A Life Far Removed from Durian Trees

Last weekend we went to an art show held by the International Womens Association (IWA). It was hosted by an English lady who lives a typical HUGE Yemeni house. Let's put it this way, it was big enough to be used as an art gallery! They showcased (and were selling) paintings by about 10 Yemeni artists, with some of the proceeds going to charity. The nice thing was the artists were there to explain what the pieces were about. I bought a Shawki Mohd Abdul original called "The Golden City". I felt sorry for the guy, nobody had bought any of his stuff yet. I did like the painting...and compared to the other pieces, it was a "bargain" at $50. What the heck, it was for charity. I did like one particular piece that was on glass, but we've had glass items broken before during moves. S was hung up on this one abstract piece of a woman's face (only after we were told what to look for did we see it) but he thought it was too expensive at $150. To me the price of art...