May Those Who Help The Most Win
Project 10100 is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible.
Learn more.
Submission Deadline:October 20th, 2008

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It looks like laketrees has dropped from a PR 5 to a PR 4 in the latest Google Pagerank Update.
PoeARTica has remained the same at a PR 4
It's quite the mystery to me as I probably spend a tenth of the time at PoeARTica
You can check yours here:
Google Pagerank per DC
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Mariuca @ Wishing On A Falling Star
gave me This Super Blogger Award which was given to her by Ruby
thanks Mariuca!!!
Metz @ Empty Streets: It's a way of life also kindly passed the award onto me too... thanks Metz!!



and another award from Metz...
thank you!!!

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Arte y pico
Many thanks to my dear friend Durano @
The Spitting Vessel for presenting me with this beautiful award.
I have received the award from the very talented Michelle @ Artscapes - Musings on Art & Life too!!
thanks so much Michelle...



My Blog Makeovers !!!
check out my other site too @ PoeARTica
A big thank you goes out to Amanda @ Blogger Buster and Agi @ Grumpy Cow for my great new template design and header banners/entrecards designs...

Both Agi and Amanda are also holding two beaut competitions on their blogs.....

Win the Ultimate Blogging Package by Suggesting a New Feature for Blogger

In celebration of Blogger Buster's first birthday, Amanda is running the first ever site competition where you could win the ultimate blogging package by taking part in a community project!
The Blogger Team are constantly developing new features for us to use. While we could make use of the Blogger wishlist to vote for the features we'd most like to use, there is much to be said for the value of raising awareness through our blogs!
What better incentive to post about the features we most desire from Blogger than the chance to win the ultimate blogging package..?
To enter Amanda's competition and participate in a community project, please read the original competition post and ensure you validate your entry!
My feature for the wish list would be to have CommentLuv for Blogger...that way I can see what my visitors are posting about and also be able to return some link love...

Win a Custom Blog Template for your Blog!

Enter and win a custom blogger template of your choice. Please note the template is for Blogger only. The prize includes a matching 125×125 entrecard/ad button. Agi's competition will run for 1 week and the winner will be announced on Sunday, June 29th.

Lighthouse Restoration Initiative Election

Debbie Dolphin @ New England Lighthouse Treasures is promoting this competition:
JELD-WEN windows and doors has selected twelve lighthouses from a field of 49 nominees as the final candidates to be voted for in electing one(?) lighthouse to win new JELD-WEN windows and doors.
Pop over to Debbie's blog to review the following twelve Lighthouse candidates and vote for one lighthouse on or before September 7, 2008.

Awards Gala


Mariuca @ Mariuca is having an Awards Gala! and I have been a lucky recipient !!! thank you so much Mariuca...
I have chosen the following awards to pass on :

Friendship Award

I'm passing Bokjae's Friendship Award on to the very sophisticated, globetrotting Miss Moneypenny

Cool Cat Award

I'm passing Catsy's Cool Cat Award on to a very cool cat... Speedy

Friendly Blogger Award

and I'm passing Nessa's Friendly Blogger Award to the very chic and sporty Diane



Bloggers Excellence Award


I've also been awarded this Excellence Award from SueEllen
@ Fine Artworks and Original Paintings From A Creaky Easel who received this from Mandy
..thanks so much Sue Ellen!!!





Entrecard news....
look who was # 1 !!!
in the Art Category
25/06/08










Planning for a Contest? Think Entrecard!
Here’s an article containing a step-by-step procedure with detailed discussions, tips, rants and of course, personal notes for setting up one unconventional contest that would surely rock your blog- Entrecard contests here we go!

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Lucky winners and a boxmaking demonstration
Last week I mentioned that I entered a competition over at The Artist's Magazine Blog and the great news is that I won an Artist's Magazine Calendar...thanks very much Grace...
do check out the great Art News and happenings over there....very exciting stuff !!!


Top 100 Australian Women Bloggers
Update - 1/2/08

laketrees is # 2 on the list
thanks to Leigh at All for Women for all the hard work you do on this list as well as numerous community projects...



Many thanks to James @ Gurney Journey for mentioning the 101 Top Artists Blogs List.
James Gurney's daily weblog is for illustrators, comic artists, plein-air painters, sketchers, animators, art students, and writers. You'll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums. Plus, for you lateral thinkers and pop-culture trekkers, a few bizarre rabbit trails.

James most recent landscape is simply breathtaking...


Big thanks to Dion @ the Art News Blog for posting about the 101 Top Artist' Blogs list and featuring several Artists' Blogs from the list as well...
Art News Blog is a selection of visual art news, art reviews and art related stories online. Always a fascinating and up to date read...


thanks so much to Diane @ Much of a muchness for this Excellent award...this was given to her by the Political Cat
I recently purchased two of Diane's fabulous books so if you haven't checked out her marvellous site....DO !!
I am supposed to pass this onto 10 blogs that I consider to be excellent blogs.
I have chosen these blogs that deserve an E for Excellence from the 101 Top Artists' Blogs List
Lynda @ Peripheral Vision - Inner Sights by Lynda Lehmann .... Greg @ Cosmic Photo Art .... Kim @ SULLY'S DESIGN STUDIO ... Jelaine @ Jelaine Faunce Studio.... Lindsay @ Non Linear Arts... Corrine @ Jafabrit's Art .... Mim @ Auntie Mim's... Emila @ Emila's Illustrated Blog... Shawn @ Studio McCann and Casey @ The Colorist





Kris @ Kris Cahill Presents… received this lovely Kind Heart Award from Sweet Irene and kindly awarded it to me
thanks very much Kris
I am passing this award on to



Durano for his wonderful writing on all aspects of life.....whether it is the latest updates on world politics or his latest witty observations on recent breaking news..
Eric aka Speedy.....for his ever so funny posts and hilarious photos
Deborah Paris - A Painting Life ... for her wonderful landscapes...(I have recently purchased one of her lovely paintings)
Jos for all his kind advice and assistance
and Pet Monologues ... because he is doing such a wonderful job promoting the care and welfare of animals..

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Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. Abraham Lincoln 16th president of US (1809 - 1865)

GETTING TO KNOW YOU or Knowing Me, Knowing You
I have been tagged by Lyn and Diane to answer a few questions about me..
so here they are:

1. What is your occupation? Artist (see photo above)
2. What color are your socks right now? none...Colorados
3. What are you listening to right now? someone mowing the lawns
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Sustain..banana...yoghurt and skim milk
5. Can you drive a stick shift? Yes
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Yellow
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? my Mum
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? yes...(this much....see award below)
9. Favorite drink? Chardonnay
10. What is your favorite sport to watch? Swimming
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? No ...but my hairdresser has
12. Pets? None that I know of
13. Favorite food? Bananas
14. Last movie you watched? No Country for Old Men
15. Favorite Day of the year? every day
16. What do you do to vent anger? Cry or punch a pillow
17. What was your favorite toy as a child? Pogo Stick
18. What is your favorite, fall or spring? Spring
19. Hugs or kisses? Both but kisses don't hurt as much at the moment
20. What kind of pie? Apple and Pecan with cream
21. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yes
22. Who is most likely to respond? All the genuine caring friends
23. Who is least likely to respond? My Enemies?
24. Living arrangements? Apartment on a strip of land with views of the Lake and the Ocean
25. When was the last time you cried? the other day watching a movie and nearly at the physios yesterday
26. What is on the floor of your closet? shoes in shoe boxes...art and dance videos
27. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? Lisa
28. The friend you have known the shortest amount of time that you are sending this to? Mellanie (Genxster)
29. Favorite smell? Fresh Coffee
30. What inspires you? other Artists' Work....Music and Books
31. What are you afraid of? Sirens
32. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Plain with beetroot
33. Favorite car? Tarago
34. Favorite cat breed? none I don't like cats
35. Number of keys on your key ring? 1
36. How many years at your current job? nearly 2 full-time (it's my therapy...)
37. Favorite day of the week? Every day though Sundays are nice
38. How many provinces have you lived in? 2...NSW and London
39. How many countries have you been to? England Wales France USA Europe Israel New Zealand and Tasmania

I am tagging Lisa....Mellanie...Anand... Drowsey Monkey and Janette

it is entirely up to you to participate as I know how time consuming these memes are ...and I won't throw you in any dungeons...I'll leave that up to Mimi ....(SEE meme below)



Mimi's Message in a Bottle Meme



I was Tagged by ...Speedy...Pet Monologues and Colin for this one..




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In a Bottle across the Blog Ocean. Leave a message in the sand or on the bottle. Write anything you wish. Be a pirate or a poet. Serious or silly. Anonymous or not.What message would you like to send out to the universe?
Mimi's Message In a Bottle Meme
1. Compose a message to place in your virtual bottle.
2. Right click and SAVE the blank graphic below

3. Use a graphics program of your choice to place the message on the picture
4. Post the Message In a Bottle meme and your creation on your blog along with these rules
5. Tag a minimum of 5 bloggers - or your entire blogroll - to do the same. Notify them of the tag.Your virtual bottle will remain afloat in the blogosphere ocean for all blogernity (That's a Mimism for blog + eternity.)

Mimi says: "ADD your site to the Mr. Linky list and place your blog's name and url in a comment HERE TO LET ME KNOW YOU'VE COMPLETED THE MEME. I will add it to the master list of message bottles. Email mimiwrites2005 at yahoo.com if you have questions."
Go HERE to see all the bottles floating in the blog ocean. The site is called Message In a Bottle.
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Simple! just copy/paste where shown, then follow the directions
I am tagging Kris..Hanna...Sue...Sugar Queen and Netster

oh and what the heck...everyone on my blogroll:

Anand Archie Art News Blog Ascender Blog Elf Boyd Catsy Colin Cooper Corrine Debbie Deborah Diane DouDy Drowsey Monkey Durano Ev Fruity Hanna Janette Jeremy John Jos Kimmy Kris Leigh Life cruiser Lisa Lyn Lynda Lindsay Manuel Mary Ann Meg Megan Mel Mellanie Michelle Netster PALMA Pet Monologues Pearl Renny & Diane Santa She Walks In Beauty Shoshana Should Be Famous Snoskred Speedy Sue Sugar Queen Sully Suzanne The Artist's Magazine Vin Walter williebaronet

As always, you do not have to participate, the choice is yours.
PS...I have heard that Mimi does have a dungeon where she locks away non participants so be warned ...



AWARDS

I received this beautiful award from
Diane
In her words
"So in honour of my first blog birthday, I wanted to create an award to thank so many of you who have visited and commented on my blog over the last year and whose blogs I always enjoy visiting."
thanks so much Diane !!


“I Love You This Much”
Emila's Illustrated Blog


I received this gorgeous award from Mellanie @ See It. Draw It . Share It. who received it from Joan. Then I received the same award from Kris...thanks so much gals ...I love it !!!
I am giving this award to Diane Colin and Renny




You Make My Day


thanks for this award Diane

From Italy with love


Thanks to Hanna for this lovely award ...


Blog Travels

Art Gallery Guide Australia

Art Gallery Guide Australia is a bi-monthly magazine that is a celebration of all things that are the visual arts in Australia. Bringing you the latest information on exhibitions, events, artists and galleries, it is the art lover's essential tool to finding out what's on.

Abstract Australis
The Online Gallery for Australian Abstract & Semi-Abstract Art.

Abstract Australis is an Online gallery dedicated to Abstract & Semi-Abstract Art by Australian artists. We buy & sell abstract artworks by contemporary, important & collectable Australian artists. The site has been developed to provide user friendly functionality, so you can easily browse our collection by Artist, Genre, Medium or Price and view quality images at your leisure. More


NB

I will be updating the Top 101 Artists' Blogs List over the next 2 days...

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Kris @ Art & Clairvoyance who received this Excellent Award from Irene @ Sweet Wood Talking has passed it on to me ...
thanks so much Kris...
I am passing this on to 6 excellent poets and writers - Hanna Catsy Lyn Netster Archie and Robert







Museum Exhibit/Art News

Diana: a Celebration
A personal exhibition from her family's home paints an intimate portrait of the late Princess of Wales... at the Powerhouse Museum (Sydney)

Thieves steal Picasso paintings

Bacon triptych brings home $58 million

Click on the badge to find out your Blog Juice...

thanks to Vin for help with my recent Header problems !!

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WIP: Portrait of Colin's Daughter
Oil on Canvas
Charcoal grey & Titanium white
click to zoom











Colin @ Life awarded with me with this sunny award that he received from
Kim @ purplefrogcat....
thanks Colin!!!
I am passing this award onto seven sweeties who exude sunshine and serenity where ever they go-
Mary Ann Diane Lynda Ev Corrine Kris and Shoshana


Random Picks

My Random Pick from the 101 Top Artists' Blogs List: Making a Mark - Katherine Tyrrell's blog is about: - Making marks with pastels, pencils and pen and ink - Creating new drawings and paintings - Influences on developing both artwork and art careers - Interviews with artists - Information about resources for artists and art lovers

thanks to Eric aka Speedy for the lucky number...

ps don't forget to leave your lucky number for the next Random Pick


Blog Travels

Free Screen Cleaner
Found this by John at LINE IN DESIGN
Is your screen full of dust, smudge marks, maybe even potato chip grease? Clean it today for free!
Start Cleaning now…



Slashdot
In the beginning there was no Slashdot. Bored and confused geeks would scribble "First Post" in the sand. Grits were strictly for consumption and there wasn't a place to get nerd oriented news. Then in September of 97 Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda changed all that. With the help of Jeff "Hemos" Bates and others, Slashdot has stumbled forward with the simple mission to provide 'News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters'.

two very informative reads:
IT: Users Worldwide Feel Internet Is 'Safer'
Alexa, Amazon's Most Flawed Idea

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