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Canvasing the World with Sean Diediker

Explore the interplay between painting and the human condition. Southern California painter Sean Diediker travels to natural, spiritual and countercultural sites in Indonesia, Argentina, Costa Rica, Germany, France, Australia and the American West, visiting the places and meeting the people who inspire the original paintings featured in each episode.

Canvasing Big Sur, California

26m 46s

Big Sur is often described as one of the most spectacular coastlines in the world. Sean sets out to capture its beauty and meets other artists who have heard the clarion call to celebrate Carmel-by-the-Sea and Highway 1.

Episodes

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    Canvasing Southern Costa Rica

    S1 E101 - 26m 46s

    Sean explores the custodianship humans have over nature by visiting a treehouse community, releasing baby sea turtles, and discovering the origins behind Boruca Masks. These, along with a special experience involving two veterinarians and an injured bird, come together to inspire Sean’s painting “The Bird Doctor.”

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