Categoría: Epicentre South Africa
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Art Jackpot – My painting of a wild dog: step-by-step
My mother suggested I paint an African painted wild dog. She knows they are very endangered and she knows I’ve got some very good pictures of wild dogs as I’ve had a few lucky sightings. TC aka hubby dearest, also liked the idea so I found a good photograph and…
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Photography – Buildings & Architecture: Lighthouses
Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with my August post in the Buildings & Architecture Photography section on LatinosUSA – English Edition. This month I am featuring photographs of lighthouses. I’ve decided to include the next four weeks of themes in each post so readers have more…
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Author Interviews – Poet and writer, Michelle Ayon Navajas, and a review
Today, I am delighted to welcome best selling poet and writer, Michelle Ayon Navajas, as my August author guest on LatinosUSA. Michelle Ayon Navajas, is the editor of Hotel by Masticadores and is also one of the editors of LatinosUSA. Michelle has established her own publishing house which you can…
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Different Kinds of Art: Thursday Doors: The Owl House, Nieu Bethesda Part 1
Introduction to artist, Helen Martins, and the Owl House Helen Elizabeth Martins in a South African artist who worked with concrete and glass. She installed her elderly and ailing father, who was believed to have been emotionally abusive to his family during her younger years, in an outside room which…
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Photography – Nature: Rivers and Waterways
Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with my August post in the Nature Photography section on LatinosUSA – English Edition. This month I am featuring photographs of Rivers. I’ve decided to include the next four weeks of themes in each post so readers have more time to…
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Simple Pleasures: Reading and Eating – Tales from the Irish Garden: The Missing Pieces by Sally Cronin and a savoury scone recipe
Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle with you today and I’m sharing my review of Tales from the Irish Garden: The Missing Pieces by Sally Cronin. Sally Cronin has a marvelous international blog styled as a magazine where she shares excellent articles about health, nutrition and diet, music, recipes, and numerous…
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Street and Public Art – Animal garage door contributed by Resa McConaghy
Hi everyone, its Robbie Cheadle here today with the August post in my Street and Public Art on LatinosUSA – English Edition. The street artwork featured below was contributed by the amazingly talented artist, blogger, writer, and costume designer or fabric wizard, Resa McConaghy. Animal garage door painting by «Sun…
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Photography – People Eating
Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with my August post in the People Photography section on LatinosUSA – English Edition. This month I am featuring photographs of People Eating. I’ve decided to include the next four weeks of themes in each post so readers have more time…
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Famous Books and Authors – Famous American author Kurt Vonnegut and a review
A bit about Kurt Vonnegut American author, Kurt Vonnegut, is known for his blend of dark humour, science fiction, and strong anti-war messages. World War II and Dresden: Kurt Vonnegut fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was caught by the German army. He survived the Allied bombing of…
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Famous Artworks – Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with the August post in the Famous Artworks series on LatinosUSA – English Edition. This post is another collaboration with the wonderful Resa McConaghy and shares some information about Claude Monet’s Water Lilies series of roughly 250 oil paintings and some…
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Photography – Animals: With Tails and a call for poetry
Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with a photography post for the Animals Photography section on LatinosUSA – English Edition. For this post, I am focusing on Animals with Tails. I’ve decided to include the next four weeks of themes in each post so readers have more…
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Classic Books and Poems – Myths, Legends, Poems, and Books: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Do you know the nursery rhyme Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush? I remember it from when I was a girl. The girls used to hold hands and dance in a circle singing the lyrics and doing the actions. These are the first two stanzas of the most modern version:…
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Artforms and Artists from Around the World – An introduction to Terri Webster Schrandt
I have known photographer and blogger Terri Webster Schrandt for several years. Terri is among the first bloggers I met when I joined WordPress in 2016. Terri is know for her photography challenges on her blog, Second Wind Leisure Perspectives. If you have an interest in photography, you can find…
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Photography – Jackpot: Cakes and a Call for Poetry Submissions about World Peace
Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with a photography jackpot post for the Photography section on LatinosUSA – English Edition. For this post, I am focusing on cakes. I’ve decided to include the next four weeks of themes in each post so readers have more time to…
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Literary Jackpot – Fiela’s Child by Dalene Matthee, a novel set in South Africa
Hello everyone, today is the fifth Wednesday of July and I’m doing a Literary Jackpot post. Today, I am featuring a novel set in what is now known as the Western Cape of South Africa. Fiela’s Child, originally written in Afrikaans, starts of in the Knysna forest as it was…
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Different Kinds of Art: St Stephen’s Basilica, Budapest
Today, I am excited to take you on a mini tour of St Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest. St Stephen’s Basilica located in Pest, is the largest church in Budapest. It took fifty four years to build and was completed in 1905. The church is named after Saint Stephen I of…
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