Humanist, man, father, grandfather, artist, author and a lover of life. I co-create with my creator. HE creates and I just hold the brush.
Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Early days lived in rubber and oil palm estates in Borneo, amidts Amazon-like forest environment. Late schooling in India. Became a maritime radio officer and sailed for Singapore's national carrier (Neptune Orient Lines), for 8.5 years. Owned and managed a graphic design studio in Kuala Lumpur for 9 years. Did my Diploma in Marketing from Institute of Marketing Malaysia. Went back to school at age 40 and completed my Masters in Communication Management from University of South Australia.
Married and have two boys. Now a grandfather.

I wear 2 hats: one of an Advertising communication person and the other as a visual Artist.
Worked in Qatar for 21 years both as a Marketing Communication person and an artist.
See my work at www.ownarozario.com
I am good at creating indoor murals.
in 2024 I published 2 books on Amazon. One is called 'The Miracle of Doing Nothing'.
working on my 3rd book.
Creating content for Adult Colouring Books

Now I need to move to UAE, preferably in Dubai. In July 2024.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I will soon be living a nomadic life. But first I need to move into Dubai and live there for 4-5 years, while building up my networks for a nomadic life - for my art business and teaching young people around the globe - on creativity and living a fulfilling life.

Interests

• cycling
• murals
• author
• resin art
• digital portraits

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Blues & Trance

Books:
The Power of Now
Do/Pause - You are not a to-do-list - Robert Poynton
Visionary Thinking - Ashish Jaishwal
Life Ignition Tools - JeffKarp
Many Lives, Many Masters - Dr. Brian Weiss
Breath - JamesNestor

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Created 100 paintings on 'Grassroots Football' painted with coffee and watercolor - During the FIFA Qatar 2022

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH
I teach and hold workshops on
1. Creativity
2. Fixedness

I have an online course for artist : Starving Artist to Thriving Artist
https://www.ownarozario.com/learn

LEARN
Continously learning a lot on AI images, especially on digital portraits.

SHARE
Will share freely with anyone who wants to know about:
1. Fixedness
2. Living a creative life

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would be delighted to create murals on the walls of my host - home, office or restaurant
Line art, created with marker pens (has a wow and a ah-hah factor)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, England, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Malaysia, Singapore