Paint Your Own Adventure

"Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind." - Leonardo DiVinci Wooohooo! I have driven out of Portland towards Eastern Oregon. My trip begins.  I was delayed a bit due to the van putzing-out but I am now on the road. I go on this trip with hope of cleansing my mind and body. Over the last year, I have grown in ways I never thought possible.  But this growth came at a sacrifice of my creative self. My new job only allowed limited vacation time and schedule flexibility. This was not enough to keep my creative spirit clean and healthy.  So, before I start another job, I am going on a solo adventure.  I am spending a month camping in our van, predominantly in Central and Eastern Oregon.  I have a loose schedule, mostly dictated by subjects that I would like to paint or bodies of water that I would like to fish, and trails to hike.  I am keeping this blog as a record of the trip, but also as