I needed to pick up some art supplies before going to my next destination, Koh Phangan, Thailand. Through the internet, I found a painter, Taveepong Limapornvanic, living in Phuket who said the best place for art supplies was either in… Read More »Traveling to Kuala Lumpur
In Singapore, I continued my travel plans to visit art museums and galleries while staying in the cities. First stop here was the Singapore Art Museum. It was the oldest and smallest collection of any museum so far on this… Read More »Singapore
Before I left Taos, Jan Mellor had given the name of a travel writer, Andrew Leung, who lives in Hong Kong. Andrew had visited and written about Taos last year. I was staying in Kowloon, which is immediately north the… Read More »Hong Kong Central
Hong Kong is another city with incessant activity. The streets are constantly filled with taxis, buses and people from all over the world. The difference here, like other cities I have visited so far on this journey, is a certain… Read More »Visit to Hong Kong and the Art of Yang Shen-sum
Jason Kelly and I met some fifteen years ago. We lived in Colorado at the time and although we both moved away, we have stayed in contact. Jason has lived for the past two years in Japan. He had invited… Read More »The Last Painting in Japan – a Portrait of Jason Kelly
The following morning, Jason called Mr. Uemura’s office. He agreed to meet with us for a short time in the afternoon at his office in Kyoto. We made our way there by train and bus, where Uemura met us at… Read More »The Visit with Takeshi Uemura
Jason and I decided to take a weekend trip to visit art sites in Kyoto and Osaka. We met with a friend of ours, Atsuko, with whom we had traveled through Europe in 2001. Atsuko was our tour guide and… Read More »The Unexpected Meeting at the Kamigata Museum
Shiroyama Koen, within walking distance of Jason’s apartment, offered so many possibilities for painting I decided to visit it several more times. This painting was started early in the morning – before six actually. The sun rises at 4:30 in… Read More »Painting in Shiroyama Koen
Tatsuya Soutome was among the greeting party that met me upon my arrival to Sano-shi. Immediately, I was struck by his appearance and thought, ‘A good face to paint.’ As events unfolded, the opportunity soon arrived to do just that.… Read More »First Portrait Painting in Japan – Tatsuya Soutome
