Travel Art™ and Travel Writing by Dave Alber
“What started out as one simple painting for a friend has led me to invest my days painting travel experiences in vibrant colors.” Dave’s 2018 travel writing and travel paintings are collected in ...
Dave Alber, Self-Portrait at Swayambunath, Kathmandu, Nepal
2018 Oil on canvas 9.375 x 11.75 in Dave Alber, Self-Portrait at Swayambunath (Kathmandu, Nepal) is an oil painting by Travel Painter and Travel Writer Dave Alber. Swayambunath is the center of Kathmandu and the Kathmandu Mandala. The Kathmandu Valley is understood to be a mandala, which is to say an aesthetic and spiritual image...
Chinese Garuda, Suzhou, China
2018 Gouache on paper 10.25 x 6.75 in Chinese Garuda (Suzhou, China) is an gouache painting by Travel Writer and Travel Painter Dave Alber. Chinese Garuda depicts a Chinese street cleaner on his three wheeled vehicle. The man wearing bright yellow riding in a cart with its large, seemingly bird-like, tail feathers reminded me of Hindu images...
Article: “The Peacock Shop in Bhaktapur, Nepal” Nepali Renaissance
Dave Alber’s article “The Peacock Shop in Bhaktapur, Nepal: An interview with Suyog Prajapati at The Peacock Shop” appeared in Nepali Renaissance: Earthquake Reconstruction & Cultural Revival in Nepal on June 21, 2018. “The Peacock Shop in Bhaktapur, Nepal” contains the following travel illustrations by Travel Writer Dave Alber: • Peacock Window (Bhaktapur, Nepal) A link to the article is...
Suzhou Center Mall in the Rain, East Side, Suzhou, China
2018 Gouache on paper 10 x 7.61 in Suzhou Center Mall in the Rain, East Side (Suzhou, China) is a gouache illustration for Dave Alber’s travel article on Suzhou Center. Suzhou Center Mall in the Rain, East Side (Suzhou, China) is featured in the art catalogue Dave Alber: Travel Art 2018: Part 1: Intimations. Only the...
Dushu Lake Church, Suzhou, China
2018 Oil on canvas 12 x 10 in Dushu Lake Church (Suzhou, China) is an oil painting by Travel Writer and Travel Painter Dave Alber. Dushu Lake Church is in Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) in Suzhou, China. The church is operated by the Suzhou International Fellowship, a non-denominational Christian Church serving the expat community in Suzhou....
Article: “Getting Social at Suzhou’s Night Market” Suzhou Review newspaper
Dave Alber’s article “Getting Social at Suzhou’s Night Market” appeared in Suzhou, China’s Suzhou Review newspaper on May 28, 2018. “Getting Social at Suzhou’s Night Market” contains the following travel illustrations by Travel Writer Dave Alber: • Eating with Friends at Dachengfang Guanqian Night Market (Suzhou, China) A PDF file of the published article is here: “Getting Social at Suzhou’s...
Peacock Window, Bhaktapur, Nepal
2018 Oil on canvas 12 x 10 in Peacock Window (Bhaktapur, Nepal) is an oil painting by Travel Painter and Travel Writer Dave Alber. The famous Peacock Window in Bhaktapur, Nepal is one of the greatest examples of woodworking in the world. It has been hailed as one of the finest pieces of Newari window work in...
Eating with Friends at Dachengfang Guanqian Night Market, Suzhou, China
2018 Gouache on paper 12 x 10 in Eating with Friends at Dachengfang Guanqian Night Market (Suzhou, China) is a gouache illustration of friends eating at a Chinese night market. The night market is the Dachengfang Guanqian Night Market to the west of the Temple of Mystery in Leqiao, Suzhou. Please contact Dave Alber to purchase...
“WAIGUARAN!”
2018 Gouache on paper 7.1 x 10 in “WAIGUARAN!” (Suzhou, China) is a gouache painting of a boy and his grandfather riding home in a bicycle rickshaw. They boy is surprised at seeing a foreigner (“waiguaran”). “WAIGUARAN!” (Suzhou, China) is featured in the art catalogue Dave Alber: Travel Art 2018: Part 1: Intimations. Only the rare...
Article: “The Floral Mandarin Fish” Suzhou Review
Dave Alber’s article “The Floral Mandarin Fish” appeared in Suzhou, China’s Suzhou Review newspaper on May 14, 2018. The Floral Mandarin Fish contains the following travel illustrations by Travel Writer Dave Alber: • Cooking Mandarin Fish (Gue Yu) A PDF file of the published article is here: “The Floral Mandarin Fish” in Suzhou Review newspaper, May 14, 2018. The article is...
