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Elephant skin - Art by Todd Berman from Thailand

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By Todd Berman   
Fri, November 6, 2009

Last night's travel art show at cellSpace was a blast. It was interesting to see people's reactions to art created on such a long trip, and also to hear their enthusiasm about travel.

Lauren and I also finally got to meet Edward Hasbrouck, author of my favorite book that I read to prepare for our round-the world trip, The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World. He stopped by the show and he and Lauren chatted for hours while I talked with people who came to see the art.

Though they were up on the wall last night, it's time for the drawings I made in Thailand to make their virtual appearance. From a distance, elephants just look gray. As you get closer though, you can see the complexity and texture of their skin. I used layers of white paint and many colors in this drawing of an elephant during feeding time at Elephant Nature Park.

Hungry Elephants
Hungry Elephant
$30, marker on paper, 6" x 4"

(Keep reading at www.ephemerratic.com to check out more art from Thailand.)

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Travel art show this Thursday – Drawings on sale

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By Lauren Girardin   
Mon, November 2, 2009
Reflections on Andalucia

Todd's art don't stop anywhere, even when traveling around the world. He drew constantly as we moved, sketching pandas, temples, Buddhas, rivers, sunsets, elephants, skulls, landscapes, people, famous ruins, tuk tuks, musicians, and the occasional leg of jamón.

The travel drawings will be on shown (live, as opposed to online) for the first time this Thursday, November 5, at 7:00pm at Spacecraft, the monthly group show at CELLspace in San Francisco. Click for more info, address, and to shout out that you're coming.

The show also includes creations by CELLspace studio artists, DJ beats, live performers, wine and cheese (it is an art show) and the unexpected. We hope to see you there!

This week only, the drawings are discounted, but only until the show is over. Art that's normally $15 is on sale for $10; drawings normally $65 can be yours for $40 (shipping not included).

First, click here to check out the travel art.Then, just email Todd at

with the title(s) of what you want and your mailing address. He'll reply with payment instructions. First come, first served. Remember, shipping is not included, but instead of delivery, you could also pick it up at CELLspace on Thursday.

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And Kala devours it all – Commissioned art by Todd from Bangkok, Thailand

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By Todd Berman   
Thurs, September 3, 2009
And Kala Devours All
And Kala Devours it All, Bangkok, Thailand
SOLD, mixed media on paper, 8" x 10"

When my friend Travis commissioned a drawing of Bangkok, Thailand, he gave me an interesting assignment:

"What I remember best about traveling is observing the commotion of these places packed with other people going about their lives, but somehow feeling apart from it all, taking it in but not having to abide by the same daily routines or the shackles of time and place."
"I like the idea of the anonymous throngs of people in habitual motions against the backdrop of places, sights or scenes that a traveler or visitor would consider less ordinary."

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Drawings inspired by in-flight magazines - Art by Todd Berman

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By Todd Berman   
Thurs, August 27, 2009
Sad Puppy
Sad Puppy - $5, marker on paper, 9.5" x 6"

After a family wedding in Newark, Ohio, Lauren and I were ready to go home. We didn't realize it would take 14 hours to get there.

How much entertainment can one squeeze out of the SkyMall catalog and an in-flight magazine?

Good thing I brought my sketchbook.

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Skulls, sand and Garuda - art from Cambodia by Todd Berman

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By Todd Berman   
Thurs, July 30, 2009

I knew that I would find inspiration for artwork in the temples of Angkor, and I was not disappointed. Fantastic jungle trees twist around intricately carved ancient temples, slowly crushing them. Lauren and I spent three days biking around the archaeological park, and then I went back for one more day just to draw.

A Tangle of Trees in Ta ProhmA Tangle of Trees in Ta Prohm, Cambodia - $65, mixed media on paper, 8" x 10"

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