Allen Shaw Age: 43 Lives in: Berlin, Germany Favourite places to travel: Russia, Finland, Czech Republic and Kutch (India). Preferred technique: Watercolours on paper. Occupation: Travelling artist, illustrator, storyteller and co-owner of a design firm. Description of experience: I love the way the spaces and the experiences influence my work. I feel I also slowed down to match the pace of life there. I took more time to soak in the beauty, and these experiences find their way into my sketchbook. The most fascinating part is to be able to revisit them through my sketchbook while sitting in my studio in Berlin: The whole experience comes alive.
Lake Lekshmozero, west Russia: July, 2014 The three illustrations are from my days spent at Lekshmozero in Kenozersky National Park, west Russia. After the hustle and bustle of Moscow, it was nice to get away to the quiet of an old fisherman’s hut (a log house) and spend some days next to this beautiful freshwater lake.