John Blenkin

name Retired architect. Now a watercolor painter and article writer. Interested in the technique of writing in straight non-intellectual terms. Also writes articles on the technique and craft of watercolor painting and on a wide range of other general interest subjects.

To Criticize a Rose

28th November 2005
Copyright 2005 John Blenkin We criticize others far too much. This is a waste and self-defeating. In criticizing others we criticize their true selves - their essence - their Essence. Their essence is the same as our own. Our essence is the Essence too... Read >

Auschwitz Death Camp

16th November 2005
Copyright 2005 John Blenkin The Germans built The Auschwitz death camp in Poland during the Second World War to dispose of unwanted races and other numerous persons considered to undermine the composition of The Third Reich. These were mainly Jews b... Read >

Your Thoughts Our World

16th November 2005
Copyright 2005 John Blenkin We get more information about what happens in the rest of the world than at any other time in our history. This information is collected and transformed by the media into gross negative forms so it can be sold to the public.... Read >

The Technique of Watercolor Painting

29th October 2005
Brushes 03 Brushes are the key to watercolor painting so choose the best affordable. Do not buy expensive brushes unless you know how to use and look after them. Sable fur has curved tips for unique nesting of filaments into a fine point. Sable bru... Read >

Buying a House Lot?

26th October 2005
Buying a House Lot? 02 - What to look for when buying land to build a house. To build a house we need a good site. A good site is one with fewest problems. Each of these problems should be capable of being solved without spending disproportionate am... Read >

Why don't Lions do Keep-Fit exercises

25th October 2005
Why don't Lions do Keep-Fit Exercises? According to web pages the African lioness in season coaxes her mate forty to fifty times a day for a week to get herself pregnant! This means mating male lions are super fit. Yet has anyone seen male lions doing ... Read >

Find it Hard to Write?

24th October 2005
Find it Hard to Write? Writing is rarely easy. This is because everything worth doing is beset by problems of technique and skill. To improve our writing these problems have to be solved. Most of these them stem from our confused thinking and not from... Read >