It is Friday, vendredi, here in Chartres, France. We arrived yesterday to visit their famous cathedral, and a bit of the city. I notice that there are other churches nearby which I would like to visit as well. They are not as famous, yet I am sure worth a stop. The week started with another…
Category: Tips for the Travel Sketcher
TheTravelsketcher 14 March 2023
This week was an eclectic week known as Easter Week on the Liturgical calendar so an Easter sketch was a fitting start. This one I did with a white acrylic pen on black paper. Matin de Pâques – ils ont vu une grande lumiére. One of the oldest churches in the area is Église Notre-Dame-sur-l’Eau…
Death, Resurrection, and Cappuccino
My TWSBI died this week, after many years of companionship it is gone. In Faro I took the cap off to discover Platinum Carbon Ink all over, a serious leak – TWSBI’s don’t leak, ever. I chalked it up to a fluke, then a day or two later the same thing happened, only worse, this…
Follow Your Mind The Art Will Follow
Let me begin by reporting that Shirley is practicing her croissant sketches, though I fear she eats two for every one she sketches, thankfully they know a good boulangerie that is nearby. I know a lot of folks that read this also sketch, be sure to tag me when you post something as I would…
Aquarelle, Graphite and Shirley
This has been an interesting, well OK, challenging week as far as the French System goes, but thankfully graphite pencils, watercolor markers, and friends got me through. Last week we returned from five days in Paris with Alexis and Joe. Wednesday evening we said our goodbyes. They left early Thursday morning for CDG and flights…