Wander and Paint — slow travel

Pantry (Everyday Life Series #5)

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Pantry (Everyday Life Series #5)

[...]  In truth, I was too distracted and way too much fun testing and drinking most of these drinks - except for the Barr's one- to think of them as potential props for an odd still life composition[...]

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Whimsical Geckos & Vèvè Mixed-Media Watercolor Pattern

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Whimsical Geckos & Vèvè Mixed-Media Watercolor Pattern

If someone had ask me, before going to art school, if I could produce good artwork under pressure, I would have gently responded that maybe it was time to find new hobbies, other than pestering me with inconvenient existential musings [...]

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Art In Review - July

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Art In Review - July

[...] To assess what I've accomplished this month in terms of creating and sharing artwork around a theme, I needed to do a month review. Was I successful? Or does working around a theme matter? [...]

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Destination Diaries: French Meadow Cafe & Bakery - Minneaopolis

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Destination Diaries: French Meadow Cafe & Bakery - Minneaopolis

Nomad Log:

"Some time back in May, I headed over to one of my favorite haunts on Lyndale Ave for some comfort food. This elegant and funky place serves the best fish tacos I've ever had outside of Mexico, in huge ...huge...portions!

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Colorful Colombian Door Abstract Painting

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Colorful Colombian Door Abstract Painting

Salento, Colombia. Number 3 in the latin American watercolor series.   Salento, Colombia. In the Latin American watercolor series, this is inspired from the famously colorful doors of Salento, Colombia.  Although the original art piece doesn't have any text,  for the sake of science, I decided to experiment a little with lettering.  I played around with some basic graphic formats, ended up thinking that this looked more like a poster of some sort of travel advertisment and abandonned further exploration. The original painting itself does make a fantastic wall print with all these delicious bright colors. It's available for purchase...

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