Before leaving the subset of celebrity artists, I can't ignore Sir Winston Churchill and his paintings, especially as it's close to the anniversary of D-Day. Also, a look across the Atlantic to discover what US presidents have to offer the art world.
Can Churchill's love of art be found in his natal chart? He has Mars and Jupiter in Libra (ruled by Venus, planet of the arts). His natal Moon (inner life & emotion) is in harmonious trine to Neptune (creativity), and completes a Grand Trine with Venus : Grand Trine linking Moon/Neptune/Venus sounds very arty to me!
I think I need look no further!
I don't see it as the chart of a born war leader - he didn't ask for that role, but thank goodness he was in the right place at the right time to take it on, and was able to adapt and inspire. In his own words: "I was not the lion, but it fell to me to give the lion's roar". I dread to think what would have happened to Britain with a lesser man at the helm, 1939-1945. Revisionists may revile him for some of the decisions taken late in World War 2, but I shall never lose my utmost respect for the man.
He has written, with regard to his art:
A few samples:
As a second part to this post, I've searched for a US president who paints/painted as a hobby, but so far I haven't identified any. What I did find though was a report about a San Francisco artist called Justine Lai who is in the midst of a project of painting herself having sex with every US president. She has named the project "Join or Die". I'll not post more than the thumbnail of her least revealing piece here, along with a link to her own website, which offers enlargeable thumbnails of her work on this project so far - up to Ulysses S. Grant, I think! justinelai.com
What an odd concept that is! I do wonder about Ms Lai's astrology - any advance on Scorpio stellium, Scorpio rising?
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I WON'T BE POSTING FURTHER UNTIL TUESDAY. Cabin-fever & stir-craziness has hit again, so we're wandering off for the weekend. We've been told that our power will be off on Monday for line improvements too....Have a good weekend y'all!
Can Churchill's love of art be found in his natal chart? He has Mars and Jupiter in Libra (ruled by Venus, planet of the arts). His natal Moon (inner life & emotion) is in harmonious trine to Neptune (creativity), and completes a Grand Trine with Venus : Grand Trine linking Moon/Neptune/Venus sounds very arty to me!I think I need look no further!
I don't see it as the chart of a born war leader - he didn't ask for that role, but thank goodness he was in the right place at the right time to take it on, and was able to adapt and inspire. In his own words: "I was not the lion, but it fell to me to give the lion's roar". I dread to think what would have happened to Britain with a lesser man at the helm, 1939-1945. Revisionists may revile him for some of the decisions taken late in World War 2, but I shall never lose my utmost respect for the man.
He has written, with regard to his art:
Just to paint is great fun. The colours are lovely to look at and delicious to squeeze out. Matching them, however crudely, with what you see is fascinating and absolutely absorbing.
The painter wanders and loiters contentedly from place to place, always on the lookout for some brilliant butterfly of a picture which can be caught and carried safely home.
Light and colour, peace and hope, will keep painters company to the end of the day.
A few samples:
As a second part to this post, I've searched for a US president who paints/painted as a hobby, but so far I haven't identified any. What I did find though was a report about a San Francisco artist called Justine Lai who is in the midst of a project of painting herself having sex with every US president. She has named the project "Join or Die". I'll not post more than the thumbnail of her least revealing piece here, along with a link to her own website, which offers enlargeable thumbnails of her work on this project so far - up to Ulysses S. Grant, I think! justinelai.com What an odd concept that is! I do wonder about Ms Lai's astrology - any advance on Scorpio stellium, Scorpio rising?
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I WON'T BE POSTING FURTHER UNTIL TUESDAY. Cabin-fever & stir-craziness has hit again, so we're wandering off for the weekend. We've been told that our power will be off on Monday for line improvements too....Have a good weekend y'all!
