Here is a thing I haven't told you about the trip: we are actually not really enjoying it. Some photos are amazing, but overall, it is underwhelming (and overpriced).

Oh well, at least I got to do some pretty art and to try some things out of mt comfort - this flowers happened from a photo, without a preparatory pencil drawing and I obviously tried a more abstract approach to colors.

#VicisArt #flowers #mastoart #aquarelle #watercolor

For those interested: two intermediate steps. The reference photo for the flowers is from here: https://mastodon.social/@vicgrinberg/115763997661099562

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I got more out of travel by volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. You see both pretty stuff and ugly stuff, but most of all it creates an immediate relationship with the local people you don't forget.

@Phosphenes I'm glad this worked for you - for me, personal travel is about nature and disconnecting from people ;) (Before the personal part of the trip I volunteered for two weeks at a capacity building workshop in Argentina https://cosparhq.cnes.fr/cbw-reports-archive/ - that was connection building and insight into local life...)
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