Copenhagen British Week

One of my many overseas visits
and my Exhibition stands visited this time by
The King of Denmark...
in the background our Agent Karl Olson with a Post Grad engineer
who, like all of the others in training..as part of his
management training at GKN spent about 6 months..sometimes longer
with my department ..learning about Marketing Advertising Books
and of course they all liked..
travelling with me to Overseas Exhibitions
such as this one.......The King was ..as an ex naval man interested in the new GKN
developments for shipbuilding

Exhibition in Dudley

The Dudley Exhibition was based in the town
where I first studied art.. ..At a very early age.. I used to go to the
Dudley Art school on Saturday mornings
instead of other activities, and that
was where I, later, started my fulltime career as an Artist..
and now my work about the town and my
many travels is shown in most parts of the world,
like my first major book which was taken by
Lord Brookes to present to the Head of State of Russia

Exhibition in Dudley UK

Part of the Exhibition with drawings and pastels
from many countires
including some from the Dudley town
where the Exhibition was held

Dudley Exhibition

This collage is from a series which I made some years ago,
it is based on a working harbour
and strangely when I went to Newcastle


I felt that I had found my bridge from this picture

John Key at The Penthouse New Zealand House breakfast

It has been a long wait for the arrival of John Key in England

Firstly the earthquake which damaged Christchurch,

which everyone thought would be the last one........

then the mine disaster which escalated when it was

confirmed that gases prevented rescue............

Afterwards, this year, the second..

and much more destructive earthquake which brought much of the

centre of the City down to rubble............................................................

Where I used to work ..and where I lived.... no longer the green city with beautiful old buildings..

I still hear from some there and one has a family member who did not emerge from the

CTV building....and this lady and those others are in our thoughts..

......................

I have New Zealand passport and citizenship, and this, my other home,

has suffered, and has a long rebuilding process to develop

Should anyone reading this wish to support the development work

I am able to pass on anything suitable......and although New Zealand does not ask for help

I am pleased to support anything to alleviate in some way these situations

Malaysia High Commission Independence Day

At the Independence Day Celebration at the High Commission
in Belgrave Square High Commissioner Zakaria and I met
discussing my work as
Bilateral Aid Advisor for New Zealand and Malaysia Governments
which started long ago ......
and which never appear to have stopped
as I am still in close contact with both Governments
and as shown here I am regularly guest at the
Government's engagements in London and overseas

........... .
The first English presentation of my new book
Victoria's International Art with my pastel of a butterfly
of Sabah on its cover was to Datuk Zakaria..
as the guests gradually departed after an excellent lunch

BIARRITZ

Biarritz... Musee Asiatica has so many ..always interesting..and like this
exhibit totally charming displays of Asian Arts crafts and other cultural
artefacts ..as I have had, unfortunately, been forced to cancel my recent visit
following injuries incurred in New York..I am planning to return in the Autumn,
when I should be able to travel once again