Agradezco un nuevo día…
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Grateful for a new day…
Agradecido – Grateful
Buen día
Siempre, ¿No?
#music, Great American Bands Part 5: Creedence Clearwater Revival
This was one of my favourites all throughout the 70’s and they still are. I do not think that any band from the XXI Century can surpass them, or even match them in music, energy and success. The band was formed in El Cerrito, California and was only active from 1959 to 1972. But their songs are still as fresh and new as when they were recorded…
The band was John Fogerty, lead guitar, lead vocalist and songwriter, Tom Fogerty, rhythm guitar, Stu Cook on the bass and Doug Clifford on the drums. Between 1969 and 1971 they had fourteen top 10 singles and five consecutive top 10 albums. CCR (as they are commonly called) played at Woodstock Festival in 1969…
Their 1976 compilation album Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits is still on the Billboard 200 and certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. At least 12 million copies were sold in the US alone…
I tell you that when I first became a fan I always thought this band was from Louisiana, and what a surprise when I found that these New Orleans, rockabilly and southern sounding lads were actually from California!
I hope you enjoy this great American band. What do you think of CCR.
CHEERS
#art, Haciendo arte en el verano del 24 – Art in the Summer of 24
Bueno os diré que el verano del 24 ha sido fenomenal. Lo primero que me encontré en la casa fue un cuadro que había comenzado en 2022. Pues fue un reto terminarlo después de haberlo tenido completamente olvidado por dos años, pero lo he terminado…
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The summer of 24 has been phenomenal. The first thing I found when I got to my summer place was a painting that I had started in 2022. It was a challenge to finish it after having completely forgotten about it for two years, but I have finished it…
Tambien ahí veréis una de las botellas decoradas/pintadas por uno de nuestros artistas aquí en Omnia Caelum Studios Valencia… Pero el verano también dio pie para realizar muchos otros trabajos. Echadle un vistazo al vídeo debajo. Y el verano no se ha terminado…
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In the above pic you can also see one of the painted/decorated bottles by one of our artists here at Omnia Caelum Studios Valencia… But the summer also led to the completion of many other projects. Take a look below. And it’s not over yet…
GRACIAS – CHEERS
We’ve Been Having Fun (All Summer Long)
Well, tomorrow is the first of October and what does that mean? Well, to many nothing, but in many places it means the total and complete end of summer. In some places things change completely once October arrives. In summer villages and towns, bustling with beachgoers in July, August and although a bit less, also in September, bars, restaurants, and shops will close for autumn and winter. The streets are suddenly empty. One no longer hears the happy cries of children and the conversations of the many adults. The silence is welcomed and appreciated…at first…but I reckon that after a few days things will become quite depressing. But that is the way the world moves in many places…
Summer means sailing the blue waters of the Aegean Sea, happily hopping from Greek island to island and to the Turkish coast which is amazing in this part of the world… All I can say is that «We’ve been having fun all summer long…»
CHEERS
#poem, «On the Bridge»
On the bridge over blue waters running peacefully,
warriors, priests, princes and kings
are floating in the molecules,
that give life to the water,
that creates the river
and gives movement to reflections.
Fantasy,
Like the smoke from my Gitanes,
gives life to the characters
who represent,
who recite my poetry,
who engage us in the game called history
that never ends,
or that perhaps one day,
when the moon abandons our earthly sky,
it will…
C.2024-Francisco Bravo Cabrera-30 SEP 2024-Izmir, Turkey
Para que lo sepas, este es el cuadro mas caro del mundo – So You Know it, This is The Most Expensive Painting in the World…
Y no, no lo he pintado yo…
En si, no se sabe con entera certeza quien lo pintó, los expertos…mare meua…se lo han atribuido a Leonardo da Vinci, y piensan que es del 1500, mas o menos. Ahora pienso que después de todas las restauraciones que se le han hecho al cuadro ha de quedar muy poco de lo que pintó Leonardo, si es que es Leonardo el verdadero autor de la obra.
Pero para que te enteres, este cuadro estuvo perdido por muchos años y apareció en 2005 muy restaurado. Lo expusieron en una exposición de Leonardo da Vinci en el National Gallery de Londres, 2011-2012. Allí los sabios expertos lo atribuyeron a Leonardo. Pero como el cuadro no esta firmado…
Y ahora chúpate esta, ¡Salvator Mundi se vendió en subasta (Christie’s New York), en 2017 por 450.312.500,00 USD que ahora son 449.625.773,44 euros! ¡El cuadro mas caro del mundo! Si es de Leonardo, es la única pintura de ese autor que está en manos privadas. Después de la venta el Salvator Mundi no la hemos visto mas. Alguien dijo que en 2019 vio el cuadro en el yate Serene, propiedad de Mohamed bin Salmán, príncipe heredero de Arabia Saudita. Parece ser que fue él el que lo compró. También se dice que que le pidieron al presidente francés Emmanuel Macron, y al Museo del Louvre, exponer la obra junto a la Mona Lisa (La Gioconda) para legitimarla como obra de da Vinci, pero Macron se negó rotundamente.
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The most expensive painting in the world, and no, I did not paint it…
Nobody really know who did paint it, the painting is not signed. The experts…oh the experts…have attributed it to Leonardo da Vinci, supposedly painted in and around the year1500. However, after the many restorations it has undergone throughout the centuries, if da Vinci really painted it, by now there is little left of his work. That is if he really was the painter…
Now, for your information, this painting remained lost for many, many years. It surfaced in 2005, fully restored and was exhibited in a Leonardo exhibition at the National Gallery in London, (2011-12). It was there where these knowledgeable wise men said it was the work of Leonardo da Vinci. If so, it is the only da Vinci in a private collection.
And now get ready, Salvator Mundi sold at auction (Christie’s New York), in 2017 for 450.312.500,00 USD, which is now 449.625.773,44 Euros! The most expensive painting ever sold. After it was sold it has not been seen again, at least not by the public. Someone said, in 2019, that the painting is hanging in the luxury mega-yacht Serene, property of Mohamed bin Salmán, crown prince of Saudi Arabia. It looks like he bought it. It was also said that it was asked to the French president Macron and Le Louvre to exhibit the painting next to the Mona Lisa to legitimise it as an authentic da Vinci, but both rejected the request.
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Este cuadro, si es autentico o una copia, o quien realmente lo ha pintado, tiene una historia verazmente rocambolesca y os urjo a que la investiguéis que bastante interesante es. Aquí os dejo un link a un artículo muy bueno acerca del Salvator Mundi.
Gracias…
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This painting has an amazing history and I urge you to investigate further. Who knows if it is authentic or a copy or who really painted it, so it is a mystery to explore. Here is a link to an interesting article.
Cheers…
Buenas tardes!
Dear Diary, page 81
There is something so special about this part of the world. Although history was and is being made everywhere, the history of the Aegean Sea, its islands and coasts attracts me too much. I am thinking that in a past life I must have been from this part of the world…
CHEERS
Buenos días
Escuchad gente buena…
