Often, as travelsketchers, we just need a quick method to capture a moment. So lets look at simpifying a landscape. Consider this sketch that took less than 5 minutes. It easily could have been done without the person, I added that on a whim at the end. Here is the basic technique: Paint sky, distant…
Category: Thoughts from theTravelsketcher
Thoughts from theTravelsketcher – October 19, 2026
Alexis told me about a quote she saw on instagram many years ago, I like how it applies to life and especially to art. “Anything worth doing is worth doing half-assedly.” So many people I talk with tell me the reason they have never tried to sketch is because they fear it won’t look right….
Thoughts from theTravelsketcher – Our national treasure
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…
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…
