There was a time that I had strong wanderlust, and I made the big bucket list of places I wanted to visit. The actual reality of traveling however gives me slight anxiety of being away from my home and especially my pets. I still have a bucket list, but it's much more refined to places that are worth that travel anxiety of leaving my fur babies behind.
My compromise in alleviating any wanderlust now is to paint the places I most likely won't put forth energy to ever visiting. The feeling of charm while being in an old foreign city, or the awe saturating my emotions when standing in the middle of nature's creations is what I seek to capture in these painted places. I keep them small, but detailed. Some are the size of a postcard, some are in a small journal, others are like bookmarks-all intended to be a window to another world that exists, but is replicated with watercolors and fine liner pens.
Below are some of the samples of small pieces I've done, perhaps someday I will open that online shop to sell for others to enjoy these views.
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| Sardinia, Italy |
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| Glacier NP-I did visit here in 2020 |
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| Provence region, France-possibly on the bucket list |
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| Bruges, Belgium |
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| Yamhill County OR-replicated photo taken by my husband |
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| Bungle Bungle Range in Australia |
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| Tuscany, Italy-on my bucket list |
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| Puglia, Italy |
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Utrecht, Netherlands
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| Cefalu, Sicily |
