Many have correctly called our National Parks a national treasure, I could not agree more. We were in Lassen Volcanic National Park a couple of weeks ago – our parks are amazing. It is such a tragedy that funding has been cut for them, we need to defend our National Parks. Here are few photos…
Category: Thoughts from theTravelsketcher
Thoughts from theTravelsketcher- How to sketch sea stacks
For the last week we have been driving along the Northern California and Southern Oregon coast, which is famous for sea stacks. As a sketcher they just call out to be sketched, so I have answered the call – check my upcoming Thursday blog for more of them. Without a bit of good technique the…
Thoughts from theTravelsketcher – Quick sketch
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…
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…
