Painting the Himalayan Range Sarangkot, Nepal
This is the first painting I have attempted since my return from Nepal. Continue reading “Painting the Himalayan Range. Nepal”
Painting the Himalayan Range. Nepal
Month: November 2014
Art + Travel Adventure to Nepal – Chitwan Day 2
We continue our journey through Nepal and find our way around Chitwan – Day Two
We walk to the Rapti river and watch the elephants bathe. I certainly had fun watching the elephants use their trunks to spray water on their riders and being tossed from the elephants back and hurled into the river, splashing in utter delight.
Terra firma for me!
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Art + Travel Adventure to Nepal – Chitwan and the Rhino encounter
Chitwan and the Rhino Encounter
Continuing our travel adventures in Nepal, we took a boat ride along the Rapti River, followed by a jeep safari.
Driving along, we spot lots of deer (the Bambi type) so sweet!
Monkeys jumped through the trees and I imagined I could hear David Attenborough whispering tales of this meandering secretive and somewhat threatening jungle. Continue reading “Art + Travel Adventure to Nepal – Chitwan and the Rhino encounter”
Art + Travel Adventure to Nepal – Kathmandu
Art + Travel Adventure to Kathmandu
Discovering Kathmandu
Discovering the allure of the Kathmandu valley with its ancient history is all-embracing. It is small and compact covering an area of 220 square miles. There are seven World Heritage Sites declared by UNESCO which is a number unrivalled anywhere else in the world. Continue reading “Art + Travel Adventure to Nepal – Kathmandu”
Art + Travel Adventure to Nepal – Bhaktapur
Art + Travel in Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur, founded in 12th century, is the ‘city of devotees’ and looks just like a medieval city built of brick and ornate wood carvings. It is one of the three royal cities in the Kathmandu valley and is considered a cultural gem.
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Art + Travel Adventure to Nepal – Setting out!
A trip to Nepal in November 2014 proved to be very special and inspirational. In order to preserve these great memories, I would like to share some of these moments with you. I also intend using my photos as inspiration to create new paintings and I hope that you will join me on this journey. Continue reading “Art + Travel Adventure to Nepal – Setting out!”
Art + Travel Adventure to Nepal – Coach travel
More impressions of Nepal : Coach travel
No matter how tired, or how long the journey was, I could not permit myself to sleep on the coach. I would prop myself by the window, camera at the ready and all because – the Nepalese countryside had a hypnotic effect on me – I feared I might miss something!
Coach Travel Adventure – Nepal
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