Tapping the potential for good within a diamond ring
What would you do if $22,000 suddenly appeared in your life? Would you spend it on stuff? Gamble it away in the stock market? (C’mon, don’t you ever learn?) Or, would you, like Christina Ammon, invest it in people? People…
Elephant skin – Art from Thailand
Last night’s travel art show at cellSpace was a blast. It was interesting to see people’s reactions to art created on such a long trip, and also to hear their enthusiasm about travel. Lauren and I also finally got to…
And Kala devours it all – Art from Bangkok
And Kala Devours it All, Bangkok, ThailandSOLD, mixed media on paper, 8″ x 10″ When my friend Travis commissioned a drawing of Bangkok, Thailand, he gave me an interesting assignment: “What I remember best about traveling is observing the commotion…
Drawings inspired by in-flight magazines
Sad Puppy – $5, marker on paper, 9.5″ x 6″ After a family wedding in Newark, Ohio, Lauren and I were ready to go home. We didn’t realize it would take 14 hours to get there. How much entertainment can…
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…
Drawings on beer labels and more – Art from Laos
Decorations at Hive Bar, Laos$10, marker on a beer label, 3.5″ x 5″ oval When I ran out of room in my Moleskine notebook, I made a couple of drawings on Beer Laos labels, which were always plentiful as we…
Coconuts and karsts in my sketchbook – Art from Vietnam
Que Dua coconut$65, mixed media and candy wrappers on paper, 8″ x 10″ I wanted new pictures in my head to go with the word “Vietnam.” I knew that my mental image of the country I got from war movies…
A swollen river view
View of Hoi An | Art by Todd Berman Years ago Jesse, a native San Franciscan, met Sarah, a Brit, in charming Hoi An, Vietnam. A few visas later these two good friends of ours tied the knot – unfortunately…
