“If we do not honour our past, we lose our future. If we destroy our roots, we cannot grow.” Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Commemorating the 2011 Christchurch earthquake in which 185 people lost their lives. Many homes, businesses and heritage buildings were destroyed. We are still a city in recovery. This is a period in history which will, no doubt, be remembered as both the breaking and the making of our city.
A little ink and watercolour study…
…is over. Look what arrived in the mail this week! Thank you, Drew, creator of Angry Pear, for holding a competition to win a copy of one of your delightful comics. My prize, Pears of History, Myth and Legend, has travelled all the way from the U.S.A. to little old New Zealand and it now has pride of place on our coffee table.
Happy anniversary ~ John, Paul, George and Ringo!
Fifty years ago today, The Beatles invaded America… and we’re still talking about it!
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” Aristotle
Anna Cull ~ Art & Music 