SOON TO BE

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THESE AND SOME NEW COLOURS. NEW ANIMALS WITH THE ONES ALREADY EXISTING,PROBABLY, WILL BE BACK IN THE SHOP BY THE BEGINNING OF THE JUNE. THIS HIATUS OF CLOSED SHOP HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SUFFERED AND A LONG ONE, I DID IT EVERY YEAR, LAST YEAR DUE TO THE EXHIBITION IN ROME, THIS YEAR DUE TO OTHER BUSINESS (LIKE WHOLESALE ORDERS). THEN SOME IDEAS FOR PAINTINGS CAME IN, THEN OTHER PROJECTS AND ETC. I ALSO NEEDED A BREAK, EVEN IF IT WAS A “WORKING” BREAK ACTUALLY, BUT I KIND OF NEEDED SPACE FOR NEW IDEAS AND MISTAKES.MISTAKES HAVE RESULTED IN SOMETHING CLEARLY NEW THAT WILL BE READY THIS AUTUMN.

RIGHT NOW.I’M HAPPY TO SAY I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO PRESENT A NEW KIND/COLOURS OF ANIMALS.SOON TO BE, SOON TO BE.CAN’T WAIT.

THERE MAY NEVER BE A BETTER TIME

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WHEN IN MIDST OF WHOLESALE ORDER FOR THE STRANGE PLANET ANIMALS, I JUST WANT TO PAINT.THERE’S QUITE SMALL NUMBER OF PAINTINGS I DID FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, BUT THEY’RE BIG AND I’M ALLRIGHT WITH IT SOMEHOW.NONE IS FINISHED ALSO.MAYBE I SHOULD MENTION THAT.BUT I HAVE A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THEM.I’M ALWAYS AMAZED OF HOW MUCH TIME IT TAKES ME TO REALISE A PAINTING , FROM IT’S IDEA TO THE FULFILMENT.IT’S NO PROCRASTINATION OR LAZINESS,IT JUST TAKES TIME, LIKE FOR EVERYTHING ELSE TO BE BORN.I’M DEFINITELY GETTING OLDER.I STILL DON’T KNOW IF I’M OK WITH IT.

WHAT HAVE I DECIDED TO DO WITH THESE PRETTY PRINTS.

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DEAR FRIENDS, I HAVE DECIDED TO DEVOLVE  ALL THE MONEY FROM PURCHASES OF THESE PRINTS TO THE ORGANISATIONS THAT TAKE CARE OF STRAY DOGS IN SERBIA.I DO NOT EXACTLY KNOW WHERE TO START.MY FAMILY ORIGINS COME FROM SERBIA AND IT’S BEEN YEARS THAT I DO NOT GO TO SEE MY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS STRAY DOGS THAT SOME  PEOPLE KICK, BEAT, HURT AND KILL ON THE STREETS.PUPPIES TOO AND MOSTLY.IT WASN’T ALWAYS LIKE THAT.THE CRUELTY, LIGHTENED BY CIVIL WAR, POVERTY AND IGNORANCE,  HAS GOTTEN INSTALLED IN THIS NATION TOWARDS STRAY DOGS AND FOR ME IT IS UNBEARABLE TO SEE AND COMPREHEND.SOME  ABANDON THEM BECAUSE THEY JUST HAVE NO MONEY ENOUGH FOR THEMSELVES TO LIVE THROUGHOUT THE  MONTH.THE CRUELTY IS FINAL RESULT OF WAR AND POVERTY.

STILL IN THIS SITUATION THERE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE, MY AGE PEOPLE, OLDER PEOPLE, VETERINARIES, ORGANISATIONS,SOME MUNICIPALITIES  THAT TAKE CARE OF THIS DOGS, THEY SPAY/NEUTER THEM, GIVE THEM FOOD AND TRY TO FIND THEM HOMES, SOME ORGANISATIONS AS HUMANIMAL  EVEN BRING STRAY DOGS FROM SERBIA TO ITALY.ALL THIS COSTS, KEEP IN MIND THAT COST OF LIVING  IN THE SERBIA IS SAME AS IN OTHER EU PLACES, BUT THE AVERAGE PAY RANGES FROM 200 TO 400 €, STILL THIS PEOPLE REACH IN THEIR POCKET, AND GOOD HEART AND CONTINUE TO MOVE ON.

I HAVE LOWERED A LOT THE PRICE OF THESE PRINTS, FROM 65 USD TO 39USD, IN HOPE MORE ARE SOLD, MORE ARE HELPFUL. I HAVE TAKEN ON MYSELF ALL OF THE PRINTING EXPANSES SO ALL THE MONEY FROM PURCHASE FROM THESE PRINTS GOES OUT TO THESE PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS.THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL PRINTS AND BELIEVE ME THERE IS NO MISTAKE IN PURCHASING THEM.I HAVE TRIED TO KEEP ALL THESE WRITINGS SHORT AS POSSIBLE, AS EVEN FOR ME WRITING THESE THINGS ISN’T EASY AND REMINDS ME OF WHAT I SAW ON SOME PHOTO GALLERIES.

HERE BELOW ARE SOME LINKS.

MOST OF THESE ORGANISATIONS HAVE IBAN AND SWIFT NUMBERS TO MAKE DIRECT PAYMENTS TO THEIR ORGANISATIONS.DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME OR THEM, ANY AMOUNT IS MORE THEN WELCOMED.

THIS IS WHERE  MY PARENTS LIVE,THE ORGANISATION OFFERS FREE NEUTERING/SPAYING.THEY’RE TRYING TO BUILD THE SPACE TO ACCEPT STRAY DOGS AND FIND THEM FINALLY HOMES-

http://www.facebook.com/ORPAK.Krusevac

YOU CAN DONATE WITH PAYPAL HERE http://orpak.webs.com/

http://www.serbiananimals.plus.com/

http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2011/04/11/serbian-teacher-saves-500-dogs.aspx

https://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/10857-help-mariana-care-for-desperate-strays-in-serbia

THIS IS MARIJANA, TAKING CARE OF DOGS IN NOVI SAD

http://www.facebook.com/marijana.culum

MARIJANA POSTS ALL THE DONATIONS AND EXPANSES HERE

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10200614659559006.1073741825.1535254023&type=1

http://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/10420-help-for-the-most-vulnerable-animals-in-serbia

http://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/12825-wali-s-refuge-for-abandoned-animals

THANK YOU ALL.

NGORONGORO


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ETSY SHOP IS NOT A GREAT PLACE FOR SELLING ORIGINALS IN MY OPINION, BUT STILL I GOT TO CHOOSE TO PUT THEM IN SHOP.THESE ARE SMALL WORKS THAT I HAVE A PLEASURE THAT ACCOMPANY  THE STRANGE PLANET ANIMALS.IT’S THE ETSY SHOP GRID THAT MAKES THEM ALL LOOK A TINY BIT WEIRD HAHA.AND THESE ARE FIRST WORKS THAT I OPENLY PUT IN A SHOP, SOMETHING I’M NOT KEEN TO DO.BUT THIS TIME IT FEELS GOOD.

20 EUROS OF EACH DRAWING GOES INTO WILD LIFE CHARITIES, THIS MAKES ME FEEL GOOD ALSO.

OIL PASTELS USED ARE SENNELIER.BECAUSE THERE ARE OIL PASTELS AND THEN THERE ARE SENNELIER.

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THERE’S A LOT OF WERK HERE. I FINISHED ONE PART OF BIGGER WHOLESALE  ORDER IN SPITE THAT ALL THE THINGS THAT COULD HAVE GONE POSSIBLY WRONG THESE FEW WEEKS HAVE ACTUALLY GONE WRONG. DUDE. I THOUGHT I WOULDN’T MAKE IT. RANDOM HEALTH FAMILY ISSUES (ER BUSINESS),DOG OPERATION & HUMIDITY KILLING ANY MY INTENT IN DRYING INSTANTLY THE COLOURS.S O AND BUT, WE’RE HERE. I THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE TO UPLOAD NEW STRANGE PLANET ANIMALS, BUT IT GOT TO BE SOMETHING CLEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND I AINT NO SWEATSHOP(ALL THE TIME) AND I NEED TO FEEL THE FUN, IF NOT, I AINT DOING IT RIGHT. SO I’LL SEE WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN ( PROBABLY MID MARCH) AND I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ABOUT IT.

I’M ALSO AWARE THAT DRAWINGS I’M PLANNING  TO PUT IN SHOP, TOGETHER WITH PRINTS WILL BE QUITE A DISTANCE AESTHETICALLY FROM WHAT I HAVE IN SHOP NOW, ALTHOUGH THE THEME IS ALWAYS THE SAME. THE ANIMALS. BUT IT ALSO MAKES ME ALL GIDDY. DOUBTS ARE GIDDY.