Wednesday August 22 200722 Newswhatever

with

anyway

IvannaNew love or just plain rumour?New reports have emerged about Cameron Diaz who may have found love in the arms of Jessica Simpson’s ex, singer John Mayer. The two have been spotted in New York strolling hand in hand and dining at various hot spots. Celebrities can be a hard lot to keep up with. Not long ago, Diaz was reported to be seeing Illusionist Chris Angel and new reports also claim that Diaz has found love with her Holiday co-star and love interest, Jude Law.

Halle has a Berry Bond beauty and hot 41 year old Halle Berry has publicly disclosed that she is two months pregnant and expect-ing model boyfriend Gabriel Aubry's baby. The actress has claimed that she is a little concerned about the baby’s health, as she knows that having diabetes could overall affect the baby’s health.

Britney, one lost childMiss Spears can’t seem to stay out of the media’s scrutiny after a trail of coinciding incidents. She crashed her sports car into another parked car in a shopping complex car park while she was reversing. She contin-ues to accuse her estranged mother of sleeping with her sleazy ex K-Fed and speculation is running rampant about her love of lollipops, which sources claim are ‘drug’ lollipops. As the custody battle for her children is in full swing, Britney can’t be seen with even a drink in her hand, if not her ex Federline could have grounds in winning custody. However, many pics of Britney have emerged with a lollipop as a common accessory. Concern is for her children who might get their hands on one of these so called drug pops. Nannies and staff of the troubled young actress, claim that she gets wasted in front of the children and is very insecure about her looks, constantly questioning her staff if she is pretty. Sources claim that she very insecure and hires people to be her friends.

Like a VirginMadonna is no loner as controversial as she once was. I have fond memories growing up and there was always something that Madonna had done, something shame-ful. These days, Madonna still reigns in the spotlight and continues churning out the tunes at an impressive 48 and she is still so hot. Madonna’s formal adoption of 23 month old African toddler, David Banda is in trouble after the singer was accused of providing travel funds for the Malawian official who is expected to review the case. In what is believed as a bribe, there have been several reports claiming that David could be returned home to his village if the accusation is true.

Spice BubOne of the more quiet and subdued Spice Girls, Emma Bunton a.k.a Baby Spice,has just had a baby of her own a baby boy called Beau. Bunton, 31, known as Baby Spice during her days with the Spice Girls, and partner Jade Jones's first baby was born at 11.12am at London's private Portland Hospital.

Winehouse & RehabYoung british sensation Amy Winehouse 23, has recently checked herself into a London rehab after a one week fender bender in London. Winehouse who is also famous for her trademark beehive hair do (which is so wrong) has cancelled various shows in recent weeks citing exhaustion. Lindsay Lohan has also checked herself into rehab for the THIRD time in one year.

Bra Boy BadHOLLYWOOD cutie Mark Wahlberg looks set to be the man to play Koby Abberton in the Hollywood film adaptation of his Bra Boys doco, which is set to start filming later this year.The big wave surfer has made no secret of his desire for the The Departed and Boogie Nights star to portray him, with Abberton now working with scriptwriters and producers in LA. Abberton, has already enlisted fellow Aussie, Russell Crowe to make his directorial debut for the surfing brotherhood tale. The rights to the book My Brother's Keeper - detailing the notorious killing of Tony Hines by Bra Boys member Jai Abberton - were sold to Universal Pictures last month. Abberton is in the final stages of selling the movie, for which he expects to make "a crazy amount of money". "It looks like we've secured the biggest action sports movie buyout ever," he said.

Elvis has long since left the buildingLast Thursday marked the 30th Anniversay for the King, Elvis Presely. Thousands came to Graceland to mourn and commerate a long 30 years without the King. There were tens of thousands of people who attended the biggest candelit vigil, with poeple coming from all across the world, young and old. He changed the way people thought about music and made an indelible mark on American culture.“Before there was Elvis, there was nothing,” John Lennon once said.

An artist’s museUpon meeting Lucy Rose one realises that the truly talented artist has an energetic and bubbly personality that is quite intoxicating.

Why wouldn’t’ she be excited? Her stunning paintings are generating such praise and excitement for anyone who views them. Lucy Rose grew up in New Zealand and has a passion for horses and the Snowy Mountains, inspiring themes that appear in all of her masterpieces.

After completing a media and communications degree at Massey University, Lucy spent some years travelling the mountains of Austria, Canada and South Island New Zealand before moving to Australia ten years ago. Lucy claims that it was her love of the Snowy Mountains that have allowed her to create such real life works.

Lucy spent several months travelling the Australian outback with her partner Bushy and both have made a home on the aesthetic hills of Snowy River.

“It’s my love of the mountains, that’s what it is and the Australian heritage that surrounds this entire area …its my life,” Lucy said. Never short of inspiration Lucy admits that she does not sketch her paintings first, she heads straight to the canvas and picks up her knife and off she goes. The outcome of her work

has even amazed herself, and humbly admits that she was never aware that she could paint like this. Music and film are another source of her inspiration and states proudly, “I know the entire Man From Snowy River off by heart”.

Not only do the paintings encompass a ‘wow’ factor in their actual size and the techniques applied, it’s about the themes that drive Lucy, such as the mountains, snow and horses which create a romantic feel to them. The paintings are a reflection of life here in the Snowies and Lucy never considered herself as much of a romantic before, however her

paintings do illustrate otherwise.She has quite the collection

of paintings, such as her reappearing mountain man and mountain girl on horseback breaking up a mob of brumbies. What resonates in each painting is her love of the mountainside

and the distinct ways of the bushman that only belong to Australian heritage.

On one of her works, titled the ‘Morning Mist’ the painting contains five layers with the first layer consisting of oil, which has been applied with a knife. Once the oil dries, she then returns to her canvas to create the other layers with a paintbrush.

All her individual pieces

contain such depth and are produced on the highest quality of museum grade, archival canvas.

Lucy admits that the paintings are large, certainly a staging aspect that helps add to the mystique of the themes and the overall artwork. Lucy has had a lot of support surrounding her work and some of her collection can be viewed at the JK Gallery in Thredbo as well as on her personal website. The JK Gallery contains both the original and the Gicle’e (g-clay) limited editions of Lucy’s work.

The paintings are remarkable in their individual size and story in which they tell and have allowed the artist to sell them for fetching prices with a number of affluent art buyers interested in her work. The quality of her work has been applauded by art lovers and connoisseurs and has been receiving plenty of global interest.

The budding artist has had immense support from her partner Bushy and happily states that she is excited about the future.

“I am a romantic, I just get a vibe and off I go”

For more information on Lucy Rose and her work, please go to her website www.lucyrose-art.com and head up to the JK Gallery in Thredbo to view some of her inspirational work.