Armchair Travel

Armchair travel sketchbook Galia Alena
One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.
— Henry Miller

Usually in January we travel. It is a great time for us to travel- school holidays here, hot here, and off season most places we visit :)
Last year, with the pandemic, we were not able to, and we are unsure when we will be able to- I was missing travel. Instead I decided to start an armchair travel sketchbook to keep my practice going.

Of course with life, and all the other sketchbooks and artings, it took me the year to complete. I worked from photos from my travels which was a beautiful way to dip back into my experiences revisiting memories. The aim was to try varying styles and techniques (ink, pencil, monochrome, loose and fast, slower etc etc) to learn new things and see what I prefer. It was, as Miller says, a new way of seeing things, and doing things which is what sketchbooks, like travel, are for, trying new things. A few weeks back I shared a shown ‘n tell with my Travel Vignettes participants, a walk through of what I learned as I filled these pages. Today I’ve decided to share it as a little pop up bonus here.

Tell me, which style of sketching do you like?


EnJoy

Galia Xx

You can find more flip throughs of my travel art journals over HERE

Travel Vignettes is now open as a self paced instant access workshop- anyone who joins as self paced will also be included in any future sessions.

Galia Alena

I’m a visual poet working in just about any medium I can lay my hands on although I am a professionally trained photographer and a so called “self-taught” artist (of course there have been many teachers on that path). I’m in love with the creative process. I’m a beauty unveiler, light huntress, moment caresser and visionary poetess. Ultimately, all of my work is about helping people peel back the layers to experience the intense beauty of each moment allowing access to both their intuitive wisdom and a deeper connection to spirit and self. (Because the beauty of this life cracks our hearts open and it is through the cracks that light can flow both in and out and connect us back to our divine selves) That is what I do and I do it through photography, art, journaling and teaching. I live in the insanely beautiful Blue Mountains, just shy of Sydney, with my family, our cat and all the winged ones who frequent our garden. Each day here is a wondrous delight of tiny miracles through either the glorious light or magical mists. I would love to work with you, have a look around and see where you are called... "Where I create, there I am true." Rilke

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