Last August I started painting in acrylics again, thanks to Tricia’s encouragement while we were in Paris. When we moved to France I gave away or sold most of my acrylic paints and their accoutrements. So to start up again required some shopping, oh, darn.
I did this painting from a photo I took while on the train from Oslo to Bergen, Norway a few weeks ago.
One of my getting-back-to-acrylic purchases was a French Easel, so popular worldwide for plein-aire painters, I like that I got mine IN France. My iPad easily attached to the easel so I could see the reference photo.
Of course ink and watercolor are always a part of most days for me.
Here are a few more of my evening sketches, just relaxing with a a pen and at times a brush.
When traveling I usually sketch what I see, but when at home I sketch memories, some from a photo, some just from images in my head. Edward Munch said, “I don’t paint what I see, I paint what I saw.”
I hope wherever your travels are taking you these days you are sketching and filling your head with captured moments.
theTravelsketcher 
Beautiful paintings and nice memories of places we have visited.
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Delightful
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I vote with Tricia Terry, keep doing some in acrylics. I like them.
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Thanks they are enjoyable.
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That acrylic is gorgeous, and what a perfect landscape for inspiration. Maggie
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Thank you so much, it did work out so well.
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Lovely sketches but I think the acrylics are beautiful.
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Love the acrylics (and we are lucky enough to own one of your acrylic pieces). The French easel seems perfect of you–classy and convenient. What a gift to relax and ‘paint what you saw.’ A wonderful way for you to relive a memory–or capture a moment. These are lovely, as always.
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Sketching is in fact relaxing, acrylics not so much. On every painting there are multiple problems to solve, and usually a few times where I just want to destroy it as it’s not working out. Yet I do enjoy it and get satisfaction when it does come together.
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It is wonderful to imagine your plein-aire easel — significantly purchased in France — set up in your 17th century home in Normandy, with you contentedly painting away.
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Very cool. I love the texture and the stylised trees.
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Thanks.
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What a lovely way to capture visions of your travels!
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