Time to get out a bit – a workshop with wine!


Some of my best travelsketching memories are from cafes and pubs. After four months of staying in I am ready to get out for a bit of la culture du café; it seems like the perfect excuse for a workshop along with a bit of celebrating. So here is the plan, rough as it is…

Le Containment connecting and coaching


  The French word is le containment, or stay-in, shelter-in-place. This all means that any workshops I intended to do in April or May are in limbo. So let’s use this time to connect and improve. On Instagram I started a tag #travelpicsketching – a place to post sketches that we do from our past…

Yes you can Travelsketch! and More! Workshop Feb 8, 2020


Time to start off the 2020 with a workshop. A few sketchers have requested, so I will gladly respond. There is a chance that this may be the only workshop for 2020. As many of you know, there is a good chance we will be moving to France sometime in the first half of the…

A busy week in theTravelsketcher world


The highlight of the week was Saturday’s workshop, Yes! You can travelsketch! Thanks to Lori we had a great venue, her beautiful home, she even provided a full spread of appetizers and beverages, thank you so much. From the feedback so far it appears we will have another workshop in January, probably the end of…

Another successful workshop AND kicking off Mukilteo Sketchers


Seven sketchers joined me at the Mukilteo Gardens to learn a few tips for painting flowers; three were theTravelsketcher Alumni, a few had never sketched or painted. It is always such a thrill to help someone get started. One sketcher emailed me after the workshop to say, “Thank you for a new hobby, retirement is…