My first road trip to Sedona, AZ, spring 2018. Here I am, painting small studies off a trail at Cathedral Rock, one of my favorite spots to connect with the red rocks and gaze out at the vista views.
On this first road trip during the spring of 2018, we didn’t have our sprinter van yet, so our mini van took us across the Southwest. To date, we’ve take three long road trips across the west. Eventually, we see ourselves living out of our sprinter van. We get excited about a mobile future, an intentionally nomadic existence in the pursuit of connecting with nature and art.
I want this part of my website to feel like a journal. I keep about three physical journal with me on our journey’s and also in my home studio. These journals are filled with thoughts, poems, songs, and various lists. On top of the journals I keep, I have a couple sketchbooks I’m continually filling up, then filing away.
Those journals feel very personal. Lots of the things I write in there I would never want anyone else to read! However, some of that information I want to share with others. And if you’re out there reading this somewhere, thank you for getting this far.
This quarantine has forced us to be alone with our thoughts for longs periods of time. The isolation helped me realize what a powerful tool the internet is. While the physical world around us is changing and in a state of unknown, I still feel connected to the art world, family, and friends through the virtual worlds we’ve created. It’s uplifting to think we can stay connected and help each other through this difficult time with the help of these social media platforms & digital tools.
Anyways, here’s to trying to share more in depth about my life, the art & adventure, to self discovery, contemplation, and intentional living. I hope that by sharing this it inspires others to chase their dreams & maybe confront some fears along the way. Growing, learning, and helping each other along the way.
