Category Archives: Tips for the Travel Sketcher

Shapes and Darks First

Posted on June 22, 2020 by

Shapes, darks, and colors are the building blocks of any art, be it a painting, a sketch, or a photograph. Of the three, color is the least critical, however, shapes and the relationship between dark and light are the most … Continue reading →

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Workshop in July! Landscapes

Posted on June 19, 2020 by

With summer here and things opening up a bit, a workshop in the great outdoors seems like what we all need. If you were at the Barn Workshop then you know the venue, and the wonderful vistas. Over the last … Continue reading →

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My sketching setup

Posted on June 2, 2020 by

Travelsketching often means sketching while sitting or standing in odd places and positions, thus making it a challenge to juggle a sketchpad, pallet, water, etc. When sketching at a cafe or a pub your setup it is pretty easy – … Continue reading →

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How to Travelsketch from Photos, and some recent sketches

Posted on May 11, 2020 by

One of the delights of being a Travelsketcher is being immersed in a place, soaking up the sights and sounds of the people going by, the breeze blowing, while your sketchpad and paints connect you to the environment, actually making … Continue reading →

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Take a journey near to home, join me

Posted on April 28, 2020 by

Join me on a journey close to home, sketching along the way Le Confinement has changed our travel habits,  Tolkien wrote  Roads go ever ever onUnder cloud and under star,Yet feet that wandering have goneTurn at last to home afar. … Continue reading →

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Pallet reset, rethinking my colors

Posted on April 6, 2020 by

If you want tons of comments on a FB post just ask, “What is the best…” color, paint, pen, brush, pallet, paper, sketchpad, ink…? A myriad of sketchers will eagerly give you the right advice, while of course clarifying why … Continue reading →

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5 Tips for Creating Depth in a Sketch

Posted on April 1, 2020 by

We may get the shapes right, the colors right, and yet the sketch looks flat, why? Objects need context for them to make sense to our brain. Here are few tools to help add depth and dimension to your sketches. … Continue reading →

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How to sketch a tricky scene

Posted on March 27, 2020 by

Some of the scenes before us are more challenging to capture than others; we sketch then we are frustrated. Usually it is because we fail to follow the tried and true steps that have brought us success in the past. … Continue reading →

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Adapt your sketching style to the situation

Posted on November 10, 2019 by

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 →

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3 Times not to travel-sketch

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

Yes! I always have something with me so I can sketch, always. Yes! Sketching always beats taking selfies. Yes! Sketching makes travel exponentially more rewarding and memorable. Travel-sketching is all about capturing the moment, slowing down enough to actually look and … Continue reading →

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