Russia, Mistress and Maid by Pieter de Hooch, 1600Johannes Vermeer, The Allegory of the Faith,1670Virginia Frances Sterrett (1900-1931 USA) art nouveauErrol Le Cain (1941 – 1989) 1969 illustration for his own The Cabbage PrincessTanglewood Tales, Greek mythology for kids, 1921 illustrated by Virginia Frances SterrettTanglewood Tales, Greek mythology for kids, 1921 illustrated by Virginia Frances SterrettEyvind Earle (1916 -2000) The Story of Easter 1963 concept illustration for his own animation studio although the film was never madeBy Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) – Lady Ursula f. ‘The Knave of Hearts’A Cinderella illustration by Errol Le CainDanish Art Deco artist Kay Nielsen, Sleeping BeautyCarlo Collodi’s ‘Giannettino (Johnny)’ Illustrator unknown, circa 1930Polder Joop, Netherlands, with a clear Art Deco influence seen in the lines and floor tiles.Trina Schart Hyman – The Serpent Slayer and Other Stories of Strong WomenIllustration by Walter Crane, 1873 One two buckle my shoe, three four open the doorAnton Lomaev, Puss In BootsCarlo Pandolfi a.k.a. PiquilloChurch Interior 1947, Anne RedpathSvetlana Kim – Sleeping BeautyAlice’s Adventures In Wonderland By Lewis Carroll, Illustrated By Anthony Browne (First published by Julia MacRae Books in 1988; this edition published by Walker Books Ltd, 2003Salvador Dali “Vermeer’s Love Letter”, 1974The Moon Singer by Clyde Robert Bulla, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman (1969) James Hill 1954‘My Kitchen.’ (1923) Harold HarveyThe Moon Singer by Clyde Robert Bulla, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman (1969) talking near windowThe Moon Singer by Clyde Robert Bulla, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman (1969) minstrelsAlphonse Pellet 1853-1926 Harem BeautyMiroslav Šašek (1916–1980), a page from This Is Cape Canaveral, 1963Welcome To The Haunted Art Gallery illustrated by Takako HiraiSavage Intruder Miriam Hopkins (Hollywood Horror House)Alice In Wonderland Chasing The White Rabbit by Takako Hirai Japanese illustratorCharles Sheeler (1883–1965) Interior, 1926
Header painting: Interior of Monaco Anita Catarina Malfatti (1889 -1964) São Paulo, Brazil
CONTEMPORARY FICTION SET IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (2023)
On paper, things look fine. Sam Dennon recently inherited significant wealth from his uncle. As a respected architect, Sam spends his days thinking about the family needs and rich lives of his clients. But privately? Even his enduring love of amateur astronomy is on the wane. Sam has built a sustainable-architecture display home for himself but hasn’t yet moved into it, preferring to sleep in his cocoon of a campervan. Although they never announced it publicly, Sam’s wife and business partner ended their marriage years ago due to lack of intimacy, leaving Sam with the sense he is irreparably broken.
Now his beloved uncle has died. An intensifying fear manifests as health anxiety, with night terrors from a half-remembered early childhood event. To assuage the loneliness, Sam embarks on a Personal Happiness Project:
