Loving Life
Unfortunately, we are not going to see an Australian pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Disappointing for everyone, but that is what happens when you mix politics with art. The choice of artist this year was Khaled Sabsabi (website), A Lebanese Australian that came to Australian during the civil war in Lebanon. Khaled started outy […]
Continue ReadingHi There, I just completed a day trip to Canberra yesterday with Anna and two of my granddaughters. A great day was had after an early start and a long day. As you can guess there was a motivation or two behind the trip. The first and foremost was to see the Carol Jerremns’ exhibition […]
Continue ReadingAt the minimum, you should value everyone, as they all have a place in life. But it is the artists that seem to get the raw deal. We build huge monuments to our sports ‘gods’, but seem to put in second place our cultural icons. We pay them very little and show them little respect. […]
Continue ReadingI have been watching some movies and documentaries on Photographers and the like lately. Why? Cause that is the way I roll peeps. If I had the chance all I would do is photograph. But how do you make a living from that and how do you get to the point that you can make […]
Continue ReadingSo it has been my birthday weekend, 3 days away from G Town. Anna and I left Griffith at 7:30 am on Saturday which would have been some sort of record for us, leaving at a reasonable time. Our first stop was Temora where I got a double shot of coffee and a piece of […]
Continue ReadingI can’t believe that the police in Paris shot dead a teenager at a traffic stop. I don’t care if the guy was driving a stolen car, or not. I have no idea if that was the case at all. What truly surprises me is that it caused riots. Riots are not something that we […]
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