Canvas & Chronicles by Aanya Shen
First Journey Day 36: Puddle Portals
Today's Artwork: Puddle Portals — sketched after a gentle rain in Korçë, Albania. Date: September 29, 2023Location: Korçë, Albania A rain-soft day in Korçë, Albania: cafés glowing warm against...
First Journey Day 36: Puddle Portals
Today's Artwork: Puddle Portals — sketched after a gentle rain in Korçë, Albania. Date: September 29, 2023Location: Korçë, Albania A rain-soft day in Korçë, Albania: cafés glowing warm against...
First Journey Day 35: Mystical Rainfall
Today's artwork: Mystical Rainfall — painted while the rain softened Gjirokastër’s stone lanes. Date: September 28, 2023Location: Gjirokastër, Albania In Gjirokastër, Albania, rain drifts over slate roofs and Ottoman-era stone...
First Journey Day 35: Mystical Rainfall
Today's artwork: Mystical Rainfall — painted while the rain softened Gjirokastër’s stone lanes. Date: September 28, 2023Location: Gjirokastër, Albania In Gjirokastër, Albania, rain drifts over slate roofs and Ottoman-era stone...
First Journey Day 34: Wet Window Wonders
“Wet Window Wonders” — Saranda’s harbor lights ripple through rain and sea. Date: September 27, 2023Location: Saranda, Albania A rain-soaked pause in Saranda, on the Ionian edge of Albania. The...
First Journey Day 34: Wet Window Wonders
“Wet Window Wonders” — Saranda’s harbor lights ripple through rain and sea. Date: September 27, 2023Location: Saranda, Albania A rain-soaked pause in Saranda, on the Ionian edge of Albania. The...
First Journey Day 33: Whispers of Water
“Whispers of Water” — reflections and rhythm inspired by Tirana’s Grand Park lake. Date: September 26, 2023Location: Tirana, Albania Today in Tirana, Albania, the city exhaled a mild, early-autumn...
First Journey Day 33: Whispers of Water
“Whispers of Water” — reflections and rhythm inspired by Tirana’s Grand Park lake. Date: September 26, 2023Location: Tirana, Albania Today in Tirana, Albania, the city exhaled a mild, early-autumn...
First Journey Day 32: Dances of the Depths
“Dances of the Depths,” a meditation on water and memory inspired by the stillness of Lake Ohrid. Date: September 25, 2023Location: Ohrid, North Macedonia In Ohrid, North Macedonia, the...
First Journey Day 32: Dances of the Depths
“Dances of the Depths,” a meditation on water and memory inspired by the stillness of Lake Ohrid. Date: September 25, 2023Location: Ohrid, North Macedonia In Ohrid, North Macedonia, the...
First Journey Day 31: Twilight Tapestries
“Twilight Tapestries,” sketched after an evening drifting over Skopje’s rooftops and river lights. Date: September 24, 2023Location: Skopje, North Macedonia I arrived in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, where...
First Journey Day 31: Twilight Tapestries
“Twilight Tapestries,” sketched after an evening drifting over Skopje’s rooftops and river lights. Date: September 24, 2023Location: Skopje, North Macedonia I arrived in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, where...