CANZA Charity Ball
Boccaccio Hall, Grand Hotel Bohemia, Prague, CZ (Australia/New Zealand)
December 2017
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#255 from the FLEET 3 series
Title: LAUNCH Artist: April Popko Location, Date: Prague 5, 2017 Medium: Acrylic painting on canvas Dimensions: 30x80cm Inspired by beautiful Australia “launching” me into the Expat world of living abroad. Thank you to the very generous auction winners of the evening, Darina and Martin Czakon. The donation will go directly to the Pink Crocodile school. |
Note from the artist:
I love to support groups that mean something special to me. Living abroad (for the first time) landed me in Brisbane, Australia in 1998. I got the travel bug ever since! It was one of the most educational, adventurous and wonderful times in my life. For a season, I studied at the University of Queensland and spent as much time as possible traveling around “Oz”, surfing on the Gold Coast, SCUBA diving in the Great Barrier Reef, trekking the rainforests, observing amazing animals in the national parks such as Kakadu, Daintree, Cradle Mountain, Uluru (the outback), and Freycinet (Tasmania) among many others. While “down under” I was fortunate to also spend time exploring New Zealand. There, I loved the underground honeycomb caving, skydiving above Lake Taupo, experiencing hot geysers, as well as mixing with the kiwis and learning about Maori culture in Rotorua. It was incredible! Needless to say, this unique experience will always be close to my heart and will lend me time for fun stories to tell forever. I support CANZA’s goal in uniting the Australian and New Zealand communities, here in Prague, as well as giving to children in need for Pink Crocodile. It is my absolute pleasure to help the efforts of Pink Crocodile!
I love to support groups that mean something special to me. Living abroad (for the first time) landed me in Brisbane, Australia in 1998. I got the travel bug ever since! It was one of the most educational, adventurous and wonderful times in my life. For a season, I studied at the University of Queensland and spent as much time as possible traveling around “Oz”, surfing on the Gold Coast, SCUBA diving in the Great Barrier Reef, trekking the rainforests, observing amazing animals in the national parks such as Kakadu, Daintree, Cradle Mountain, Uluru (the outback), and Freycinet (Tasmania) among many others. While “down under” I was fortunate to also spend time exploring New Zealand. There, I loved the underground honeycomb caving, skydiving above Lake Taupo, experiencing hot geysers, as well as mixing with the kiwis and learning about Maori culture in Rotorua. It was incredible! Needless to say, this unique experience will always be close to my heart and will lend me time for fun stories to tell forever. I support CANZA’s goal in uniting the Australian and New Zealand communities, here in Prague, as well as giving to children in need for Pink Crocodile. It is my absolute pleasure to help the efforts of Pink Crocodile!
