Wander and Paint — slow travel

Rainy Day Arrival in Tokyo Art Journal Page

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Rainy Day Arrival in Tokyo Art Journal Page

A visual stroll during the night I arrived in Japan. It rained softly and then like cats and dogs. Cold temps chilled me to the bone...

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Destination Diaries: Puruña Stone Forest, Patahuasi Peru

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Destination Diaries: Puruña Stone Forest, Patahuasi Peru

I visited the Puruña stone forest as part of the few guided tours I ever willingly participated in when I travel. I just have something against having someone else restricting my time and my movements...

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100 Wild Dining Illustrated - Weeds & Wildflowers Salad Recipe

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100 Wild Dining Illustrated - Weeds & Wildflowers Salad Recipe

[...] One requirement was that the resulting work had to either inform or visually explain an issue to a larger audience. As an organic, slow food and fresh food advocate, the concept for the "Wild Dining Illustrated" series crystallized after a few days of introspection focused...

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Painting Dragons: A Journey Back to Creativity - Part Three

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Painting Dragons: A Journey Back to Creativity - Part Three

[...] 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....

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Painting Dragons: A Journey Back to Creativity - Part Deux

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Painting Dragons: A Journey Back to Creativity - Part Deux

[...] 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...

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