On finding a gallery in Dubai

Dubai galleries proved much more receptive to meeting new artists than New York galleries were. They appeared to have more time available. I visited five galleries and four of these want my work, the fifth not keen merely because they don't deal in limited edition prints. There were apparently two important galleries that I missed out, which is a shame. Now I have to decide which gallery/s to go with. I am finding this difficult, as one good one wants exclusivity and the others don't. Anyway, this is a luxurious problem to have!

Contrary to my expectations, my pop-art prints proved popular to Dubai Galleries as well as those of landscapes.

While in Dubai, I stayed with my old friend Richard and his wife Adeleh (recently wed). They have lived in Dubai for approximately one and a half years and are in the lucrative property business there. They intend moving back to New Zealand in around one year. Without their help, it would have been very difficult to make my appointments. In Dubai, addresses are in many cases non-existent. Location explanations are longwinded and meaningless to non-residents.

The roads are confusing and the traffic is seriously ill-behaved. I am very grateful that Richard drove me to my appointments. I am grateful also that I met some of Richard and Adeleh's Iranian and Turkish friends, Aresh, Layla and Isa, who generously who took us kayaking along the beach to one corner of the Palm Jumeirah after which they barbecued some beautiful snapper, groper and king-prawns for us.

Richard took me sightseeing to visit the tallest building in the world, The Burj Dubai, and also to see the huge indoor ski-field inside the huge Mall of the Emirates.