Artist in Residency: Denver, CO
I've started a new Artist in Residency in Denver, Colorado with Abend Gallery. Thanks to the sister galleries 1261 and Abend, I'll be...
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Washington DC: The Wrong Things Happen for the Right Reasons
My Airbnb in the Capitol Hill neighborhood was just as charming as the pictures showed. It was just four blocks from eastern market, a...
New York City Day Trip
I decided to take the train into New York City from Connecticut. I love traveling by train and hadn’t had much opportunity to do it...
Quiet Stay in New Haven
Thanks to Omicron, my stay in New Haven is a quiet one. Not because I wanted it to be, but because many of my plans were canceled due to...
Where is Home?
I was recently asked, "Where is home for you?" and I was stumped. It should be an easy answer. But after a year on the road without a...
Planning for 2022
I'm not ready to return to San Francisco. While the weather has turned chilly in Portland and is due to get downright cold on the East...
Thanksgiving Alone From the Road
One of the tough parts of traveling solo is loneliness. I work hard to meet new people and schedule events to keep me active, but that...
An Alyssa Monks Workshop -FINALLY!!!
Back in July I added my name to an Alyssa Monks painting workshop waitlist. It was scheduled for mid November in Rockville, MD, just...
The Location Astrologist
Believe it or not, there's such a thing as a Location Astrologist. I heard about it when I landed in Portland from a friend that had used...
Philadelphia Was The City of Brotherly Love
My brother showed his love by hitting me. A slug in the arm or if we were sitting next to each other in the back seat of the car, he'd...
Next Stop: Minnesota for July
Visiting Minnesota was NOT on my travel destination list when I set out on my 2021 journey in January. But I decided it was time to check...
Location Scouting in a New Town
Trying to find great back drops for photo shoots is a great excuse to explore. Here in Richmond I'm finding a mix of graceful and stately...
When Connecting & Solitude Collide
As a painter, much of my work is solitary. After I have a modeling session, I am pretty much on my own to select the images, develop...
Next Stop: Richmond, Virginia
At 7am on March 21, I started to pack my car (think Tetris) with my traveling art supplies, clothes and all things a person thinks...
The Asheville Investigation
In the gallery in Charleston, I have a map of the United States. It's under glass and shows the route I've taken so far. Under the glass...
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