Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill Sketching as a traveler captures moments like nothing else I know. Of course there are times when sketching is a way to create a moment…
My Year in Instagram
As the year comes to a close it is pretty common for artists who use Instagram to look back over the year at their most popular posts. As I look back it is obvious that “Likes” are not directly connected to the quality of the art, they are often about the content, and probably one’s…
Capturing and Creating Moments
As a travel and urban sketcher much of what I sketch is what I see in front of me as I “capture the moment.” Sketching is a way to immerse yourself in the time and place, it imprints the sounds and the sights far better than most anything else I know – it is as…
French Food vs Spanish Tapas
Nine months ago we moved to rural Normandie France, a long way from the food capitals of Paris and Lyon. I have come to the conclusion that French food is boring, at least in our part of France, yet according to articles in the New York Times and Forbes many are saying the same thing…
I want to live, “Where the mountains make love to the sky.” John Denver
Our first motivation for considering a move to Europe was financial – Tricia retiring before eligibility for Medicare. France was the early and final contender – cost of living makes the retirement funds go so far and ease of travel is a bonus – when you factor in our love of the lifestyle it has…
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