Thanks to the outcome of Election Day there is more hope in the world this week. The exciting part of the week was that Tricia went to the dentist and I got a haircut – sometimes the mundane is quite alright. It was a good week for just sketching some odds and ends and using…
Thoughts from theTravelsketcher – Workshops
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) was a piano virtuoso and composer, and a great humanitarian – in those days he was kind of a rockstar in the classical world. In 1919 he became the first Prime Minister of Independent Poland after WW1. He is famously quoted as saying: “If I miss one day of practice, I…
This week in The Pearl – October 29, 2026
Halloween is two days away. It seems we associate the poor pumpkin to Halloween, yet it is a fitting symbol for all of autumn, a squash as tasty as any, and a delight to paint. The Great British Bake Off (Series 17) started its new season 3 weeks ago so our Friday evenings are booked…
Thoughts from theTravelsketcher – A quick landscape
Often, as travelsketchers, we just need a quick method to capture a moment. So lets look at simpifying a landscape. Consider this sketch that took less than 5 minutes. It easily could have been done without the person, I added that on a whim at the end. Here is the basic technique: Paint sky, distant…
This week in The Pearl – October 22, 2026
Last Thursday we chatted with friends from Normandie in the morning, evening for them of course – always good to catch up. Roscoe is there champagne-colored poodle, when he hears our voices on WhatsApp he perks up and looks at the door, we guess that he thinks we are coming to visit – he is…
