{"title":"1999 Second Test","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWINDSOR HOTEL, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMELBOURNE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpened by Christopher Crook, CEO HSBC Sydney\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOctober 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e till 10\u003csup\u003eth \u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e1999\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/helen-norton-art.myshopify.com\/blogs\/blog\/1999-the-second-test-opening-statement\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOpening Artists Statement\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/helen-norton-art.myshopify.com\/blogs\/blog\/1999-the-second-test-opening-night-melbourne\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSee Photos of the Opening Here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/helen-norton-art.myshopify.com\/blogs\/press\/1999-state-of-the-arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eState of the Arts Magazine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1083\/5840\/files\/1999Invite.pdf?16508514051945101926\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInvitation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/helen-norton-art.myshopify.com\/blogs\/press\/1999-revolution-is-slow-book-release\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRevolution is Slow Book Cove\u003c\/a\u003er\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/helen-norton-art.myshopify.com\/blogs\/press\/1999-inside-melbourne-wild-west-wisdom\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1999 - Inside Melbourne - Wild West Wisdom\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/helen-norton-art.myshopify.com\/blogs\/press\/1999-financial-review\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1999 - Financial Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/helen-norton-art.myshopify.com\/blogs\/press\/1999-the-herald-sun-graham-pearce-colourful-saviours\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1999 - Herald Sun - Graham Pearce\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/helen-norton-art.myshopify.com\/blogs\/blog\/1999-hsbc-and-jackie-stewart-commission\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1999 - HSBC Jackie Stewart Commission\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClick here for\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1083\/5840\/files\/NORTH_CAULFIELD_LAMENT.pdf?10258926731527236757\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e 'The North Caulfield Lament' - by Stanley Rodwell \u003c\/a\u003e(my father), an \u003cem\u003e  epic poem written for his monthly Cricket Club Newsletter, which is a wonderful example of Australian Strine (Slang), an art now quite watered down and forgotten.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-final-test-all-out-for-a-duck","title":"The Final Test (All out for a Duck)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Oil Painting on Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Helen Norton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e120 x 150 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1999 Second Test\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll out for a duck!  This is a bit of a Gun Ho!! final justice for the system.  Using its own judgment.  Turning the grail it has held over everyone’s heads as a weapon on itself. The men in black cringe before the last delivery of the red ball that will no doubt end in LBW (Love Before War).  The lambs wait on the side lines, the white dog watches from the pavilion door, the saint hovers above. The duck pre-empts the event.  The brief case is abandoned and the paper work is lost..\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE EGO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe enemy of the ego\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCame to battle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn a fair white horse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInto the face of the ego\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWas flung the sword \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOf boundaries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe freeze of the hot blooded train\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove rode in\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhipped and 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