Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” — Pablo Picasso In 1997+- we went to Lourmarin in Provence on our first trip to France. No digital photos, but I did this watercolor, yes Picasso, painting is a diary.
Category: TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – Parched in Paris
This is why we travel in the Spring and Fall.
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday
“A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of life.” – Thomas Jefferson One of the most important lesson to ponder is the wisdom of a culture that makes an old man sitting in a cafe the most normal thing in the world.
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – June 9, 2026
“I may paint the Eiffel Tower as an icon of Paris, but the soul of Paris is found in a tiny cafe with a glass of wine.” theTravelsketcher This voyage has clarified and solidified my thinking about travel. The cafe in the photo is in the 17th of Paris, it epitomizes what is important about…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – People in places
Yesterday we took a speedboat tour all the way from the end of the Bay of Kotor out into the Adriatic Sea. The entrance to the Bay was guarded by three fortresses, which were built in the 1800s to prevent enemy ships from entering. I wonder what they would think about a ship like this…
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