There's so much to share from the Bali Retreat now that I am home. I must admit that getting it all uploaded feels like a mountain since there are so many morsels of color, texture and sights. I love every bit of Bali (ok except for the smell of Durians everywhere). This is a small taste of what we saw and steeped ourselves in. Bali is everything I expected and yet felt different than I thought it would. The people are incredibly warm and sharing. The villages and towns are gorgeous. I thought next time I visit Bali it would be almost better to walk through it. Everything is situated tightly against the roadside and every minute you want to slam the drivers breaks for more tidbits of visual delights. I found the overall feeling there to be goooood. Like an all pervasive sense of wellbeing. certainly there was aspects of the third world. But zooming babies on motorbikes and mums with offerings and lace shirts floating along the edges of the roads...cows looking plump and big eyed, school kids hugging, fathers piled high with their children, they themselves dressed in vivid fabrics and a cigarette and harley side vibe. Punk Bali teenagers loitering in the best kind of way around the mechanic shops at each village. Prayer, and juxtapose everywhere. I enjoyed it immensely. They seem to be living a good life. From my outsider perspective I felt the Balinese seemed cool and collected. They have mastered the art of hanging out. The spiritual aspect was of course everywhere but I was enchanted by their sense of chilling about. Less yoga style, more rasta. An art us Americans seem to be fairly incapable of at least while inside our own borders. Well...I'll keep the photo's rolling out and share some artwork fromt he retreat son as well. xoxoxox...going swimmin now...
I've never seen such a beautiful trash truck! *smiles* Watch out for the monkeys *hee hee*
Posted by: sherry goodloe | March 22, 2009 at 02:18 PM
Oh I can't wait to see more pictures!!! Yay!
Posted by: Cassandra Procopio | March 23, 2009 at 10:54 AM
that sounds so fabulous....
Posted by: patricia | March 23, 2009 at 01:23 PM
I too wish that the GO GO GO mentality of LA would dial it down a notch and be slightly more relaxed.
Posted by: TandJ | March 23, 2009 at 01:56 PM
The wonderful picture of that truck just drew me into your beautiful site. Your artwork and photos are a delight to the eye! I feel like I'm on Holiday. Thank you!
Posted by: Lori Saul | March 24, 2009 at 02:29 PM
these photos are sweet! I love them! I have to admit that my favorite is the truck with all the lotuses painted on the side!
Take it easy
Lotus
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Posted by: Lotus Vele | March 24, 2009 at 04:13 PM
Wow! I can't get over the cool dump truck!
Posted by: Katie | March 25, 2009 at 05:52 AM
Bring on as many photos as you can upload! The photos on this entry are so wonderful, one can almost feel the breeze and warm air and smell the flowers.
Love the colors. Lucky you!
Posted by: ginnycartersmallenburg | March 25, 2009 at 02:04 PM
such amazing photos!! i love your work
Posted by: margot | March 26, 2009 at 02:09 PM
I added you several weeks ago and have been patiently awaiting your photos from Bali.
Worth the wait I assure you!!! These are wonderful, and your descriptions of Bali make me long to go there even more.
Thanks xo
:)
Gillian
Posted by: Gillian | March 30, 2009 at 07:31 AM
Seriously! That's the garbage truck? If only trash day looked like that here. Don't tell me the men stand shirtless on the back with flowers tucked behind their ears? or do they?
Posted by: lindsay b. | April 06, 2009 at 09:12 AM
also continued its pattern of a unified, tight structure and rules of order.
Figure oil painting
Flower oil painting
Animal oil painting
Posted by: oil paintings | May 03, 2009 at 11:23 PM