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Patience & Passion United: A Visit to a Balinese Art School
“Patience is passion tamed.” -Lyman Abbott The Wayan Gama Painter Group sits on a dusty road connecting agricultural villages not far from Ubud, Bali. At the end of a day trip that took us to a Kopi...
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The Devatas and Apsaras of Angkor Wat in Black & White
The 1,796 female figures rendered in sandstone on Angkor Wat’s pillars and walls have weathered war, and a harsh tropical environment for more than 800 years. I was first struck by the beauty and...
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Photo Du Jour #46: Street Art For Sale in Luang Prabang
With vivid strokes and vibrant hues, images of the Buddha, saffron-clad monks and shimmering banyan trees are depicted on handmade paper. The pictures are for sale in Luang Prabang’s markets and in...
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Europe, Somewhere in Time: An Interview with Artist & Photographer, Maurice...
Venice 1956, © Maurice Sapiro I recently happened upon the beautiful, timeless work of Maurice Sapiro, an accomplished photographer, painter and sculptor who calls Connecticut home. The images from his...
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Exploring the Mysticism of Greece’s Byzantine Icons: Profiling Iconographer...
In a two-room workshop that is dwarfed by the surrounding massive Meteora rock formations, 38 year-old Greek iconographer Dimitrios Moulas demonstrates admirable focus towards his subject – an icon...
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An Afternoon at Claude Monet’s Garden in Giverny, France
Artist Claude Monet’s name is synonymous with his dreamlike paintings which were inspired by his graceful gardens in Giverny, France, where he lived for 43 years. In 1980, his home and garden were...
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The Lüftlmalerei-Adorned Windows of Oberammergau, Germany
The village of Oberammergau, Germany is well known for the colorful frescoes that adorn the exteriors of its homes and businesses. This painting technique is known as Lüftlmalerei. (Luft means ‘air’...
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Sinking my Teeth into Subotica, Serbia: A Tale of Art Nouveau & Dental Tourism
Sitting in a dentist’s chair half-way around the world from ‘home’, I was told the disappointing news: I had my first, albeit tiny, cavity. Shawn and I had come to Subotica, Serbia to devour its...
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Sculpting Tomorrow’s Artisans: The Stonemason School in Pučišća, Croatia
Venturing into Pučišća’s Stonemason School feels like entering another era. The soundtrack is the hammering, sanding, and chiseling of stone. A snow-white dust dances in the air, hugging every surface,...
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