I just returned from three weeks in
Indonesia where I worked on the
Hungku Water Project and continued to paint adding to the "Storm Series" and
Jembaran Bay "Fish Series". In
Irian the Water Project is under way. The missionary with the funds will be in the
Arfak Mountains with Chief Mose
Saiba for two months and supervise the work of the engineer who has designed the project. I'll hope to have a progress report in December. We have six of the twenty thousand dollars required for this project, but this is encouraging to the tribe.
The
documentary on the
Bower Birds in
Hungku, "The Clever One" was shown on a wide screen to a small group in
Ubud, Bali who have met and aided the
Irian Chief Moses
Saiba. It was met with
enthusiasm especially by the children who also share a love of birds. Hopefully, it will be on
P.B.S. soon.
Five New canvases for the "Fish" and "Storm" were removed from their canvas stretchers in
Ubud and now await re-stretching on their US standard equivalents.