A diverse week of sketching


Over the years I have heard many discussions about finding your style as a sketcher. Some go so far as to suggest that once you find it you should nurture it and “perfect” it, assuming such a thing was even possible. Yet from many visits to artist’s museums – Picasso, Rodin, Van Gogh, Monet, etc….

Paris to Annecy


A couple of paintings from our time in Giverny, before heading to Paris. In Paris, the traffic was bad thanks to the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics crowd, but we finally made it to Gare de Lyon. We had a nice afternoon break. The next day, Friday, we took the train to Annecy. One…

From Torchamp to Giverny, worlds apart


On our last day in La Thebauderie even the tiny, 3cm, snail on the window was frowning, sad I am sure to see us go. Just a few days before, after a lot of sorting and packing, we put everything we wanted to keep on a pallet-container to be shipped to Oregon. I sketched flowers…

Packing, eating, and a bit of music


When we moved here 2 ½ years ago we brought just a couple of boxes that we shipped over in advance, Neville supervised, but he had no idea what the future held for him. Then in March of 2022 we headed to SEA-TAC airport for our flight to Paris. So Neville, our luggage, and the…

Last week in Paris


We spent last week in Paris. For the first part of the week Tricia stayed in the apartment, I only ventured out for food and beverage. Thankfully there were shops nearby. At a cheese shop I found a baguette sandwich with cheese, Spanish ham, and cornichons, it was perfect for sitting on our deck. I…