George Bothamley
Create Art For Eternity
Don't Abandon Your Soul
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
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,
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
