Seven sketchers joined me at the Mukilteo Gardens to learn a few tips for painting flowers; three were theTravelsketcher Alumni, a few had never sketched or painted. It is always such a thrill to help someone get started. One sketcher emailed me after the workshop to say, “Thank you for a new hobby, retirement is…
Author: Terry Christopherson
I sketch, I paint, I travel and eat, that is what my sites are all about.
Note cards on Etsy
Note cards from my original Acrylic paintings are now on Etsy – theTravelsketcher They come in packets of 5, with envelopes. $10 and Free Shipping
Changes in the works
January 1994 at the Holiday Inn in Racine, Wisconsin to May 2, 2019 at this Best Western in Silverdale, Washington – 26 years, five continents and over 3,000 seminars. The seminars are over, they pretty much ended 6 months ago, only did 4 in all of 2019. So far this year I have only flown…
Sketching in action
In my workshops I teach sketchers to paint shapes first then do the ink, that is because many new sketchers struggle to overcome the insecurity of “getting the lines right.” In reality I most often start with ink and then go to paint. Here is a video of some flowers in a small vase I…
Nature Sketching in the Garden
Teaming up with Nature Together and Mukilteo Community Gardens for a sketching workshop on July 13, 2019. We will meet at the garden to cover some basics of plant, tree, flower and garden sketching. I will do a demo sketch. Then we will fan out to sketch in the garden or the nearby Japanese Gulch….
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