Glass and dancers

Glass square and dancers

This is another piece of glass I see when I draw the morning curtains. It was a recent gift from Napier, New Zealand. The dancing figures are from India and I have had them so long I no longer know exactly when I acquired them although I do remember the street stall I bought them from.  They have danced around with world with me, from shelf to box to window sill.

Napier Requiem

My computer died recently and I had to upgrade. When you upgrade there are always problems and my shareware for making picture galleries no longer works.  I just made a gallery for recent pictures which took ages. Before I do any more I will have to investigate new software. What a nuisance.

Never mind .... the paintings and sketches I made in Napier at the Requiem rehearsals are now online at www.artsmitten.com

Lisa Harper-Brown sings

Anna Pierard and the choir sing: Jose Aparicio conducts

Art Deco in Napier

I was in Napier last week for Verdi's Requiem.
"Lovely building this", I said to the bank teller.
"Yes, we get a lot of Art Deco tours through to come and see it", she replied.

Ceiling in bank building in Napier, NZ

At the cafe on the marina there is a different sort of art deco.

Art deco-ration - pot plant in Napier