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Create Art For Eternity
Don't Abandon Your Soul

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George Bothamley is an artist and writer with a particular interest in Art, History,  Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology and Spirituality.

Having published 6 books so far (see bookshop below) - he is also the author of two Substack Newsletters:

  Photo Meditations - a weekly publication, sharing personal photography, creative work, poetry, and deeply meditative prose, helping readers to see the world in a whole new way. 

&

 Art Every Day - A daily publication (Monday to Friday), which helps readers explore accessible insights into the history, philosophy, and hidden secrets behind some of the world's greatest artworks.

(Current readership of 70,000 per week across 95 countries)

Though predominately self educated, George devoted much of his time growing up to the study of classic literature, spirituality, and some of history's  greatest thinkers across a variety of philosophical schools.

And, in addition to his prolific publishing output - his creative work also includes photography, fine art and music.

Reviews

 T.D 

"George is one of the most intelligent and insightful men I know. 
His understanding of the human condition and ability to communicate complex ideas simply is a pure joy for me.
You’re a master in highlighting the less obvious aspects, leading us to a new appreciation

Philosophical and poetic. . . thanks George for your incredible insight. I’m always learning something new from you 

Ms  D.K

Beautiful,
poignant,  
and
inspirational always
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Mr S.H
"I just love George Bothamley’s Art Every Day Substack for the detail, the new knowledge and excellent writing about great art. A daily sip from the cup of culture." (S.H)

Favourite books

(Fiction)

Leo Tolstoy: War and Peace, Ana Karenina and Resurrection

Homer: The Iliad and The Odyssey

Alexandre Dumas: The Count of Monte Cristo,

Victor Hugo: Les Miserables,

Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'urbervilles

Gaston Leroux: The Phantom of The Opera, 

Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White

Ovid: Metamorphosis

Dante - Inferno

William Shakespeare: Othello & Julius Caesar

 

(Non Fiction)

Marcus Aurelius: The Meditations 

Carl Jung: Modern man in search of a soul

The Letters of Seneca

The Discourses of Epictetus

The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh

The Writings of Leonardo da Vinci

Sun Tzu - The Art of War

Plato: Apology & Republic

Viktor Frankl: Man's Search for Meaning

Confucius' Analects,

The Tao Te Ching, 

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Artistic/Creative influences

(Artists & Writers)
Vincent van Gogh
Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo
Raphael
Pablo Picasso
Sandro Botticelli
Rembrandt
Lord Byron

Charles Bukowski
Leo Tolstoy
Plato
Carl Jung
Marcus Aurelius


 

(Art Styles)
Renaissance
Romantic era
Impressionism/Post Impressionism
Ancient Art

 

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Five mantras for life

The entirety of human wisdom is contained in two words. Wait and Hope  Alexandre Dumas (from the Count of Monte Cristo)

The person who has a "why" to live can cope with any "how"
Viktor Frankl quoting a passage from Friedrich Nietzsche 

 

Any moment might be our last.
Everything is more beautiful because we
are doomed.
You will never be lovelier than you are now.
We will never be here again 
From Homer's Iliad 

From

Beauty will save the World
Fyodor Dostoyevsky

 

Know how to see
Leonard da Vinci - notebooks

 

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