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For me, writing, painting and taking photographs are a way to still the mind and remain present centered, even when the world is in turmoil....

As a travel writer and a photographer, I’m particularly fond of the American Southwest. The colors in the nature scape as well as in the ma...

Originally settled in the 17th century, the historic village of Rhinebeck in New York’s Hudson Valley is a beauty. Wander its streets to e...

I have a thing for archipelagos and the Azores in Portugal is one of my favorites. Each of the nine islands is quite distinctive in terms o...

The only inhabited isle of the idyllic Westman Islands, Heimaey is just off Iceland’s southern coast. I had spent almost a week exploring t...

Scenic Niantic, Connecticut radiates a chill vibe no matter where you wander. A mere two-hour drive from New York City, the village o...

My round-the-world travels provide endless inspiration for all my creative works, including my art, whether collage, pastels or waterco...

Unlike with my watercolors, when I’m working in collage, I prefer the surreal. Though some of these were completed pre-pandemic, the symbo...

Even my abstracts are nature based. Here the sun penetrates the sea. I see marine life in curious ways: with all their myria...