Skulls, sand, and Garuda – Art from Cambodia

I knew that I would find inspiration for artwork in the temples of Angkor, and I was not disappointed. Fantastic jungle trees twist around intricately carved ancient temples, slowly crushing them. Lauren and I spent three days biking around the archaeological park, and then I went back for one more day just to draw.

A Tangle of Trees in Ta ProhmA Tangle of Trees in Ta Prohm, Cambodia
SOLD, mixed media on paper, 8″ x 10″

Angkor wasn’t the only place in Cambodia that got me wagging my markers. Scroll down to see drawings from a relaxing (if odd) stay on Otres Beach, and from Phnom Penh and the nearby sites of the Killing Fields and S-21, where so much tragedy occurred.

From the Killing Fields, Cambodia
From the Killing Fields, Cambodia (2005), based on a photo by Joshua Berman, included in his his blog post about the Killing Fields
$15, marker and pencil on paper, 5″ x 7″
Skulls in the Killing Fields
Skulls in the Killing Fields (2009)
$15, marker on paper, 3.5″ x 5″

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You’ll notice that several images are already marked “sold.” Well, some people looked at my travel drawings before they appeared in this post. Get the jump on everyone else – click here to see all the for-sale drawings from our trip.

Art from the Angkor Archaeological Park

Angkor Wat From Across the Lawn
Angkor wat from across the lawn
$65, mixed media on paper, 8″ x 10″
Bayon Faces
Bayon faces
SOLD, mixed media on paper, 10″ x 8″
Tree Crushes Rock in Ta Prohm
Tree crushes rock in Ta Prohm
$15, marker on paper, 3.5″ x 5″
Napping in the Tuk Tuk at Bayon
Napping in the tuk tuk at Bayon
$15, marker on handmade mulberry paper, 4.5″ x 5.5″
Sketch of Angkor Wat
Sketch of Angkor Wat
SOLD, marker on handmade mulberry paper, 4.5″ x 5.5″
An Angkor Wat Door
An Angkor Wat door
$15, marker on handmade mulberry paper, 4.5″ x 5.5″
View of the South Gate of Angkor Thom
South Gate of Angkor Thom
SOLD, marker on handmade mulberry paper, 4.5″ x 5.5″
A Famous Tree in Angkor
A famous tree in Angkor
$15, marker on handmade mulberry paper, 4.5″ x 5.5″
Looking Down a Wall at Angkor Wat
Looking down a wall at Angkor Wat
$15, marker on handmade mulberry paper, 4.5″ x 5.5″

More Art from Cambodia at Large

A Hammock at Otres Beach
A hammock at Otres Beach
$15, marker on handmade mulberry paper, 4.5″ x 5.5″
Garuda in the Phnom Penh Museum
Garuda in the Phnom Penh museum
$15, marker on paper, 3.5″ x 5″
A Lounge Chair Awaits at Cantina on Otres Beach
A lounge chair awaits at Cantina Bar on Otres Beach
SOLD, marker on handmade mulberry paper, 4.5″ x 5.5″
One Night at Cantina Bar
One night at Cantina Bar
$65, mixed media on paper, 8″ x 10″