Unfinished Fresco

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Crete, fresco, Knossos, Minoan, paintings in acrylics

Inspired by trip to Knossos Exhibition

Accordion Book of Theseus and the Minotaur

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Ashmolean, Dionysius, labyrinth, minotaur, Naxos, Oxford, Pasiphae, Theseus

Pasiphae and the White Bull; the Minotaur and sacrificial victim,

Theseus in background;Ariadne with sword and twine; death of

the Minotaur; Theseus departs for Naxos with Ariadne; Dionysius

gets the girl!

All acrylic and ink by Candia Dixon-Stuart- after going to the Knossos

exhibition at The Ashmolean, Oxford.

Dragon’s Hill, Oxfordshire

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Boxing Day, Dragon Hill, Kelmscott, Oxfordshire, St George, Vale of the White Horse

Freezing cold on Boxing Day

Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

St George Slays the Dragon, Kelmscott

Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

Wise Men of Deerhurst

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Christmas, Deerhurst, Frankincense, gifts, Gloucestershire, gold, myrrh, Nativity, stained glass, Wse Men

Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

Thank you to all my readers and followers- especially for sharing your gifts with me.

Merry Christmas!

Paradoxical Collage

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collage, imagination, memento mori, mythological creatures, paradox

By Candia Dixon-Stuart

Pre-Raphaelites

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Ashmolean, Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, King Arthur, Millais, Oxford, Pre-Raphaelites, Ruskin

From the closing exhibition at The Ashmolean, Oxford

Photos by Candia Dixon-Stuart

Buscot Park Water Garden

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Autumn foliage, Buscot Park, Cotswolds, dolphin, lily pads, Oxfordshire, Peto water garden, reflections

Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

Willow Witch

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Cotswolds, legend, Oxfordshire, Rollright Stones, Whispering Knights, willow sculpture, witch

Striding out at The Rollright Stones, Oxfordshire

Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

Rousham Venus

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Cotswolds, glade, Oxfordshire, Rousham, Venus, William Kent

Photo by Candia Dixon-Stuart

Rapunzel

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acrylic painting, Fairy Tale series, Grimms Fairy Tales, long hair, Rapunzel, witch