Aj.Chumpol is the owner of the canal-side gallery/cafe that let us hang out to paint. He has put a tremendous effort to rally the local people think of how the preserve the old Thai way of life along the canal but yet sustainable for the modern economy. Some of the nowadays passing by long-tail boats are bringing foreign tourists to see the canal-traditional life. Sometimes, these boats stop at Aj.Chumpol's gallery and buy his paintings or postcards, to give him sustainable income. Some houses also are converted to a charming canal cafe, which sell Thai handy crafts. Now all the houses can also be accessed from the road on the back, so to keep the community to actively use waterway and boats are quite an effort of sustainable preservation of traditional Thai life.
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What wonderful paintings, how fun to have a group you can go and do plein aire painting, I find it so hard. I like the idea better than the reality
I know it was not easy to get together especially as the size of the group grows. So far we have 3-4 regulars, including me. We try to make it once a month. We actually start getting together because of the World-Wide Sketchcrawl.
In your case, you have Marta as your art buddy nearby, that is a very awesome thing too.
lovely way to pass the day. I miss my plein air group in the winter, but hopefully spring will be here soon. lovely paintings Ai, always such bright and cheerful work...
Thanks so much Kat for stopping by.
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