Identity Mapping: Boza's Sketchbooks by Darby Art

Delaware, OH

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-26 13:54:50 UTC

This is a view from my front porch at sunset one night. I love my house and pond.

Grand Canyon, Arizona

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-26 13:56:08 UTC

These ravens live in the Grand Canyon and have inspired many folktales and mythologies. They're huge! We went to the Grand Canyon for our Honeymoon.

Nara, Japan

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-26 13:57:13 UTC

The deer in Nara will eat cookies right out of your hands! Nara is also home to an amazing series of temples and shrines!

Great Wall of China, Huairou District, China

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-26 13:58:42 UTC

It truly is GREAT. The simple sketch does nothing to show the grander of the wall as it stretches off into the horizon.

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-26 14:00:42 UTC

walking in to the park at Tiger Hill in Suzhou felt like walking into a different world. I did not even recognize many of the plants in the botanical garden!

Jasper, AB, Canada

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-26 14:01:30 UTC

The natural beauty and serenity of Jasper National Park made my fingers itch or my paintbrushes. I could have stayed in this exact spot all day.

Banff, AB, Canada

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-26 14:02:50 UTC

You would not believe the color of the water in the lakes and rivers in Banff! I thought you'd only find that color in the tropics, but the glacier runoff creates the color here in this part of Canada

Bonn, Germany

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-26 14:04:15 UTC

The Rhine River just outside our hotel in Bonn. I was able to travel to Germany with a fellowship called Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms and it was an amazing experience!

Interlaken, Switzerland

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-26 14:05:45 UTC

just a quick sketch while on a walk around the Thunsea in Interlaken, Switzerland

Lisbon, Portugal

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-26 14:09:06 UTC

I loved watching the old trolley cars rattle up and down the tile streets of Lisbon while out searching for street art.

Prince Edward Island, Canada

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-27 01:04:26 UTC

My best friend and I both loved Anne of Green Gables growing up, and managed to make our way up to Prince Edward Island in Canada to the farmstead that featured in the series. If its ever a question, ALWAYS go on the roadtrip with your bestie!

Glacier National Park, Montana

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-27 01:05:58 UTC

I was so excited to see bears in Glacier National Park I had to bear these bears before I even left! Alas, only saw one bear from pretty far away.

Zion National Park, Utah

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-27 01:07:37 UTC

Super excited to spot some f these guys on our way into Zion National Park

Osaka, Japan

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-27 01:09:50 UTC

Site of the 1970's World Fair, this park in Osaka, Japan is still home to this super huge super amazing Tower of the Sun. It was also the site of a pretty killer ramen festival

Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-02-27 01:13:23 UTC

a Christmas Day adventure up through the mountains of Hakone and view of Fuji-san

Nairobi, Kenya

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-11-05 13:25:25 UTC

The bodaboda drivers in Kenya are a sight to behold! They load up their motorbikes with goods, people, or household items. And when I say load them up, i mean it! We saw one man with a full couch behind him on his bike!

Sahara Desert Morocco, Merzouga, Morocco

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-11-05 13:26:46 UTC

The dunes at the edge of the Sahara are otherworldly. The undulating colors as the daylight shifts across them in a delight to my artist eyes.

Todra Gorge, Morocco

Darby_Art_Dept — 2023-11-05 13:27:58 UTC

A tight winding river cuts through Todra Gorge, flanked by looming red cliffs. Walking down its waters was a perfect break from the heat of the Sahara.