Remember what brought you joy. We all go through phases as we journey through our art. It is good to revisit some of the styles that we may have neglected. While watching a slide show of our time in France I was reminded of how much I like ink sketching, without a lot of color….
This week in The Pearl – July 11, 2025
Thank you in advance for indulging me a bit of reminiscing. Just a year ago this week we were in the final throws of leaving La Thebauderie in Normandie. I am one of those people who tends to let events pass with little residue, yet if you have followed this blog you know that is…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – July 8, 2025
Approach painting like a chef preparing une création du chef, approach cooking as un artiste. “All is mysterious, magical, spellbinding, that which is accomplished between the moment of placing a pan or cooking pot and its contents over the fire, and that sweet moment, full of anxiety and sensuous hope, when you uncover, on the…
This week in the Pearl – July 4, 2025
I grew up in the years of the Vietnam War protest, and racial protests, graduating from High School in 1968, a long time ago. Our country was not in good shape then, and here we are again. Today will be a first for me, we are headed to a No Kings! Protest this morning, my…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – July 1, 2025
Make your own mayonnaise it’s super easy. The input from last week was that tips about art, food, and travel were all of interest, so this week’s is about cooking. We have not bought any mayonnaise for many years, making your own is so quick and easy, no whisking or drizzling of oil required. All…
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