Last August I started painting in acrylics again, thanks to Tricia’s encouragement while we were in Paris. When we moved to France I gave away or sold most of my acrylic paints and their accoutrements. So to start up again required some shopping, oh, darn. I did this painting from a photo I took while…
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Following Van Gogh to Saint Remy
Just as Van Gogh went from Arles to Saint Remy, so did we. He spent much of his time there at an asylum at the Monastery Saint-Paul-de-Mausole. We met up with our friends from Mukilteo in Saint Rémy, one of their favorite places – for good reason. We walked the 1km road from Saint Remy…
Off to the south of France
After a few weeks at home we are off again, this time to the south of France. The weather was wet for a few days then it got quite hot. My new studio and paints got a bit of a work out. Jimmy Buffett died on the first of September, quite a shock to me…
Sketching Riffs
Last week we visited Jardin Botanique de Paris. It is a huge botanical garden that also has a large outdoor auditorium and stage. There was no concert going on while we were there but it did sound as if some guitarist were warming up a bit. I heard the a bass player playing runs, and…
A workshop, Le Saint Julian’s, and Texture – A Good Week
This has been a good week in the world of theTravelsketcher, moi. The last workshop I did was in August of 2020, when we had a brief relaxation of the COVID requirements in our part of the US. Recently, a group of our neighbors asked if we could do a workshop here in Normandie, I…