Wander and Paint — acrylic painting
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...
Something Soothing, Green and Ferny for Tranquil Mural Abodes
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[...] As a creative and an artist, I much rather commit to spending my time nurturing all the things that provide peace of mind, in all areas... instead of trying to maintain balance - because surprise, surprise, a lot of artists actually thrive with a tranquil life...
The Zen of Artistic Awakenings
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[...] It represented the first, of many domino that toppled and fell into place. Each one eventually pushed me forward on this journey of watercolor illustrator and artist extraordinaire.
Working on that specific door art mural provided me with a clarity of purpose I've never had before... in my entire life. Here's how it came to be...