AN AERIAL ARMADILLO: IF - Clique (klēk, klĭk) – coterie, set, group, a circle of friends.

Saturday, 20 September 2008

IF - Clique (klēk, klĭk) – coterie, set, group, a circle of friends.

'After School Indaba'

“Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow;
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead;
Walk beside me, and just be my friend”

~Albert Camus

One of the greatest things about conversations with girl friends is the eclectic range of subject matter that may be discussed. With a good glass of merlot and a bowl of nibbles, girls will talk about anything from desserts to Dadaism; from pot plants to Plato; from babies to Beethoven; from eggplants to Eco systems…….and everything between! Some of the very best ‘deep and meaningfuls’ I’ve ever had, have been with a group of my girl friends.

19 comments:

Asja said...: beautiful colors!
i totally understand what you're saying about conversations with girl friends :); 20 September 2008 at 06:14
studio lolo said...: I completely agree!
This is a very striking illo. I love the contrast of their beautiful black skin against the vibrant colors. Great job!; 20 September 2008 at 07:44
Unknown said...: I like your work; 20 September 2008 at 10:44
Juan said...: Very nice work Tessa!; 20 September 2008 at 12:04
ArtSparker said...: You must know Derek Walcott's Omeros?; 20 September 2008 at 14:38
soulbrush said...: OMG I have just stumbled on your blog ....and it's absolutely fantastic....superb, and i'm also a 'lost' african- been living on this side of the world for 22 years....yikes.......just adore your work! am going to add you to my list of favourites right now!; 21 September 2008 at 02:01
Fernando Balão said...: very beautiful!; 21 September 2008 at 05:18
Eric Barclay said...: Outstanding colors-- really beautiful work!; 21 September 2008 at 09:29
Nicola said...: Beautiful. And other truly beautiful pieces in your blog!; 21 September 2008 at 10:03
steve said...: Yes, excellent job. Love the vibrant colors here!; 21 September 2008 at 13:31
Michelle Scott said...: Thank you once again for your comments on my blog...I absolutely love your work. It has the quality I've strived for years to find... when I see it I KNOW its yours.; 21 September 2008 at 16:03
Gai said...: this is a very beautiful illustration with lovely bold colours.. A good take on clique.; 21 September 2008 at 19:37
Anna Koltsova said...: very poignant and touching illustration/colours! great work, Tessa!; 21 September 2008 at 21:22
Vhrsti said...: Wonderful colors! As usually...
Love all your works here!; 22 September 2008 at 13:23
Dragana Savkov - Bajić said...: Wonderful picture! Amazing colours!
I love it!; 22 September 2008 at 13:42
dianeclancy said...: I TOTALLY LOVE THIS!!

I haven't been checking out others' blogs lately ... I am so so glad that to this is.

Lovely words too!!!

~ Diane Clancy
www.DianeClancy.com/blog
www.DianeClancy.etsy.com; 22 September 2008 at 17:43
Unknown said...: Love the vibrancy of your work - the colors are stunning. Wonderful sentiment for this week's theme.; 24 September 2008 at 21:27
Bobo said...: I like your style, the contrast of colors make everything so outstanding!; 25 September 2008 at 04:13
Honor said...: Very nice. Lovely thoughts and colours. :-); 25 September 2008 at 15:32

Update: SEPTEMBER 2010

“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.”
So far, through the sale of the Armadillo Limited Edition Prints, we have raised $5,326.92 for the Gogos, the orphans and Possible Dreams International - Dr. Maithri's Swaziland Project. Thank you, thank you from the very heart of me. To every single one of you who have reached out with such caring generosity from all over the globe to help build that bridge, I say ngiyabonga. You are all, every one of you, wonderful beyond words. Seriously. xxxx Tessa
Marguerite K, you are truly an earth angel. Time and again you have reached out and touched the hearts of the people of this little nation. Bless you. September 2010: Yet again this amazing lady has helped our Gogos and much of the accolade must to go to her for the fact that we have now reached the $5,000 mark...and still growing! Special grateful hugs to you Marguerite - thank you for your gentle grace.
Many thanks, too, to Caroline (Caroline's Studio) for her contribution to PDI. Dr. M and the Gogos join me in saying a very sincere siyabonga.

Arty Farty News Bites

This is the first full-dress show in Britain for half a century. People who know the legend of the stockbroker turned artist who abandoned his family and took the banana boat to Tahiti for free food and sex, may never have had a chance to see the paintings at all. And even for those who have, there will be revelations: the portrait of Gauguin's sleeping child from Copenhagen, anxious dreams unfurling in the air around him; the spectral riders approaching a cobalt Styx in Moscow's The Ford (Flight); the self-portrait as a vermilion-haired Christ in the garden of olives, flown in from Palm Beach, Florida. This is Gauguin's pictorial imagination at full stretch, the show of a lifetime!