A Month in Europe: Windows in Split
Brenda Clough
May 8, 2022
This is a particularly nice example of shuffling and reshuffling an ancient building. The picture is of one of the gates into Diocletian’s palace, visible
Author : Brenda Clough
Brenda W. Clough is the first female Asian-American SF writer. Her first novel The Crystal Crown appeared in 1984. Her novella ‘May Be Some Time’ was a finalist for both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and became the novel Revise the World. Her latest time travel trilogy is Edge to Center, available at Book View Café. Marian Halcombe, a series of eleven neo-Victorian thrillers appeared in 2021. Her complete bibliography is up on her web page, brendaclough.net
A Month in Europe: Diocletian’s Palace
Brenda Clough
May 1, 2022
When the Emperor Diocletian decided to retire, he built himself a palace on the other side of the Adriatic. This got him out of Rome,
A Month in Europe: Recycling Your Temple
Brenda Clough
April 24, 2022
The reuse of old structures fascinates me. And there is nowhere like Europe for upcycling buildings. They’ve been doing this since the Neolithic. I have
A Month in Europe: Barcelona
Brenda Clough
April 17, 2022
The last time I came this way I was only about 5 hours north of Barcelona, in southern France. Everyone said I should go visit
Landscape Painting 7: Finished!
Brenda Clough
April 10, 2022
When do you know that a work is finished? I’m sure everyone reading this has seen Sleeping Beauty, the Walt Disney movie. You recall that
Landscape Painting 6: Reflections
Brenda Clough
April 3, 2022
A painting with water has reflections. It’s one of the favorite things painters do to show off. Reflective or clear things, like glass vases or
Landscape Painting 5: Clouds and Houses
Brenda Clough
March 27, 2022
I love to paint clouds. Like John Constable, I’ve done pages and pages of cloud study. The Chinese painters specialize in one subject: horses, or
Landscape Painting 4: Basics Down
Brenda Clough
March 20, 2022
The ghost of the original image of this canvas is going to be visible, but only in the composition. Don’t ask me why! I’m not
BVC Eats: Cassoulet in the USA
Brenda Clough
March 16, 2022
One of the classic French dishes is cassoulet. Everybody loves it, it’s endlessly adaptable, and it’s easy to make — in France. Grocery stores in
Landscape Painting 3: First Color
Brenda Clough
March 13, 2022
Remember this canvas is recycled. Black is an annoying color to paint over, since it might show through. To forestall this I went through and
Author Interview: Phyllis Irene Radford
Brenda Clough
March 11, 2022
Phyllis Irene Radford a.k.a. Irene Radford Interviewed by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel Q.) Writers worrying about their sell-through and afraid the last book in their series
Landscape Painting 2: Inspiration, Materials, Sketch
Brenda Clough
March 6, 2022
What should the painting look like? I want to paint some of the landscapes I saw in 2020. Perhaps like this. These are tourist site
Landscape Painting 1: The Inspiration
Brenda Clough
February 27, 2022
Those of you who have been around this blog for a while may recall that I occasionally paint. I have too much creativity, and it
