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Category Archives: Japan
Travel and art – it’s all about the journey
When we travel the trip begins with the discussion of where to go, often a year before we board a plane. Searching maps, checking hotels and trains, rental cars and restaurants, are all part of the thrill of travel. A … Continue reading
Adapt your sketching style to the situation
What is your Travelsketching style? Trick question! You need more than one to make it work. Here are some examples of the different styles I have used on this trip to Tokyo and Seoul, with explanations as to why I … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Tips for the Travel Sketcher, tokyo
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Seoul Sketching and Sumi Enchantment
Monday we flew to Seoul, South Korea, the first time there for both of us. Lots to sketch, but the amazing thing is I bought brushes for Sumi painting, which is so enticing me. Here are sketches and even a … Continue reading
Recent sketches on the road, and memories from the past
Here are a few recent sketches, remembering Scotland, downtown Seattle, and my current trek to Sothern California, with some Japan thrown in.
Some travel memories
Sketching on location is the best, yet I have discovered that sketching from photos from a trip is a way to relive and reminisce. From this week Scotland 2017 Tokyo 2016 Crater Lake National Park 2016 Nice, France 2017
Posted in Europe 2017, ink, Japan, Scotland, Travel
Tagged fountain pen, ink, Japan, Scotland, sketch, tokyo, travel, travel-sketch, travelsketch, travelsketcher, Watercolor
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Still thinking of Japan
We were in a park, connected to a small art museum, winding trails through dense growth, and water. The light filtered through the trees makes it a magical sort of place. I have no idea what this boat would have … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Painting, tokyo, Watercolor
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Top 5 Sketching locations of 2016
Sadly the events of the first 6 months of 2016 stole a lot of time for pen and ink – restoration of a flooded basement, preparing our house to go on the market, selling, buying our townhouse, and moving. Yet … Continue reading
Posted in ink, Japan, pen, sketch, tokyo, Travel, Watercolor, Wine
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Sketching lesson in Tokyo, teachers are there when you look
If we are alert, in tune, and seeking then all of life is our classroom filled with lessons at the most unexpected times. The gardens of the Nezu Museum of art in Tokyo are wild, natural, and un-manicured, in contrast … Continue reading
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Refresh room, Hotel Niwa
What a concept, a quiet oasis right in the hotel, massage chairs, reading space, and a roof top deck with water.
Posted in Japan, Painting, sketch, Travel, Watercolor
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