Realist

I stumble across the artist Luis Dourando recently when looking for some inspiration. It's difficult to explain why but I am very drawn to his work. Whether it's the playful merging or collage. I'm particularly drawn to the portraits which remove the face - unquestionably there a lot of potential interpretations.  I've grouped a selection of his artwork by I suppose some level of a category. I've picked a view images I was just particularly interested in.  This section I based upon landscapes.  This second section I based upon portraits. (All images from Google Images)

I looked very heavily into Sarah Kay's spoken word for a project on spoken word around this time last year and she really grew tremendously on me. A poet I just instantly clicked with. The poem I'm going to share is "The Type." I think this poem addresses a considerable amount of very important issues. It's something which resonates quite personally for me. It isn't entirely uncommon that we (humans, not just women) have placed our partner's need before our own, or sometimes it doesn't even have to be our partner, it could be a friend. But in the context of a relationship, Sarah notes that you are not the answer, I myself have believed that I could be the answer or care taker or helper in a few occasions, which ultimately is not my role. (Certainly not in the particular context I'm referring to). At times however, one can become so engrossed and forget this which can ultimately be toxic to our well being. Similarly it addresses experien