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helenmclean.com.au

Hey hey, I have my very own www!

I mean, I have my business website, and another business website and and and… galleries and stuff, but I actually have my own name as a website address now! Woo, go me!

Oh and, here ‘tis www.helenmclean.com.au (nothing really there yet, just some unexciting text and a little, teeny weeny pic).

Tagged again...

OK - the last time I was tagged, I disclosed 5 things about myself that I otherwise would never have mentioned in my blog... now I've gotta disclose 7 things... gosh darnit.

I was tagged by Anna Laura, and the rules are:

• Start with 7 random facts/habits about yourself

• People who are tagged have to write their 7 things on their blog

• Then choose another 7 people to get tagged and list their names

• Don't forget to leave them a comment to tell them they have been tagged and to read your blog

1. I love gourmet (read: gor-met) beer. Some of my favourites are Coopers, Newcastle Brown, Mountain Goat and Hoegaarden.

2. I will own a Hotrod or muscle car one day, I will.

3. I love dark chocolate, milk chocolate is good and white chocolate is me being desperate.

4. I prefer red wine to white or champagne.

5. I used to draw Smurfs when I was about six while watching them on tele.

6. I have a Fez and a smoking monkey. They were gifts for my gallery (read #7)

7. I own a gallery decked out as a tropical paradise.

Another 7 people huh? OK, Welcome onboard Phil, Laura, CherryRocket, Crumpart, FlyingSouth, Blossom's Special Orange, and ... 6 will do for now!

Custom pin-up finished

I love it, Tamra loves it - everybody loves it!

And why the hell not - just look at her:

Lippy-di-do-dah

Ms Tamra's lovely lips...

Shag's Movie

Not a movie about shagging - but a movie about the artist, Shag. So far I have no idea if the movie "The Sophisticated Misfit" will ever be released on DVD or whether the Outre Gallery will even stock it if it does... but one can only hope.

The eyes have it...

Only a tinsee winsee snippet if Tamra's artwork:




It all comes together once colour is added and all the tonal "airbrushing".