Kris Orion Rose is a painter, writer and traveler working to highlight the world's beauty and inspire you to connect with the world around you.
He offers guides for the sustainable & curious traveler, and paintings based on his journeys.
TRAVEL
Rose is an avid solo traveler and occasional van-lifer whose travel philosophy is based on creating deeper connections with yourself, others, and the world around you.
He firmly believes you don't need to spend lots of money or have the fanciest gear to have your best experience - you just need to be willing to say "yes" to new things, a mentality which is reflected in his travel writing.
He started this blog in 2018 as a way to share practical and accessible travel advice, and spread the message that anyone can travel. He aims to create a community which encourages one another to try new experiences, live sustainably, and foster self-growth and compassion.
ART
Kris Orion Rose is a painter and scientific illustrator. He primarily paints in acrylics and oils, utilizing saturated color palettes to capture the essence of the natural world. For scientific illustrations, he prefers working in watercolor pencil on paper.
With a degree in environmental studies, his passion for science and nature heavily influences his work, which seeks to examine and expose humanity's relationship to nature. His main inspirations are places he has traveled to, including deserts of the US Southwest and Australian outback, as well vistas from his birthplace of California. His hope is that highlighting the beauty of this world will encourage us to help conserve it.
In addition to painting, Rose is the author of The Splendor in Falling, his first book of poetry, and Letters From the West, a collection of photographs and love letters.
His ultimate goal is to learn to be happy and live in love, and to help teach this to others. His hope is that in some way he can help you find your own joy, peace and empowerment - so that you may give this back to all people and the earth as well.