It has been a good week sketching-wise. First off, I am going to be doing “Yes! You can Travelsketch! “ here in Normandie. Some of our neighbors wanted to learn to travelsketch, so we are going to do a workshop on 10 August at the Chateau de Domfront. Here are a couple photos of past workshops in Mukilteo, each was such fun. A huge mille mercis to all those who attended, I hope your memories are as good as mine are.
One of the pleasures of art is experimenting. My Duke Confucius Fude pen is filled with Herbin’s Lie de Thé ink. Herbin is a French ink maker that dates back to 1670. Without a doubt it is the finest, smoothest writing ink I have ever used, I have it in three colors and each is a pleasure to use.
I did this sketch using the brown ink, then shaded with a Koi Coloring Brush Pen – Light Cool Gray. The Koi picks up just a bit of the brown and turns it into a nice shade.
The colors are in bright bloom here in Normandie, so far the intense heat of the rest of Europe has passed us by, so our days are quite pleasant.
Watching an episode of “A Place in the Sun” triggered images of beaches and palm trees – so a sketch was in order.
Another episode featured olive trees and distant mountains, it sparked another sketch.
Travelsketching is all about capturing moments. Those moments may be a distant land, they may be near to home, or even be the journeys of our imagination – all are grande aventures and worthy of a sketch.
As always, I hope you are enjoying your journey, and if you sketch I would love to hear from you. If you don’t sketch I still want to hear from you, BUT why not try sketching? Give it a try, you might just love it. If you would like a free. PDF copy of my book, “theTravelsetcher Guide to Travel and Sketching”, send me an email and it is yours.
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I won’t be taking up sketching any time soon, but I certainly love all your sketches!
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I would love to see a compilation of sketches from your class that show the students sketching the same thing and see how they interpret the view.
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Most of the folks that came were just beginning, so interpretation was not part of it much, most were just learning how to capture. And of course for new sketchers comparing with others can be a daunting task. But they did have fun and I do know a few are still sketching.
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First, your sketches, as alwsys, are lovely–esp those olives trees. But I must comment on the upcoming Normandie Travelsketching Workshops–Fantastic! I want to come! As a veteran attendee of your Mukilteo workshops , I know it will be fun and inspiring. Whether the results end up in the Louvre or happily framed on a personal bookshelf, the very best part will be learning to look at things with a new eye, capturing that memory, appreciating what it takes to ‘mske’ art –and the best part–making new friends! I gained so much, although I think I was more or less the comedy relief at the workshops rather than a student artist!
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You were far from being the comedy relief, you made every workshop you attended more fun. I do wish you were going to be here, it would be a treat.
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I like to take pictures and play around with cameras, so we have a lot in common from the perspective of visual art, but I don’t sketch (I have repeatedly tried). I admire those who do. 🙂 I hope you have a successful workshop in August. Cheers.
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Thanks so much, at least you have tried sketching. My goal is for people who say I wish I could, but have never tried, to show them how.
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These people are sketching. Thanks for sharing this idea Anita
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Wonderful artwork! I quite feel like giving travel sketching a go, although I haven’t really drawn in years.
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Thank you, I think you should. I have a lot of tips in blogs that might inspire. Hope you do, and hope I get to see a sketch, send it along anytime.
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The photos of your class of Travel Sketchers are wonderful. I spy Shirley! Your monochromatic sketch of the tiny (chapel?) with the cross on top is lovely. And your description of the Herbin ink made me realize how much science is in the art. What an interesting post. Thank you.
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Thank you.
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