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Inside and outside of my creative life, I always find those valuable moments of time to draw and sketch the some of events, spaces and environments on my journeys... Sometimes I think about Robert Byron touring through regions of the Middle East in search of unique towers and monuments, and wonder about Bruce Chatwin venturing through the southern tip of South America and falling in love with Patagonia...Douglas Wittnebel...

Monday, November 17, 2025

Cafe times with delicious Thick Toast and Kiwi Jelly and watercolor updates



 

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Labels: #acrylic #watercolor painting #landscape painting #landscape #analog #detail, #art #exhibit #landscapes #paintings #paintedlandscape #dougwittnebel #artist #california #japan kiyomizudera, Kyoto

Friday, November 14, 2025

Kyoto and visit to Kiyomizu-dera


 

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Location: 1-chōme-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0862, Japan

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Kyoto watercolors 2025 video clip

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Monday, November 10, 2025

Ginkaku-ji watercolor time


 

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Labels: #acrylic #watercolor painting #landscape painting #landscape #analog #detail, Ginakuji pavilion, Japan, Kyoto, moon viewing platform, sketchbook

Friday, November 7, 2025

Tonkatsu meal detail with Miso and Salt


 

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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Tonkatsu meal in Kyoto


 

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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Onto my favorite temple, Kiyomizu-dera in East Kyoto



 

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Location: 1-chōme-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0862, Japan

Monday, November 3, 2025

Takasegawa setting


                    Nishikiyamachi-dori and the diminutive Takasegawa setting by the Murmur Cafe


 

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Location: 103 Hachiōjichō, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, 600-8139, Japan

Sunday, November 2, 2025

watercolor cafe time at the Murmur


detail wet wash letters of Kyoto hiragana




 

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The blog serves as a collection space for a variety of musings and observations of the world around us...through the use of sketches, drawings, photos, images and videos...intended to be shared and to stimulate thoughts, ideas and inspirations...douglas wittnebel

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