Art – The Curious Traveller

Day 45 to 50: Following César Manrique Through Lanzarote

Published on May 3, 2020May 17, 2020 by Rachel Lishman1 Comment

“One of mankind’s greatest flaws is not being clearly aware of what life means. It is such a brief and flimsy thing.”

(CÉSAR MANRIQUE 1978)

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A Strange Dawn At Canberra’s National Gallery Of Australia

Published on January 2, 2019May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman2 Comments

As I go into 2019, I’ve been reminded of a sunrise that I once watched in Canberra.

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Finding Inspiration In Casa Na Bolom, San Cristobal de las Casas

Published on April 22, 2018May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman3 Comments

Is it the connections that we make with others in this life that really shape the legacy we leave?

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I Got A Silly Tattoo In Cusco, Peru

Published on September 27, 2015May 10, 2020 by Rachel Lishman1 Comment

“Give me your simplest fish”. I chirped nervously as I rolled onto the leather couch. In a narrow Cusco street I’d decided to get my first, and incidentally, my only tattoo.

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Photos Of Canberra’s Annual Enlighten Festival

Published on August 24, 2014May 9, 2020 by Rachel Lishman4 Comments

In early autumn, Canberra’s political and cultural centre takes on a different hue. Even the deep reds and picturesque rustiness of the trees encircling Lake Burley Griffin can’t compete with the vivid glow of the annual Enlighten Festival.

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All The Wonderful Colours Of Provence, France

Published on June 7, 2014May 9, 2020 by Rachel Lishman12 Comments

If Provence were splashed over an artist’s palette, huge dollops of ochre, greens and blues would run into each other, punctuated by bright dots of violet, yellow and deep, blood red.

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