And a couple more...

A couple of weeks ago, I experimented with the bandanna technique of making backgrounds. Today, I decided it was about time to do something with them.Here are the results-

I have finally gotten around to photographing and uploading the completed beach huts piece. I took people's comments into account and then thought about what worked for me. So I added texture in via modelling paste in the sand area and some clouds. I didn't want to add too much to the sky. Then I used the deck chairs to join the beach huts but tried to put them on different planes, so they didn't just lined up. I think the car, behind the palm tree is a bit too small, but that's all that would fit. It would have been lot easier if all this had been planned before I started, but then I wouldn't have had the benefit of everyone's advice! So thank you to everyone for their comments.

Let them eat frogs!

The Burmese government apparently cares so little for its people that it has decided the people in the Irrawaddy delta who haven't yet received any aid, don't really need it. They can live on frogs. ASEAN finds this "regrettable"- an absolutely stunning response, which is bound to shake up the Burmese junta!

Because governments have been so weak in their response to this, I believe the citizens of the world have a greater responsibility to donate and to pressure their own governments to act.

Keep in touch with what is happening around the world through the voluntary organisations such as AVAAZ and Medecin San Frontier. You can also make donations to both. AVAAZ is raising money for the Burmese Monks Association so that they can distribute aid, and Medicin San Frontier works directly with those in need.

Work in Progress

I finally had the time to try one of the techniques we did at the Artjourney Retreat a couple of weeks ago. I did a piece a la Traci Bautista. I'm not sure about it though. I don't know whether to add an element or two or leave well enough alone. So I've decided to be brave and ask for some constructive criticism. What do you think? I have wondered if I should add a black internal border to the beach houses. I also thought about some footprints down to the edge. Never having had any art training, I am always so uncertain about when to stop.