Coming up, a summer-long road trip
Lavonne and I are leaving home in May, and heading to the Okanagan, Vancouver, the Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Island, Seattle, Portland and beyond.
I used to be a traveller, rarely living in one place for more than two years, and frequently hitchhiking, motorcycling or driving all over the west. I've lived in Australia and Taiwan, lived in school buses and old vans, even slept in parks or on rooftops the odd night.
I've been in Calgary, of all places, for about seven years now. Though I have a successful art practice here, and something approaching security, I'm thrilled by the idea of leaving it behind. Going back out on the road feels like going home. Having my companion with me, and seeing it all again through her eyes, makes it even sweeter.
Too much comfort, or predictability, can be death for an artist. Here's to seeing the world, to motorcycling in the mountains, to painting on the beach, to making and being with friends. Here's to life on the road!
Lavonne and I are leaving home in May, and heading to the Okanagan, Vancouver, the Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Island, Seattle, Portland and beyond.
I used to be a traveller, rarely living in one place for more than two years, and frequently hitchhiking, motorcycling or driving all over the west. I've lived in Australia and Taiwan, lived in school buses and old vans, even slept in parks or on rooftops the odd night.
I've been in Calgary, of all places, for about seven years now. Though I have a successful art practice here, and something approaching security, I'm thrilled by the idea of leaving it behind. Going back out on the road feels like going home. Having my companion with me, and seeing it all again through her eyes, makes it even sweeter.
Too much comfort, or predictability, can be death for an artist. Here's to seeing the world, to motorcycling in the mountains, to painting on the beach, to making and being with friends. Here's to life on the road!
kay:
Good luck!
ansley:
Amazing!! You guys inspire me. Can't wait to catch up in Vancouver. You are so welcome to stay with me and my man if you like. Or at least a dinner/hang out.