Wander and Paint — wanderlust
Painting Dragons: A Journey Back to Creativity - Part Three
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[...] Parts of it still lives in the abstract world in my mind's eye. I can almost see its fragile tendrils gently reaching for me. This dragon wants to desperately be born. The only feeling I could related it to at the time was that of an echo of a distant dream, one that's right on the verge of being fully remembered, in full detail, all at once....
Painting Dragons: A Journey Back to Creativity - Part Deux
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[...] The crows feet at the corner of his eyes deepened. To my chagrin, he was now grinning from ear to ear. Either he was ecstatic at returning back home, or he’d actually just read my mind. Well. At the very least he had a sense of humor...
Painting Dragons: A Journey Back to Creativity - Part One
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[...]Shortly after that, I found my first host's listing on a fabulous work exchange website called Workaway. The property project listed was for a Bed & Breakfast that was also on Airbnb. My project was to design and install a mural for a small guest bedroom...
Coup de Coeur: Fantastic Chalk - #4 Wallflour
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[...] The red ribbon-thing just packs a punch on this one as well. This cheeky playful take on the waffle + sunflower (flour) idea makes me smile. Wallflower… get it?...
Coup De Coeur: Fantastic Chalk #3 - Morning Yoga
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[...] It seems that at least at some level, I’m predisposed to colorful and dramatic visual stories. In my own art, I’m definitely channeling these rich and deep contrasts in...