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Phil Cooper / Painting Chimera #10
“As usual, I’m spoiled for choice with subject matter in Chapter 14, there is SO much going on, and quite a few new characters appearing who would be great fun to illustrate. In the end,… Read more
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MFT #10 ‘Andante quasi lento e contabile’ – from A Carol Symphony by Victor Hely-Hutchinson (1927)
Andante quasi lento e contabile, the third movement from Victor Hely-Hutchinson’s A Carol Symphony, is one of my favourite things. Here’s why. Read more
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Chimera Book 1 / Chapter 14 – The Souvenir Society
It’s time to keep your next appointment with the weird and wonderful world of Chimera, the realm of lost things… Read more
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Frost Ferns (2020)
The house I grew up in had no central heating, only the gas fire in the living room. There was no double-glazing either and it was quite normal to wake up and see your breath… Read more
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Throwback Friday #35 December Sunday (2020)
This week’s Throwback Friday leap back in time is very sleight. These photographs were taken as recently as Sunday, as we left the house in the late afternoon to walk around in the subdued Tier… Read more
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The Kick-About #17 ‘Andante quasi lento e contabile’ – Hely-Hutchinson
This week, the woods remain lovely, dark and deep, as dreams of snow and ice continue to characterise this suitably festive Kick-About, with new works inspired by the third slow movement from Hely-Hutchinson’s 1927 A… Read more
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Throwback Friday #34 ‘Fancy Dress’ February 2020
Taken a few hours before an 80’s themed birthday party back in late February, these photographs of my fancy dress preparations have since accrued an improbable poignancy. It was a moment of silliness, which saw… Read more
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Phil Cooper / Painting Chimera #9
“I moved to Berlin a couple of years ago and one of the things Berlin is very good for is second-hand bookshops. My favourite one is just up the road from where we live and… Read more
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Santa Hat Friday & Other Dark Rites
Not unlike the little match girl in the well-known festive fairy story, I find myself looking into the dark shuttered interiors of our Tier 3 pubs, wishing for happier times. I feel for all the… Read more
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Chimera Book 1 / Chapter 13 – The Plummet Pit
I’m very excited to announce we’re back after our short season break – and before we pick up where we left off with Chapter 12’s cliffhanger, a short recap of the story so far… Read more
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