Happy New Year!
Here I am in Hawaii listening to the waves pounding on the shore. It is Christmas day! It is very strange to see Christmas decorations in the middle of the summer! While vacationing I am still trying to be creative. Photography and video making have become my latest passion although I will always be a painter first and foremost. I have taken over 1400 photos in Hawaii and of course half of those should be deleted but I can never bring myself to throw away or delete my art. I seem to learn a lot from the work that isn’t perfect.
Hawaii is absolute paradise and a wonderful way to end the year. We went on an eight hour tour; stopping at the highlights of Oahu. The President and family are arriving today and it would be great to look up and see Air Force One (which I didn’t).
I enjoy photography immensely. I created hundreds of shots per day here at the beach in Waikiki. I journaled the events with my camera; I studied the actions and characters of the mass amount of people walking by. I sit here under my blue umbrella and have become a voyeur! I am photographing people as they walk into the New Year. Please take a moment and visit my website at http://www.Labedzki-Art.com Artists may join for free. If you would like to view my videos please visit my youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/annettelabedzki100 Thank you!
I wish you all the best in the New Year.
regards,
Annette Labedzki


The whole city is shocked by the news and every eight hours or so the media reveals more information about the murder. A woman went for an afternoon jog and was killed and we still don’t know how and why. The RCMP and the media are surrounding our house. I really feel like I’m living in a horror movie right now. The large Crime Scene Investigation Unit arrived and police dogs. All traffic is blocked off and in a very sad and ironic way it is very peaceful here. The University Endowment Lands consist of 750 hectors of land and the police are doing a thorough grid search right now. My heart goes out to the woman and her family. 