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BLACK AND BLUE / PIT STOP BETTY by JaneAParis

OIL PAINTING INVERSION / Writing and Image Copyright © 2008 JANE À PARIS / Professionally photographed by Citizens Photo / Original Work Titled: TRAILER COURT BETTY I can’t deal with this right now, I just wanna have a ciggy…did you buy any beer? / Betty is part of a set, she is Fred’s wife. DOG YEARS AND EARS TRAILER COURT BETTY belongs to the following groups: / All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Boredom Competitions on the 24/7, Bubblettes, Everyday Life, Fine Arts, In the Pink, Safe Haven, Self as Other, Self Portrait, Something To Say, The Healing Journey and Underground USA
Shadows and Reflections by Thomas Akers

Oil on canvas, 36×18 inches. An observation on an American election.
People eat chicken so..... by Bill Gamblin

The San Diego Chicken is famous for this as part of his routine anytime someone asks to have their photo taken with him….Ted is a super person and one of the best entertainers who walks the streets virtually unknown until he dons his feathered suit.
Enough!!! by DragonFlyer

Don’t you just have days like this sometimes? Taken with my Sony Alpha 350, Tokina 19-35mm f3.5-4.5 Lens, f3.5@ 1/100 Sec Exposure, ISO 400. Try the LARGE view if you like… I like this one LARGE… FEATURED IN ‘CORE’! FEATURED IN ‘CURRENT ISSUES’!
Sing Out for Single Payer... by Sam Dantone

Anne Feeney is at it again. She has put together a North West tour that is jam packed with musicians who are supporting Single Payer Health Care for America. Check out this link for the upcoming shows near you… Anne Feeney has been on the scene for decades supporting numerous causes for justice. She is best known as a champion of the Labor Movement. She is featured in the documentary “This is What Democracy Looks Like” filmed at the protest to stop the WTO at their famed Seattle meeting in the late 90’s. Right on Anne for supporting Single Payer Health Care. Americans want Health Care not insurance… Call your representatives and urge them to support, House Resolution….........HR 676 / & Senate Bill…...................SB 703 Single Payer may be off of Obama’s table, but the fight is not over… Sam Dantone / 07/10/09
Life Cut Short - Again.... by Kelly J

10/7/09… This week two more little angels had their lives cut short… Twins, 7 months old… To their little souls Sopie & Lachlan – I am so sorr your life had to end this way…... I am at a loss as to what to say – except to re-write my poem… / Though I do not know you / And now I never will / Your life meant something / A big hole you leave to fill I cannot comprehend it / My tears for you are falling / I just hope this was for something / And you have found your calling.... Sleep peacefully little one’s Sophie & Lachlan… Today, I heard news that I could not even begin to comprehend…. A little girl was dropped to her death off the Westgate Bridge in Melbourne…. By her dad.. How does a father – take their 4 year old daughter and drop them off a bridge into a river, ultimately to her death???.... Well this is what the world is coming to… I don’t like this world…. For this little girl, who I do not know… I am sorry… So deeply sorry that your life has ended so tragically and horribly.. I do not even want to think about those last few moments….. _Though I do not know you / And now I never will / Your life meant something / A big hole you leave to fill I cannot comprehend it / My tears for you are falling / I just hope this was for something / And you have found your calling_…. Sleep peacefully little one…..Sweet dreams Darcy…. xx
Homophobia Is So Gay II by incurablehippie

This t-shirt subverts the current usage of the word ‘gay’ to mean something bad, by using it to challenge homophobia against lesbian, gay and bisexual people. It started life as a DYMO label, which I scanned and adapted to make the t-shirt. I turned it into a vector image, then created the t-shirt template design from that. It is based on the t-shirt design below, but with bigger text, and the dymo label is purple rather than blue. ! http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/clothing/bodycolor:white/cropped/size:large/style:mens/view:preview/2949589-1-homophobia-is-so-gay-t-shirt.jpg!:http://www.redbubble.com/people/incurablehippie/t-shirts/2949589-1-homophobia-is-so-gay-t-shirt
Save A Tree by tastypaper

I came up with this idea when a friend of mine sent me a copy of her book, and I didn’t want to use a sh*tload of paper to print it out. 5pt. type!
An Unpopular Fact by tastypaper

Terrorists move money through diamonds, this is a, albeit unpopular, fact.
Everyone's A Little Brother by tastypaper

So smile, you’re on privacy vision.
Farrah Fawcett - Charlie's Angel by Adam de la Mare

Tribute T-Shirt to Farrah Fawcett… RIP (1947 – 2009) Definately my favorite of the Charlie’s Angels… with hair that changed the world! Enjoy. .

Recent Work

Writing

HI - taking a word break to write a few more words.....? lol…Sorry for not being active much of late! / I am in the middle of doing my polishing of drafts for MY PUBLISHER YAY!!!!! / *adgray novel …

Sorry for not being active much of late! / I am in the middle of doing my polishing of drafts for MY PUBLISHER YAY!!!!! / adgray novel Book(s) finally coming SOON!!!!! / WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! / ☺♫♦↕§←♪♪♪☺♣☺♪♪♪→♫↓§↑♥↔♫☼♫↔♥↓§↑♫←♪♣♪→§♦↕♫☺ / ☺♫♦↕§♫←♪☺♣☺ Happy Dancing !!!! ♥☼♫↔♥↓§↑♣♪→§♦↕♫☺ / ☺♫♦↕§←♪♪♪☺♣☺♪♪♪→♫↓§↑♥↔♫☼♫↔♥↓§↑♫←♪♣♪→§♦↕♫☺ BIG TIME!!!! lol What once was known as the “Daintree Daughters” is now known as Victorian Valour and my publisher [gee that feels so good to announce :O) lol!!!] likes it! This is what he sent back to me after reading just the first volume “Bachelor”: Wow. Bloody good story. Overall, it moves very well and keeps the reader interested. It’s a good story on it’s own and is complete, but it also leaves a lot of questions unanswered, but not frustratingly so. A well written story! So when it’s done I hope you lot will look at obtaining a copy! lol Writing a book is bloody easy compared to polishing it for publication – reading editing rewriting rereading forgetting to edit cos the story’s so good re reading to edit then adding then rereading (& cos YOU KNOW what’s going to happen & preempting that) adding what shouldn’t be added rereading editing rereading .... Then you finally get to the point that you are sick of it and cannot do another thing even want to chuck it in the bin & forget the whole bloody thing!!! (breathing) you hand it to the publisher & s’he passes it to their proffered editor & the whole bloody polishing thing starts again! – read the editors changes discuss reread rewrite reread resubmit reread reedit rewrite...... 6 weeks later when EVERYONE hits the wall you get it printed & hand that to the proof reader & the bloody rigmarole starts again! – reread what the proofreader has found rewrite reread reedit resubmit / and then finally print it promote it and PRAY!!!!! / - that it doesn’t come back! / - that people will read it! / - that people will buy it! / - that no one sues you! Anyhoo I just stopped in to moderate the art in the groups I’m solely responsible to [The EEG, Australian Bush & War] and found my new good mate Brumbyy was feeling a tad under the weather so I created a list of Funny things to try and cheer him up. Then I thought cos it’s such a blaah day here in Melbourne [not cold, not wet, not sunny, not hot, just blah!] I thought I’d post them up here for all of you So here’s my Funnies! My best Joke Cos we were talking about it before Just a Quick Wee Joke / PS You have no idea how hard it is to write Joke now not JOAK lol Inspiration from Words Not usually a fan BUT – A Pure Classic! and some poetical fun! My take on an old joke Try saying this without the tickle let alone with! arguments arguments! Just Joking You could sing this one! The title is longer than the poem! lol Now this is just plain silly! and if you’re not feeling well a yarn or two to occupy your mind LOST Two Blokes OK? SO Be Happy Chookas! X♥X
Life Cut Short - Again.... by Kelly J

10/7/09… This week two more little angels had their lives cut short… Twins, 7 months old… To their little souls Sopie & Lachlan – I am so sorr your life had to end this way…... I am at a loss as to what to say – except to re-write my poem… / Though I do not know you / And now I never will / Your life meant something / A big hole you leave to fill I cannot comprehend it / My tears for you are falling / I just hope this was for something / And you have found your calling.... Sleep peacefully little one’s Sophie & Lachlan… Today, I heard news that I could not even begin to comprehend…. A little girl was dropped to her death off the Westgate Bridge in Melbourne…. By her dad.. How does a father – take their 4 year old daughter and drop them off a bridge into a river, ultimately to her death???.... Well this is what the world is coming to… I don’t like this world…. For this little girl, who I do not know… I am sorry… So deeply sorry that your life has ended so tragically and horribly.. I do not even want to think about those last few moments….. _Though I do not know you / And now I never will / Your life meant something / A big hole you leave to fill I cannot comprehend it / My tears for you are falling / I just hope this was for something / And you have found your calling_…. Sleep peacefully little one…..Sweet dreams Darcy…. xx
Writing

Happy Birthday BIG BEN - 150 YEARS OLD…Today, 11 JULY 2009, is the150th birthday of the BIG BEN. Only one of th…

Today, 11 JULY 2009, is the150th birthday of the BIG BEN. Only one of the below is mine. Regards, / Christian Zammit /
Dual by Marie Monroe

dedicated to those who are trapped between the worlds of compulsion & obsession and the hatred of them. The abuse of oxycodone products such as OxyContin has become so prevalent that officials in Kentucky are describing it as an epidemic. The number of patients seeking treatment for oxycodone addiction in Kentucky increased 163 percent, from 103 patients in FY1998 to 134 patients in FY1999 and to 271 patients in FY2000. By October 1999 several physicians had established pain clinics in southeastern Kentucky and were writing several hundred prescriptions for OxyContin on a daily basis. The Kentucky State Police report that OxyContin is more popular than cocaine in eastern portions of the state. / National Drug Intelligence Center / Kentucky Drug Threat Assessment / July 2002 This information is 7 years old. There is no reason to believe that numbers have declined since no new interventions have been established and addiction in families creates more generations of addiction.
Networking by Marie Monroe

people die. the television networks portray death and violence as daily meat and potatoes. consequently, as viewers we have a skewed vision of how horrible the world is. we believe that strangers are killing strangers because we don’t get the backstory. when strangers killing strangers pervades the mindset, we are alienated and fearful of each other. we live in fear of the unforeseeable stranger assault. we look over there while the danger is over here. yes, there is stranger danger as we teach our children, but the people likely to harm children are well known to the child victims. —for all my child clients who have died at home and who continue to fear those that ‘love’ them.
Writing

Why JOIN "The Buyers Club" Group ?…The BUYERS CLUB GROUP is meant for members who: 1. ...want to build a bond with other artists and support one another by getting to k…

The BUYERS CLUB GROUP is meant for members who: 1. ...want to build a bond with other artists and support one another by getting to know their ART. 2. ...it’s MORE than about just SELLING YOUR ART…it’s about BUYING ART and becoming a collector yourself (or selecting gifts for the friends and loved ones in your life). 3. ...The Buyers Club requires that you make 2 PURCHASES per year (one in the first half of the year JAN-JUNE; and one in the 2nd half of the year JULY-DEC) and it must be something ‘other than’ a greeting card product. If this sounds like something you’d enjoy…try joining please as we are looking for participative members who want to sell their ART and support one another, too. JOIN by CLICKING here
Sing Out for Single Payer... by Sam Dantone

Anne Feeney is at it again. She has put together a North West tour that is jam packed with musicians who are supporting Single Payer Health Care for America. Check out this link for the upcoming shows near you… Anne Feeney has been on the scene for decades supporting numerous causes for justice. She is best known as a champion of the Labor Movement. She is featured in the documentary “This is What Democracy Looks Like” filmed at the protest to stop the WTO at their famed Seattle meeting in the late 90’s. Right on Anne for supporting Single Payer Health Care. Americans want Health Care not insurance… Call your representatives and urge them to support, House Resolution….........HR 676 / & Senate Bill…...................SB 703 Single Payer may be off of Obama’s table, but the fight is not over… Sam Dantone / 07/10/09
Sunflower Hippy Love by incurablehippie

The word love made out of a photograph of sunflowers.
Enough!!! by DragonFlyer

Don’t you just have days like this sometimes? Taken with my Sony Alpha 350, Tokina 19-35mm f3.5-4.5 Lens, f3.5@ 1/100 Sec Exposure, ISO 400. Try the LARGE view if you like… I like this one LARGE… FEATURED IN ‘CORE’! FEATURED IN ‘CURRENT ISSUES’!
City London City by Tenee Attoh

The City of London, and interesting and colorful place. Black and White photo, touched up with a dash of color in Photoshop

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About This Group

The winner of our Sicko Challenge is mouseman with I only smoke one a day

Our Year in Review Challenge Winner is Matthew Scotland who won with his image The Crash

Congratulations Matthew Scotland

This group is for art and writing related to current political and social events. If your art or writing is sharp with a social and political edge then this group is for you.

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