Keywords: Desert painter, Carsten Westphal, painting, desert, art, adventure, Africa, Sahara, travel reports

"Art is adventure!" says Carsten Westphal. For years, the painter has been traversing the deserts of the world, continuing the tradition of artist travels that took figures like August Macke, Paul Klee, and Louis Moilliet to North Africa in the early 20th century. Unwavering and passionate, he pursues his goal of realizing a dream: painting in the deserts of the world. In this book, he describes his adventurous journeys through the inhospitable regions of the Sahara, Sinai, and the Arabian deserts, always in search of the perfect spot to paint, where he can unroll his canvases to capture the structures, colors, and light of the desert. Through his diary entries, the breathtaking desert landscapes, the scorching heat, and the fascinating play of light come to life.