Jim O'Neil's photos with the keyword: silk-road

I am still thinking about the Silk Road. The Silk Road and the spice routes where the the main sources of exchange of goods, concepts, ideas between the orient and the occident. We, today, take for granted instant communication, overnight movement of goods, etc., etc., between the hemispheres. We tend to forget that at one time such took months, years and even decades with much loss and degradation of the products occurring in the process of transport. 'Oasis' is watercolor on Strathmore's 9 by 12 inch Bristol vellum 100 pound paper. 'Racing the wind' (and the sand storm) is the same painting as a multi-media work, -the watercolor painting re-worked using soft pastels.

I am still thinking about the Silk Road. The Silk Road and the spice routes where the the main sources of exchange of goods, concepts, ideas between the orient and the occident. We, today, take for granted instant communication, overnight movement of goods, etc., etc., between the hemispheres. We tend to forget that at one time such took months, years and even decades with much loss and degradation of the products occurring in the process of transport. 'Oasis' is watercolor on Strathmore's 9 by 12 inch Bristol vellum 100 pound paper. 'Racing the wind' (and the sand storm) is the same painting as a multi-media work, -the watercolor painting re-worked using soft pastels.