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A nomadic Artist, living and creating in a self-converted van, I paint in a jubilant riot of color to harness the splendor of landscapes through which I travel.
Who else is a fan of Stranger Things? ππΌββοΈ
I only recently finished the final season (yes, I know I`m late to the game).
I acknowledge the fact that I am an adult woman whose rational mind understands it`s all make-believe and the monsters aren`t real, but I have to admit - this season spooked me more than previous years. π¬
When you`re camped out in the middle of nowhere in the pitch-black night, all by yourself, and you`re watching a show with scary monsters, it makes you a little uneasy. Or at least it does me. That`s why I don`t watch *really* scary movies, documentaries about murderers, or anything of the sort in the van. π«£
I usually watch movies at the end of the day, snuggled into bed under the covers with the iPad propped on the mattress beside me, and that`s how I started the first two episodes of Stranger Things, but then I had to move to daylight hours. π
Between my anxieties for the characters and my own heightened awareness of every tiny sound outside the van, I found myself unable to peacefully drift off to sleep like I normally do.
So, yes, I, as a full-fledged adult, had to finish watching the series during daylight hours - and I`m not even embarrassed by that. Okay, maybe a teensy bit. π€¦πΌββοΈ
Finishing the season and thus finishing the entire series felt like saying farewell to friends you know you`ll never see again. Did anyone else feel that way? π€
Sunday moment of zen:
Long walks with sunshine and mountains and Paco. πΆππ
Just a little introductory post for all the new people here. πππΌπΆπ©πΌβπ¨
All of our time in the desert has inspired a new collection of desert-themed paintings.
I time-traveled through past years of (SO many!) photos and mined some of my favorite shots from previous campsites and explorations, and am excitedly transforming them into colorful little artworks. π©πΌβπ¨
Obligatory full moon footage.
Fun Fact: Paco has always been a moon gazer. When he was a puppy, he`d sit in the backyard and stare up at the moon, no matter what phase it was in.
That`s one of the ways I knew he was the dog for me, we both love the moon. π
Now that we`re out in the wild more often, he`ll stare at it for such long stretches, totally transfixed by it.
I`m fine with that, I mean, I`m the same way. π€·πΌββοΈπ
PS. Did you see the eclipse last night? Wasn`t it phenomenal!? π
Just a typical day of being mesmerized by the sky. πβοΈ
Living in a van means living in every room of your home all at once, all the time.
In some ways it`s great to have everything within such close range. Then, there are days where I hit my head so many times you`d think I just moved into the van yesterday.
When my van turns into an art studio, art supplies spread out all across the bed, the floor, the countertops. If I need to get to the refrigerator or toilet, I have to temporarily move things aside, stow the table, then pull it all back out and set it up again.
There are days I miss having a brick and mortar art studio, but this setup is pretty fantastic, and the views can`t be beat. Besides, I always like a good challenge, and these cozy confines push me to be more intentional with my studio time. π©πΌβπ¨
#artist #vanlife #tinyhome
Here are some treasures I found while wandering through desert washes.
- An old car was in the middle of a field, but it appeared to have been parked at what was once an old homestead, long swallowed by the landscape.
- A concrete structure was nearby, etched with the date Feb 18, 1933. The initials, or name, inscribed alongside the date had been broken off, but you can still see an A.
- The timeframe aligns with a nearby train bridge stamped 1934
- This cool little bottle of Thomas Edison Battery Oil. Google dates it anywhere between 1915-1960s.
- A 1943 half dollar
- An old flat top can of Coors Light - pre-pull tab era. Google dates it from roughly 1959, when Coors introduced aluminum cans.
- An F π€·πΌββοΈ
The rest of the photos are of rocks, shadows, tracks, bones, and various other things that caught my eye. Visual treasures that inspire future paintings. π
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