There are times when we settle in, dig out all of the multiple pens, brushes, paints, markers, even easels and such to do a travelsketch. Thanks to the 25+ years on the road that it took to make me theTravelsketcher I learned to carry a light kit, I just don’t take something I might need…
Category: Thoughts from theTravelsketcher
Thoughts from theTravelsketcher – Au revoir brunch
My heart was warmed when this article from The Wall Street Journal popped up on my screen. Never would I, nor have I, suggested that “we get together for brunch.” Apparently more and more people are finding the idea of early drinking over pancakes and eggs unappealing. “About 100 years after the meal spanning weekend…
Thoughts from theTravelsketcher
Last week Gloria Steinem died. She spent her life working to improve the plight of women. Many of the improvements, inadequate as they are, that have been made in the last 50 years are the results of her efforts, sadly she is gone, and the situation is far from as it should be. One of…
Thoughts from theTravelsketcher – September 1, 2026
“What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and one another.” Chris Maser, Forest Primeval The multiple massive fires, the smoke clogged air-quality, thousands of people fleeing their homes looking for shelter, generations of precious memorabilia wiped out, pets and animals…
Thoughts from theTravelsketcher – August 24, 2026
There is nothing like a new notebook to mark a change in direction. Sadly, my favorite Pentalic was not available, so I am trying a Leuchtturm1917. “TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday” is evolving into “Thoughts from theTravelsketcher” which will most likely be posted on Mondays, except when it is not. Phil Rosenthal encourages people to travel by saying,…
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