, where you can publish what you have painted or written, a review of a book that you’ve read, or …
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