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Submitted: December 14, 2009
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'Passionate Persian'by *Himmapaan

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' Pulling Power of a Passionate Persian'

Two of my Rubáiyát illustrations made a small appearance in this article by Ken Russell in The Times on Friday 11th December. It's an overview of the Rubáiyát exhibition at the British Library.

As I mentioned, it's a write-up of the exhibition as a whole, and doesn't discuss my work in any length. Although the opening paragraph does contain a description of my illustration for quatrain 32.

I did giggle a little at that. I didn't quite intend an 'all-seeing-eye' there, nor is it a moon so much as part of the ornamentation of the arch into which the 'door' of the quatrain is set. The ' plate' which Mr Russell describes, indeed, is part of that same door itself. But it doesn't matter in the least. In fact, amused though I may be, I'm glad that Mr Russell has allowed his imagination to run wild with it.

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Incidentally, I'm also delighted by the fact that Bright Star, a film about Keats, is being advertised on the same page.

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~FFA Jan 5, 2010

Kick some ass! There you go! Your price just went waaaaaaaaaaaaay up. !!! Way ta' go!

*Himmapaan Jan 13, 2010 Professional Traditional Artist

I doubt it did, but thank you.

~Sir-Pumpkinhead Dec 22, 2009 Hobbyist General Artist

Congrats! :shakehands:

It's nice to see your work is getting so much difussion

Also, the last image from the book you shared is perhaps my favorite so far

(along with the stanza)

*Himmapaan Dec 22, 2009 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you so much.

I did think you might like Quatrain 21, actually.

~Sir-Pumpkinhead Dec 23, 2009 Hobbyist General Artist

You know my tastes quite well, Niroot ^-^
I wish you are having some great Holidays and that this new year will be an even better one for you and your close ones