We woke up at 5:30 am to catch a shuttle to Matagalpa; excited to go the highland city, famous for it’s superb coffee and cool mountain air.
We got to the bus station eager to get on our way only to find out they would not let us travel with Charlie ( in spite of scouting the situation out the day before and being assured it would be fine). Our next move was the Chicken bus – another wasted effort! Really why do you think they are called Chicken Busses – I told them in my best spanish Charlie was better behaved than most people – what is the problem? So another $80 on a Taxi to Matagalpa! It turns out the people in Mategalpa are a little less receptive to dogs than here in Leon. We could not take him to any of the reserves which is why most people go there. Oh well, at least I did have time to make some paintings with Charlie waiting patently at me feet.
Pueblos Mágicos, what an amazing way to break in the new year with the Travelling Brush. We had a small group of artists for this very unique art trip to of some of my favourite places in Mexico. Our group arrived January 3rd, starting our tour in this amazing Capital, if you have never been to Mexico City, there is a heap of cool things to see and do including some world class museums. Our first day included a visit …
I was attracted to this high vantage point because of the challenging perspective; as I painted I learned about Dubrovnik from the perspective of two locals caught in the daily riggers of mass tourism. Our painting group arrived in Dubrovnik after a beautiful drive down the coast from Split with a short interlude into Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to cross the Neretva River, along the famous 16th-century Ottoman bridge. Stari Most Bridge connects the two parts of the City …
I am lucky to have the opportunity to travel as much as I do and feel very fortunate to be in Croatia at this time, to explore such a beautiful country and discover my heritage. Once my group is on their way, I get the chance to visit the city of Rovijn in the Istria peninsula bordering Italy, and one of the first towns to fall to the Venetian empire in the 11th Century. Attacked several times over the next …
