Here is a post of some of the oil paintings and drawings I have done in Thailand , Cambodia, Laos ,and Malaysia. I posted these last year, but recently I worked on these in the studio and got them all finished and signed and took new photos. These were made during a wonderful and interesting … Continue reading »
Chris Christensen was kind enough to re-post my SE Asian painting trip blog posts on his ( much more popular ) blog. This is about the trip I took to the Indochina region to tour and paint in early 2010. He does an often extremely informative and interesting podcast called ‘The Amateur Traveler” which I … Continue reading »
Georgetown, Malaysia My 15-day Thai visa ran out again so I have decided to go to Malaysia for a few days to leave the country and therefore renew my visa. I took a bus and train to Georgetown on Penang Island. Georgetown is an old colonial city established by the British. The … Continue reading »
Thais armed with water-pistols for Songkran Thai New Year and Water Festival on Ko Pha Ngan Island I spent a few more days in Ko Pha Ngan island where I did some snorkeling for the first time. It was a wonderful experience in a really stunning coral beach called Mae Had on the northern … Continue reading »
During my painting trip through the otherwise very pleasant country of Laos, one unhappy but important thing I learned about was the amount of UXO (or unexploded ordnance) and the de-mining activities. Although Laos was neutral during the Vietnam War and the United States never officially declared war upon it, US forces dropped over two million … Continue reading »
After a couple more days in Nong Khiaw and Luang Nam Tha in Laos where I did some bike riding I proceeded back to Northern Thailand. The border crossing involved a boat, but was otherwise uneventful. Chang Rai I stopped here for a couple of days. An unexciting place except for two artist built ‘temples”, … Continue reading »
Luang Prabang After the heat of Cambodia I decided that I lacked enthusiasm for a long bus ride up through the jungles of southern Laos so I opted instead for a flight from Siem Reap to Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang is one of the nicest cities in SE Asia, a combination of buddhist … Continue reading »
Cambodia Kampot After I left Sihanoukville, I went to Kampot, a small almost sleepy town with much crumbling French architecture. It’s relative quiet made it a nice place to paint. Gastronomically a highlight were these wonderful fruit shakes that are made on little tables set up on the side of a road with … Continue reading »
Here is what I took with me to Asia to paint with. I have an 11 x 14 OpenBox M panel holder. This is the core piece of equipment and I highly recommend this product. I have had this box for 7 or 8 years and it still works great. I had it refurbished by … Continue reading »
I spent the week of (about- I am never sure of the day or date here) 10 -17 Feb in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. It was really a nice time and I was able to paint quite a bit. The first few days I was mostly near Serendipity beach, which is a busy tourist center, but after … Continue reading »
Well I have arrived in Cambodia. It is a bit nerve-racking to cross the border, mainly because of bad reports about the constant hassle by hustlers the work the border crossing and it is Cambodia for god’s sake!. Here it was fairly minor. It cost about $15 to bribe the border guard to give us … Continue reading »
I have been about a month in Thailand and it is about time I posted. I arrived in Bangkok On January 7 . I have spent about two weeks in Bangkok and 10 days in Chumpon visiting my uncle and about a week at an old Thai archeological site called Sukothai, a bit north of here. First … Continue reading »
I have arrived Friday, Jan. 8 in Bangkok. A long but uneventful flight. I arrived a my hotel about 3 in the morning and went out to the street for some dinner. Bangkok is a busy place and I was inadvertently in the red-light district. I had never been so “popular” with the “girls’ in … Continue reading »
