The Roaming Stevens

ART.  Alison Mitchell's art is NOT ONLY GOOD FOR THE SOUL during a pandemic... it is good for the soul any day ~ EVERY DAY.   If you enjoy still life - or as I refer to Alison's paintings - 'REAL LIFE', then you simply must go.  GO and visit the Santos Museum of Economic Botany at the Botanical Gardens of Adelaide South Australia. The title of this exhibition is: Unlemon: A meandering tale of citrus .  Prepare to be drawn into the paintings and to feel a sense of calm and pure pleasure.  It is a gentle exhibition and a beautiful one, too ~ SPLENDED in every way imaginable.  PERFECT for these uneasy times.  PERFECT when you have a desire to view some astoundingly strong work.  The exhibition is running now through the 10th of January 2021.   Some of you may wish to purchase a Christmas present - a present that will thrive throughout the generations.  Since there is now a relaxing of some borders, when you have loved ones or friends v...

Could not wait to share these pics with you.  THIS WAS ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL SPOT and I felt privileged to be there.  Tinto and I did not know anything about the sculptures, but I began digging and did a little research.  MIND-BOGGLING - MAGNIFICENT.  LARGER (in life) THAN YOU COULD IMAGINE!   Ted Egan calls himself a 'Bush man'.  He was born in Melbourne, but moved to the Northern Territory at age 16 and fell in love with the place.  Ted is a song-writer, singer, and has made 13 one hour documentary films titled 'This Land Australia'.  His son, Mark Egan, is the sculptor of these figures featured below and took the love his father had of the Northern Territory a step further by creating and sculpting these monumental figures representing Australia's First Peoples.  I was in awe. Tinto and I could not believe we had not been told about this spot before our trip!   Located on the Stuart Highway, north (135 kilometres) of Alice Springs...