There is a Thai artist named Thongchai Srisukprasert who has gained a fair amount of popularity for his arcylic and mixed-media paintings that are mostly abstract expressions of spiritual and religious themes.  He is a professor at Silpakorn University, Thailand’s premiere arts school.

I came across a series of nice greeting cards printed with his works on the cover.  They are really nicely-made, good quality paper, so I use them for the archival letters I write to my nieces.  Two of his works are below.  Left is Elephant in Universe.  Right is Universe in Elephant.  More of his works here and here.

Friday evening Tawn was home about 7:00 and so I prepared a nice, simple dinner of linguine with homemade pesto sauce and a ragout of tomatoes, olives and Italian sausage.  The was accompanied by a simple rocket salad dressed with balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil, a small rustic baguette, and a bottle of 2001 Chateau la Tour Labrit Bordeaux.  For dessert we had Duc de Praslin Belgian dark chocolates followed by a sip of Amour en Cage Liqueur de Cerise de Terre – Ground Cherry Liqueur from Quebec, a gift from a friend in Montreal (who has some fantastic pictures of Spain in his flickr account, by the way).

Interesting picture from my drive up to Bangkhonthii this week.  Sitting at a stop light in a worn and faded tuk-tuk are a pair of monks, on their way to somewhere.  It makes for an interesting contrast as tuk-tuks in Bangkok are usually gaudily bright.