The core of me is art. I want to be an artist – a good artist. The mission of this trip is to paint en plain air on a regular basis, daily if possible. It took three weeks for me to reach the point where I could sit in front of my landscape subject and draw and paint. In getting here, I was met with logistical challenges, mental and physical challenges. For the first en […]
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I began Day One of this trip at the southern border of California. Not the prettiest place and a little scary parked overnight in a shuttle bus under the watch of the border patrol. Earlier that day I stood at Cabrillo National Monument looking across San Diego Harbor to Imperial Beach and Tijuana, which share the border of California, the beginning of my journey. How do I turn the beauty of a view like this […]
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John’s Mountain is a metaphor to fight against suicide. People with depression should choose their own “mountain” and then climb that to gain strength, clear their head, and see the beauty in life ( along with taking their meds and psycho therapy). It takes a radical course of action to fight against MDD but it is worth it. I began this art trip as an option to suicide. I don’t want to dwell on that […]
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