When The World Turned Upside Down

When The World Turned Upside Down

Some events in history define the direction of the future…….such as the day……..

Title  :  When The World Turned Upside Down

Coffee And Cake

Nothing has been the same ever since…………even….

Title  :  Coffee and Cake

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Bleecker Street Memories

View From Bleecker Street Loft

…….so many wonderful times there……music venues, restaurants, theatres, nightclubs etc., all full of people at 3.00am……..and all very safe.

Movies were often made particularly at night. And those fabulous rooftops where people did anything and everything.

Also it was such a great place to walk. The best art galleries only minutes away. Washington Square just 2 blocks…….oh the memories are beginning to flood.

Every block full of interest. East Village and Soho so close. Canal Street just south……..and the subway…….access to Uptown, Downtown, Brooklyn, Queens and even New Jersey.

A friend had a 5,000 square foot loft in TriBeCa. Spent a lot of time there with morning walks to Battery Park. Often saw Robert De Nero and others. Later I biked up and down the westside and all over Manhattan.

I was once told and I know………I AM A NEW YORKER!

I loved every minute and feel absolutely blessed to have been able to live there…….. who knows….one day I may return….

(the above came as a response to a comment on my previous blog. I thought you might enjoy it too.)

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The Artist’s Cycle Of Renewal

A Taste Of The New In Nerang

Many artists are drawn to rundown places because of their cheap rents and large spaces. This environment stimulates creativity and allows the artist to focus on what is really important in life…… deeper values and meaning.

Then, as many artists move to this less desirable area they work their magic introducing trendy looking coffee shops art galleries, boutiques etc………and prices rise. Soon the area is “the place” to live.

The irony is……..many artists are forced to move on and find another place to develop.

This was my experience in New York.

Arriving in the 80’s and setting up residence in a SoHo loft/studio in lower Manhattan.

The area was changing and by mid 90’s it area was being referred to as a “Mall” environment with most of the galleries moving to Chelsea on the lower West side.

I moved to a large loft in an old factory at the sleepy less known area at Long Island City just across the river from Grand Central Station at 42nd Street.

Such is…… The Artist’s Cycle Of Renewal

Now I find the same process at work where I am now…….they are advertising…..The Changing Face of Nerang.

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Central Park – New York N.Y.

Central Park – New York NY

As anyone who knows me knows…..my heart is very rooted in New York

and what could be more NY than Central Park

Here is a black and white photograph of mine simply titled …….

Central Park –  New York NY

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