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  One Word Reaction Painting presented by the app, DailyArt . "Morgan le Fay" Painter: Frederick Augustus Sandys (1864) The painting is described as follows in DailyArt: "Morgan le Fay, the sorceress of Arthurian legend, was King Arthur’s jealous half-sister, resentful of the power and devotion he inspired. Consumed by envy of his moral strength, she sought again and again to undermine both his life and his reign. In this scene, she stands before a loom where she has woven an enchanted robe meant to engulf Arthur’s body in flames. As she waves a lamp back and forth in her hands, she chants her spells. Fortunately, Arthur commanded his messenger to don the garment first—thus escaping her deadly trap. Her appearance here—with loosened hair, forceful gestures, and a leopard skin draped across her body—conveys an image of dangerous, untamed female sexuality. Edward Burne-Jones created a gouache study of Morgan le Fay in 1862, yet it is Sandys’s rendering that remains the mos...

Wakkerstroom Classical Music Festival 2025 20 - 23 March 2025 “He spreads out the northern skies over empty space;  he suspends the earth over nothing.  He wraps up the waters in his clouds,  yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.  He covers the face of the full moon,  spreading his clouds over it.  He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters  for a boundary between light and darkness.  The pillars of the heavens quake, aghast at his rebuke.  By his power he churned up the sea;  by his wisdom he cut Rahab to pieces.  By his breath the skies became fair;  his hand pierced the gliding serpent.  And these are but the outer fringe of his works;  how faint the whisper we hear of him!  Who then can understand the thunder of his power?” ‭‭Job ‭26‬:‭7‬-‭‭14‬ ‭NIV                              It is that time of year again! Autumn is...