Politically Correct Snapper

Jim's Snapper was made from 100% recycled material.  This one was a prototype for a piece with a school of three that sold at Mairangi Bay's Recycled Art Exhibition this month.  He's taking me out for a Snapper dinner with his earnings.  He'll be eating a side salad and nibbling off my plate.

Buy a Great Print. Help a Great Cause.

Thumbtack Press is offering this signed, limited edition print by Bob Dob as a fundraiser for 

St. Jude's Children Hospital Cancer Research.  Check it out.  Bob and Tony are really good guys with their hearts in the right place.  Always.

Reference

Several years ago I came across this 1945 Coca Cola Ad by Dean Cornwell in a little shop in Devonport, Auckland and had to have it. (Although, I ended up finding it much much cheaper at paperboynews.com).

Besides having the American/New Zealand connection and the fact that it's a beautiful painting, I fell in love with the illustration because Coca Cola and Dean didn't do their research.  Not only is the heading incorrect; it reads- Have a "Coke" = Kia Ora and below "kia ora", in brackets, it says "Good Luck". But, Kia Ora is a Maori greeting much like Aloha...just a "hello".  The "Maori" in the illustration looks nothing like Maori, nor his dress nor his tattoos.  His waka (canoe) looks nothing like a waka. The motifs on the "waka" are not Maori.  The Meeting House is pretty spot on, though.  And let's face it, the painting, as usual, is beautifully painted in the typical Dean Cornwell style.

Raven Lady

I'm drawing/painting a series, based on Theatrical Postcards.  This is a drawing for my latest, the first being my Rat Woman.  The quote at the bottom will hopefully be the frosting on the cake.

~Sandy

Vietnamese Fruit Hawker

With the help of Jim (building my armature) I'm finished with my first ever sculpt.  It was so much fun, I can't wait to start my next....two, which I have plans for!

I was lucky enough to visit Vietnam in 2005.  I've also been working on a series of paintings based on my photos and the whole experience.

~Sandy

Reach Out

Last night we attended The New Zealand Art Guild Member's Exhibition at Takapuna's Bruce Mason Theatre.  Along with member's exhibiting some of their work, 88 artists contributed to Reach Out.  They were provided with a small wooden panel and given a theme to paint.  The theme this year was On Your Mind and interpretation of the theme was entirely up to the artist.  When all of these individual artworks are combined, they create an overall image.   The overall image of the collaborative artwork is kept secret, even from those participating in it, until the unveiling of the artwork, last night, at the opening of the NZ Art Guild annual exhibition.

The artwork will be auctioned on Trade Me with proceeds going to the Mental Health Foundation of NZ.  The show closes on the 30th of July, so check it out if you can.