You won't find this view of Sydney Harbour on the internet. I hired a drone operator to take it. I wanted a view down the harbour to the ocean with both the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. I'm a dual citizen, Australian-American, and Sydney is a second home to me. This painting also features The Rocks, which is Sydney's "Old Town".
Sydney On The Rocks
One man’s odyssey, set in California’s modern gold rush — the cannabis industry.
WHO AM I?
I'm an artist and writer who got lousy grades in elementary school and only loved art and reading stories. Then I did what they told me and got good grades and went to Princeton and forgot I knew how to paint and tell stories. I hit rock bottom in my thirties -- no running water, no heat, living in a trailer in the mountains -- and rediscovered my creative side. Now I pay the bills as a CPA to the cannabis industry and try to paint or write every day.
“It’s not easy being a human being on this planet at this time. We’re divided and isolated and many of us feel alone. My deepest wish is that my paintings and stories will encourage you on journey and give you hope.”
— Simon Menkes
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