There are times when we settle in, dig out all of the multiple pens, brushes, paints, markers, even easels and such to do a travelsketch. Thanks to the 25+ years on the road that it took to make me theTravelsketcher I learned to carry a light kit, I just don’t take something I might need…
This week in The Pearl – September 17 ,2026
We are getting cooler days, with a couple of 80F days thrown in just for good measure, but autumn is definitely upon us. Found a couple of paintings I did some time ago, which I am sure I have already used, but they just seemed to fit the season. Next week we are taking a…
Thoughts from theTravelsketcher – Au revoir brunch
My heart was warmed when this article from The Wall Street Journal popped up on my screen. Never would I, nor have I, suggested that “we get together for brunch.” Apparently more and more people are finding the idea of early drinking over pancakes and eggs unappealing. “About 100 years after the meal spanning weekend…
This week in The Pearl – September 10, 2026
Last Friday, September the 4th, would have been my dad’s 102th birthday. He lived a long life, 93 years, and I miss him. We would sit at his table in Molalla and discuss everything from politics to the Bible, sometimes with a bit of passion, but it never damaged our relationship, though some may have…
Thoughts from theTravelsketcher
Last week Gloria Steinem died. She spent her life working to improve the plight of women. Many of the improvements, inadequate as they are, that have been made in the last 50 years are the results of her efforts, sadly she is gone, and the situation is far from as it should be. One of…
