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CHANGE - OBAMA by Adam de la Mare

for many.
hope rooted in peace by PixelProtest

hope rooted in peace / also available in print selected pixel protest designs / /
Superwoman '08 by shanghaiwu

I meet a special woman / photograph/usually talk/take her home with me within my camera…..yes it is always a special moment but once I start working on an image /she as the person leaves my mind and the image becomes as another/ a symbol./ the moment of meeting and photographing still important in the process BUT the image /photograph takes another form in my mind . So now she is a symbol of the modern woman…....torn apart within a selfish world/daily decision making /trying to please everyone/wanting it all/career/children/husband/house/trip…...YES I want it all!/but at what sacrifice I wonder!
Mother Earth by Caroline Fournier

Inspired by my twin brother Jean-François who started caring about the environment before it became fashionable. Sold in December 2008 Features - Selective Colouring in October 2008 / - Sets of Two in October 2008 / - Object Studies & Concepts in November 2008 / - Current Issues in January 2009
GPS by BOOKMAKER

.....@ a geographical junxture inside of me…..
Spilled Peace by Grandia

What would world peace look like? / Will our world ever see peace everywhere? Maybe the symbol for PEACE needs to be spread a little more. Detail image: / Other T-shirts: / /
Peace Please by Grandia

Just days ago the war between Israel and Palestine turned for the worse, hundreds of people dying and not a sign of peace or hope in sight. The United Kingdom as the responsible party is nowhere to be seen. / It’s time that all parties hear the world’s call and start working for peace. / The design shows the word PEACE in Hebrew, English and Arabic. Detail image: /
TRUST by www dotcom

Resolve to do what one can do under limited power to facilitate the change needed to bring about global trust. OR is it just TOO LATE? I think not.
No Shame by Caroline Fournier

There are of course causes near and dear to my heart and this is one of them. This is the image that kept popping up in my head when I thought of AIDS. I was in high school in the 80’s and back then you were taught that AIDS was a homosexual disease and was barely glanced over in class. You closed your eyes to it; you did not talk about it. It was only a few short years later that it came to the forefront of our consciousness. I have personally been touched by AIDS (as we will all most likely be) through the lost of a friend and co-worker, Christopher, at the age of 36. Features - Photographer’s Self Portrait in November 2008 / - Black With A Hint of Colour in November 2008 / - Peace Love and Tranquility in December 2008 / - Current Issues in December 2008 Challenges - Winning image of Women’s Appreciation Challenge: AIDS in December 2008
Economic Stimulus Barack Obama by Judith Oppenheimer

34th Street vendors, New York City, the night before Christmas. My son tells me that people have been doing business off the hook in Barack Obama apparel in San Francisco as well. Copyright
Hope by Caroline Fournier

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the inspiration for this photo. Sold in October 2008 Challenges - Winning image in the Inspiring Greeting Cards Challenge: What Are You Thankful For / - Top Ten finish in the A Beautiful Blur Challenge: Pink, Pink, Pink / - Top Ten finish in the Bubbler’s Weekly Challenge: I Am Thankful For Features - Light in the Darkness in October 2008 / - Selective Colouring in October 2008 / - Sets of Two in October 2008 / - Women’s Appreciation in December 2008 / - Inspired Art in December 2008 / - Current Issues in December 2008 Also Available – Mother Earth / (click on photo to reach page)

Recent Work

Working Middle class dead end? by Dave Sandersfeld

For eight year wealthy got tax breaks and we didn’t. “Trickle down Economics” does not work. It was a tingle at best. Now i wonder if the family farm, rancher, logging camp and fishing boat owners and small business in general will survive? Write your Congressmen or anyone who cares. Now our food and toys come from overseas,China and toxic? “Made in America” is much more than a slogan!
Obama World by maximus7

Obama World An image of the earth and the letters such that you see the word Obama.
The Peace lilly by Keithbotilier

The Lilly is a flower of Peace and this one is pure in shape and colour, I found it last May at the start of the summer it was nestled in a garden over looking the Bay at Brixam in Devon UK, When you stare in to it, you will understand what I mean, the garden was rugged surounding this flower which I found very poetic.
home by manicgirl

A typical house in rural Cuba. It might appear idyllic, but it is doubtful whether it can withstand a hurricane. However, due to the US enforced trade blockade against Cuba, building materials are hard to come by.
Writing

FRAIL, AND BITTER…BRING THE SOLDIERS HOME

/ IN MEMORY OF BY KEITH R. WILLIAMS
Writing

The Devil's indenture…Invoked he was to soften my Grief, / That Tempter of man, the Paradise thief. / Appeared within a cloud of Smoke, / And shortly after thus h…

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Support Is On The Way by Stephen J. Vattimo

Medium : Pen and Ink / Size : 11’’ x 15’’ / Year completed: 1987 This rendering is part of a body of artwork I did while I was in the Military, entitled ,” The Army Years”. One of my most exciting ride on a helicopter , was when I was serving in the U.S. Air force- Civil Air Patrol, we were helping the National Guard to figure out the fastest flight paths between hospitals, for future Air transportation of patients. / So while we were making a trial run, I was strapped in a side seat, with the door locked open, we flew parallel to the ground, the experience was awesome . / One of the things I loved about Civil Air Patrol was doing a lot of flying. / I served 9 years in the U.S. Army, during my 9 year of my service,I was a Combat Engineer, Anti tank Toe Missile Crewman, Combat Medic. I spent a lot of time in the field, and one thing that is important to the support of ground forces, is the pilots who fly the helicopters , for the helicopter delivers supplies, the mail, transport troops, air lifts wounded soldiers off the battlefield to the hospitals. / This is why I entitled this illustration, ” Support Is On The Way. “ Written by Stephen J. Vattimo
Luddite by montdragon

Ever just wished all the new fandangle hoopleheaded got to have stuff would just go away…like the dodo bird or just smash it all to hell like a mad dog Luddite…ha ha…well it ain’t gonna go away but if you are a bit of a Luddite…step back and consume less or just hang onto your junk until it goes belly up and then only then replace it…if you have any bucks hanging around the new reality of save instead of spend. Practice thriftiness and be a stealthy peaceful Luddite. Google the Luddites and find out the real meaning of Luddite and when you feel like smashing the new and improved operating system by you know who (?)…that crashes just when you wished you had bought the elite fruity competitions system and your Internet connection sucks…relax…”turn on…turn in…drop out” an oldie but goody.
Luddite by montdragon

Ever just wished all the new fandangle hoopleheaded got to have stuff would just go away…like the dodo bird or just smash it all to hell like a mad dog Luddite…ha ha…well it ain’t gonna go away but if you are a bit of a Luddite…step back and consume less or just hang onto your junk until it goes belly up and then only then replace it…if you have any bucks hanging around the new reality of save instead of spend. Practice thriftiness and be a stealthy peaceful Luddite. Google the Luddites and find out the real meaning of Luddite and when you feel like smashing the new and improved operating system by you know who (?)…that crashes just when you wished you had bought the elite fruity competition system and your Internet connection sucks…relax…”turn on…turn in…drop out” an oldie but goody.
Pavlovs Dog...Newtricks by montdragon

Ever keep doing the same thing over and over again feeling like Pavlov’s dog? There is a clinical term for that…you guessed it…you’re insane…stop the madness and learn some new tricks and don’t roll over and fetch for the “MAN” just bark the bark of “hey man I am watering your shoes…dude.” Brave New World ain’t much different from the old Old World just some new technology and the same old bones to chew…jump the fence and run like hell. / Oh yeah it is “Pavlov’s Dog” I took a liberty with the graphic.
The North East Corner by N Kumar Bellani

The North East Corner…of my living room…and some of my art share something common with… the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York / Please see Art #7…bottom of this linked page…and please scroll up for older versions… / “Prior to its demonizing through its association with Adolf Hitler, the swastika was a popular motif in much of western architecture, from the Opera Building in Paris through to the front door of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Far left: The entrance to the ‘Met’ and alongside, a close-up view of the swastika motif, prominently displayed over the heads of thousands of unsuspecting visitors.” / The Greek Key The Philadelphia museum of Art ”...The symbol of the swastika was an Indian [Indus valley] symbol long before the European (Greek or Roman) could draw a wheel…”

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Our Get It Off Your Chest Challenge is Grandia with the entry Plug It In

Congratulations Grandia

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