Thanks for sharing Hey Kathryn, thanks for posting all these fabulous pictures for artists across the miles, Looks amazing!!! All labelled for our information, very organised. Thanks!
Atmospheric trees Just googled you, as we'll be meeting up at Daksha's to draw, in October.
What lovely atmospheric paintings - really cooled me down looking at them - quite zen !! A great relief after the walk round the corner - Went to the shop to buy TimTams, funnily enough......
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the guru is in the middle east... hello guru, thanks for sending your beautiful photos, it looks like such an interesting place!!! i really realllly want to check it out! I'm back in melbourne now and back in the studio, getting ready for the solo show in may, which you'll be here for!???
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well, i hope your well, i really can't wait to have a coffee with you in degraves...
i hope your well and working hard and being lazy simulatiously!
take care Lawerance!
Love L.
thank you! lovely pictures! thank you for your blog entry! I just had a clear vision of how they rocked! I only had the chance of hearing them perform through my husband on my cellphone. but that's ok, it still made me gleam! crazy night huh? thanks again :)
Viva Coldplay! Coldplay had not originally planned the Abu Dhabi concert, & Singapore was to have been the last gig of this leg of their 2009 tour to date. However, thousands of fans were grateful to get the chamce to see one of the biggest bands on the planet today play at the Emirates Palace hotel....
Travelling down from Dubai, we were greeted with sheet rain & lightening as we inched our way along the Corniche to the parking area. Thankfully the rain stopped before we got out of the car, but there was more to come....
The band started with Life in Technicolour - the opening track to Viva - & to raptuous applause from the crowd. The lights show was fantastic, eclipsed only by the incredible sound system which was exceptionally crisp and clear.
However, three songs in it started to rain... and rain... and rain! Despite the downpour the crowd remained enthusiastic, & after fifteen minutes or so Chris Martin's pleas to the elements obviously worked, as it stopped!
Further hits from Parachutes, A Rush of Blood to the Head, and X&Y followed - each played flawlessly. The atmosphere was brilliant & most people around me were tansfixed by Buckland's full guitar sound & Martin's haunting vocals.
It would have been hard to pick a favourite song, but Lost would take some beating. The spine tingling sound of the organ itself was enough to give me goosebumps....
Coldplay are of course used to playing in front of audiences up to six or seven times larger than we were, but perhaps the "smaller" numbers helped create a more friendly & intimate atmosphere, which is why Martin warmed to us. Indeed playing the Monkees original hit "I'm a Believer" in the middle of the crowd bore testament to the fact....
After the final song of the encore (The Scientist), Coldplay left the stage to the "whoa's" from Viva La Vida, which the crowd sang all the way back to the car park!
What a band, what a performance, what a great night!
This Travel blog was primarily from my expat years 2008- 2019 spent mostly in the UAE. This is a unique time capsule even for me to look back on! From time to time I will add more contemporary updates... I am now based in Australia and work full time as an artist. www.kathrynryanartist.com
'I am an Australian artist painting and living in Dubai. We were based in Abu Dhabi for several years, before spending a year back in Australia, then relocating to Dubai.
When I am not in the studio, I love to take photographs, especially when we are traveling or exploring life in the UAE.
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Thanks for sharing
Hey Kathryn, thanks for posting all these fabulous pictures for artists across the miles, Looks amazing!!! All labelled for our information, very organised. Thanks!