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Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 03:06:06 AM
Picked this up today at a garage sale. Thought it was pretty neat. Print signed by Australian artist David Stacey entitled "Reef Meets Rainforest", 31" X 36" and originally sold for $50 AUS, I got this one for $5.   ;D

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 03:07:44 AM
Same print from different angle   ;D

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 03:09:42 AM
Same print from yet another angle   ;D  Does anyone have any other info on artist David Stacey?   ;D

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 05:41:38 AM

Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
 


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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 06:01:11 AM
WOW! Thank you Richard!   :)

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 07:53:30 AM
Nice  :)

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 09:41:37 AM
BEAUTIFUL PICTURE----GOING TO BRING THIS TO THE MEETING MONDAY?....CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR WHAT ELSE YOU PICKED UP ON YOU TRAVELS AFTER BREAKFAST.............IT IS A SOOTHING PICTURE.....KEEP IT FOR THAT MICHIGAN WINTER DAY WHEN WE HAVE ABOUT 6 INCHES OF SNOW FLURRIES TO SHOVEL

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 11:12:08 AM
I have never heard of him, but I know a young Lass named Stacey who does some nice art work.
Here is an example....

Any comments and feedback would be appreciated please.

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 11:18:07 AM
Wow Steve! That's great art work. Does she have anymore examples to show us, or maybe a website or something?   ;D

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 12:39:26 PM
You know, the first thing I thought of when I saw that print was the older banknotes of Sri Lanka (Ceylon). And what beautiful works of art they are: 2 Rupees, 1979,  P83   ;D

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 12:40:26 PM
Reverse of note above   ;D

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 12:42:07 PM
5 Rupees, 1979,  P84   ;D

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 12:43:00 PM
Reverse of note above   ;D

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 01:11:08 PM

Ooooh......I like!

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 01:39:42 PM
10 Rupees, 1979,   P85   ;D

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 01:41:40 PM
Reverse of note above   ;D

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 01:43:08 PM
20 Rupees, 1979,  P86   ;D

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 01:44:27 PM
Reverse of note above   ;D

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 01:53:12 PM
Golly, them sure is nice. Prettier than a speckled pup  ;D

 


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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 03:50:04 PM
Oh, yeah. Prettier than a speckled hen going uphill in a red wagon!   ???

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 04:03:21 PM
And what does the U S print? The S O S (the same ol' stuff!...or whatever.)

 


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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 07:14:48 PM
The reverse of the 2  Rupees is a piece of art, i love it.

Thanks for sharing  :)

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 07:16:12 PM
reverse of the 5 Rupees note

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 07:19:15 PM
Ok, i serender, the reverse of all these notes is beautiful :)  ;D :)


Thanks for sharing John  :D

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 17, 2010, 09:04:01 PM
LOOKING BACK  OVER THOSE NOTES I HAVE TO AGREE THAT THE U.S. SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF ITS NUMISMATIC EFFORTS---OUR PAPER MOMEY PRINTED BEFORE 1914 WAS SO CREATIVE AND FULL OF ARTWORK----SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF---BUT NOT ANYMORE--THAT IS WHY I LOVE THE OLD LARGE U.S. NOTES CALLED "HORSE BLANKETS"----THEY REPRESENT A TIME WHEN WE TOOK PRIDE IN OUR WORK....THANKS AGAIN JOHN FOR SHOWING THE BEAUTY IN MONEY.........

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Re: Reef Meets Rainforest
July 21, 2010, 02:02:51 PM
Wow Steve! That's great art work. Does she have anymore examples to show us, or maybe a website or something?   ;D

Here is another pic, John.
I hope this is the right way up.
This is how it is shown on her Facebook.

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