New Acquisitions

Frank H. Masson was a prolific English ((1 October 1875 – 24 February 1965) was known for his maritime, shipping and coastal scenery.

Frank H. Mason

This is a beautiful etching, signed, vintage print, quite disadvantaged by improper framing/mating.
Not terriby lot can be done about it, because according to the practice of the past, it is already mounted on board, I can only refit with the fresh pH balanced matting and museum-quality backing board. Clear acrilic instead of dark green-tinge glass will help.

Definitely, the good way of preserving the image itself will be to reproduce it digitally.
I can imagine the Natural-toned Albrech Durer paper by Hahnemulle will be ideal and resembling the original surface.

The details of the image are fascinating,
melancholic and well drawn.
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Current Affairs

Still attached to the old and decaying...
It's been a few years now that I enjoy the presence of those small religious statues. The now reside beside each other, pensively sharing the motherly wisdom, reminiscing on the strange times when one had her neck broken off, another colour peeled off her face...

The delightful virgins, filled with compassion:
Kwannon and Mary.
















The lamp on the other hand, also an older aquisition has been adorned with new shade (Ikea!)
Here too, East meets West (will never understand what came out of it.)

Norka

Lady Norka died, hit by a car, last night.
Kind neighbours helped to identify, gave a clean white towel, other bystanders gave words of support.
She was the only one I knew who slept like this. Rest in peace, baby.