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Last week I got about as international as you can get, receiving my first artwork order (through my website) from Azerbaijan.

Why does that make me international? Because Azerbaijan is about as far from my suburban Australian world as I can imagine, and evokes the most delightfully exotic connotations.

Actually it wasn't an order from an Azerbaijani, but from an Australian who was working in Azerbaijan. It thrills me no less.

You might have noticed I am trying to write "Azerbaijan" as many times as I can in this journal entry. Why? Because Azerbaijan is currently my favourite country.The very word has the loveliest ring to it. Try saying it yourself: "A-Z-E-R-B-A-I-J-A-N".... See what I mean?

Any Azerbaijanis out there, I would be most honoured to receive a reply.

Go Azerbaijan!

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Incidentally, I have a new website. I'd be flattered if you had a peek. Click here to visit: [link]

]]> ~oliphantics http://oliphantics.deviantart.com/journal/23452269/ http://oliphantics.deviantart.com/journal/23452269/ Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:00:48 PST feathers blown right back
looking straight ahead

]]> ~oliphantics http://oliphantics.deviantart.com/journal/22970169/ http://oliphantics.deviantart.com/journal/22970169/ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:59:03 PST One spiral seems to reach a dead end, while the other winds deeper into the ear, the core of one's being.
The spiral can be a symbol of the life journey, with its search for meaning and wholeness. Sometimes we listen to something or someone who leads us to a dead end, and we only end up with more unanswered questions. If we can pick ourselves up, listening to the lesson and embark on a new journey, we may just find ourselves on the way to the core.

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Twas with much excitement that I had opportunity to stage my second exhibition recently - at the Tea Tree Gully library. My better half, Malinda-Ro also showed some photographs. We were both delighted to sell quite a few.
Wouldn't it be nice if this just went from strength to strength and I was able to give up my day job? Am I bold enough to make this dream come true?

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Here are the rules, if you'd like to partake: the first 17 people to post a comment will get three thumbnails of your work of my choice featured here. The deal, of course, is that you must then post a journal and similarly tag 17 more people as well as feature three thumbnails of my work. Soon we all will have done it!

Tagger (1)


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Until today I hadn't posted any artwork for ages. My 'barristers and their wigs' series was completted last summer. Since about May I have exhibited a few works and have worked slowly on a couple of comissions, but Winter's cold seems to have caused an inspirational contraction. I also haven't had the spare time that one needs to be able to really let the creative juices flow. Will spring, with its awakenings and general hopefulness, bring fresh life to my artistic endeavours and get those juices going again? It had better, or I'll scream.

]]> ~oliphantics http://oliphantics.deviantart.com/journal/18243994/ http://oliphantics.deviantart.com/journal/18243994/ Fri, 09 May 2008 15:16:12 PDT ....if I have time, that is. My work, which has much to do with social dysfunction, has shown no signs recently of easing. Such is the world we live in. So this will be my main focus for a while and my painting will have to wait or be done in little bursts. It will be agony holding all those ideas in my head without getting them down on paper or canvas.



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It was a fantastic success. Although the exhibition went for only 2 1/2 hours, I sold 15 out of 26 works exhibited, recieved a number of commissions and scored two bottles of very fine wine! The Day Centre for the Homeless received a quite sizeable donation.
Thanks very much to everyone who helped. I have some wonderful friends!

Plans are already underway for the next event in August.





By the way, I am now a proud member of the DA Trees Club:
Many of my paintings and drawings feature trees. I find trees to be a rich source of beauty and wonder, so I often gaze into the treetops. When I do so I almost feel transported into another world, a world full of colour, light, shadow and movement. It gives me immense joy and I have tried to convey this in my work.

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I was TAGGED by

The rules are:

1. Post these rules
2. Each person tagged must post 8 random facts about themselves
3. Tags should write a journal/ blog of these facts
4. At the end of the post 8 more persons are tagged and named
5. Go to their page and leave a comment telling them they're tagged

8 Random Facts about me:

1. My avatar really does look like me, except the pink background.
2. I live in a place that is experiencing its worst and longest drought on record.
3. At the moment I am feeling hot and sweaty as the airconditioning is broken.
4. I play basketball twice a week, once on the same team as my son.
5. I am angry when people abuse powers entrusted to them for the public good, and my job partly involves challenging such abuses.
6. I believe everybody has at least the potential for goodness.
7. I am an optimist.
8. Sometimes I paint to escape life's pressures, but other times it's painful, like giving birth (apologies to those who have actually given birth - being a man, I can't really know what it is like)

People I am tagging:



]]> ~oliphantics http://oliphantics.deviantart.com/journal/17134713/ http://oliphantics.deviantart.com/journal/17134713/ Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:02:17 PST I hope you enjoy reflecting on my gallery. Your constructive feedback would be most welcome.

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