This list was first published on ARTIST-AT-LARGE. The Big Sur landscape is amazing and it has been kept that way due in part to the creation of the State Parks listed below. Each park features a different aspect of the unique California coastal landscape and provides enough subject matter to keep a landscape painter, photographer,…
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Ten Tips for Traveling the Big Sur Coast
This list was first published on ARTIST-AT-LARGE. Traveling down (or up as the case may be) the Big Sur Coast should be easy and fun and beautiful. Here are some tips that will make your drive and stay a little smoother: 1. Take it slow! If you thought you could go the 80 miles between…
Building Out The Ford: The End Of The Story
You may be wondering why I spent so much time building out the Ford and then not writing about it again. The Ford story was never completed here on the site because I had one last post to write. Actually, I had already written it on Patreon (since deleted), but had never posted it on…
Film Review: Nomadland
I really wanted to like this film, I really did. And maybe if I wasn’t a lifelong vanlifer myself, I would. But I am, and I don’t. Maybe it was the hype that let me down. The trailer for this independent film by Chloe Zhao hit youtube last year and I happened to see it…
Building Out The Ford: Making The Bed
I chose to have a stationary bed. After years of living in The Escape Pod, I knew that I did not want to pack up a bed everyday. Making a bed every morning isn’t a problem for me, plus my days are usually spent sitting on the bed, working. First things first. I bought a…
Building Out The Ford: Underneath The Bed Storage
I like having a big open space underneath the bed. It allows for choice in what and how to store things. Plastic boxes/crates for everything from clothes – towards the front to access from inside – to tools, cooking, and camping gear in the back. The floor was also finished front to back – I…
Building Out The Ford: The Closet and Counter Walls And Shelves
The walls just sort of fell into place. The first thing I did was decide what the purpose of the walls would be for. I knew that I wanted a closet to hang things in. I knew that I wanted a countertop to work on and for storage underneath. I also knew that I wanted…
Building Out The Ford: Door Panels
I thought that cutting out the door panels was going to be easy. On an E250, and probably every other van ever made, each door panel is a different shape. And I didn’t have the original ones to use as templates. The first decision was to stick with the door skin for a uniform look….
Building Out The Ford: Painting
I knew from the get go that I wanted the interior of the van to be white. There were a couple of reasons for this. Making art. When working in a studio, the walls and ceiling should be white, so that they don’t reflect color onto your work. Clean, minimal look and feel. I just…
