Sometimes you find good advice in the strangest of places – even the back of a wine bottle. If you are still thinking about starting to sketch, the best time is now. Let me know how I can help. Etsy Shop My Etsy shop is getting going again, recently someone in Germany downloaded a print,…
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TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – July 29, 2025
The most interesting pieces of art have a focal point, contrast, and depth. Then if there is a story somehow it is even better. These are all areas I have had to learn, even struggle with over the years. Trying to paint some vast landscape without at least an interesting tree or mountain as the…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – the morning after
“ The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.” Andre Gide In our life’s times of unrest, art is a place to seek serenity. As my mind struggles to comprehend yesterday, art gives a bit of calm. The idealism of optimism has faded, but I cling to the…
A diverse week of sketching
Over the years I have heard many discussions about finding your style as a sketcher. Some go so far as to suggest that once you find it you should nurture it and “perfect” it, assuming such a thing was even possible. Yet from many visits to artist’s museums – Picasso, Rodin, Van Gogh, Monet, etc….
A different time in Paris
One major lesson, or reality, of our time in France is that we are perpetually gazing into the future with only a vague vision of our destination. We have a few waypoints in the months ahead but the final destination is still unclear. Though we are staying in an apartment in the 15th arrondissement our…
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