This Is The Question

Glass project by artist Chloe Bass
https://www.instagram.com/p/CiXu-uBrgBs/

Who You Are Can Always Be Seen

“People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.”
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Everything that irritates us about others is what leads us to an understanding of ourselves.”
--CG Jung

“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”
--James D. Miles

BEAUTY: Photography--The Agoraphobic Traveler

As the majority of the world has been ordered to say indoors, The Agoraphobic Traveler has been used to being house-bound and finding creative ways to experience the outside world:

"Agoraphobia & anxiety limit my ability to travel, so I’ve found another way to see the world.

I found a surprising and unique refuge in the creative possibilities of Google Street View. I began clicking through Google Maps to navigate to faraway countries like Mongolia, Senegal, and Chile. I found remote towns and dusty landscapes, vibrant architectural gems, and anonymous people, all frozen in time. I was intrigued by the strange and expansive parallel universe of Street View, and took screen shots to capture and preserve its hidden, magical realms.

Now, for a limited time, Google has given me permission to sell a series of limited edition prints with proceeds going towards charity. With the help of Stories for Good, £10 from each print will be going towards the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, a global nonprofit organization focused on improving the understanding, prevention and treatment of mental illnesses."

I like the common motif in all these images: a single tree (or pair of tall palms) casting shade in neighborhoods that look to be mostly in Southern California.

To purchase prints, visit The Agoraphobic Traveler's website:
https://www.theagoraphobictraveller.com/

And you can see more here:
https://www.instagram.com/streetview.portraits/

BEAUTY: Illustration--Yan Nascimbene

I recently came across the work of French illustrator Yan Nascimbene and fell in love immediately. Not only did he render light, shadows, silhouettes, twilight landscapes, and the night sky in a glorious, clean, spectacular fashion, but he managed to do it all in WATERCOLOR! Sadly, Nascimbene died in 2013 at the young age of 63. His work was whimsical, expansive, touching, and enigmatic--possibly even approaching the surreal-- but presented in a pristine way. Just stunning...

This might be my favorite image of all: this road or path winding through windswept trees is illuminated either by a flashlight or by headlights...what a beautiful image.

His website seems to be deactivated, but he still has a presence on Behance. The bio says if you are interested in buying his work, contact his family at yan@yannascimbene.com.
https://www.behance.net/yannascimbene

BEAUTY: Painting--Jill Sykes

Painter Jill Sykes paints a very simple but utterly enchanting motif, especially for summer: the shadows of plants and tree branches and leaves on a wall. I used to live in a house that had a beautiful bush outside the window of my home office and when the sun shone in, it cast these exact patterns on the wall above my desk. I would get distracted by the subtle movement of the branch in the breeze, and watch for minutes, hypnotized...

http://www.jillsykes.com/