Travel sketches vs urban sketches, and what about plein air?


The teapot in Bath, and a street in Kyoto are both travel sketches yet they do not qualify as urban sketches. The teapot was done on location yet it does not qualify for an urban sketch due to the content. Travel sketching strives to capture the moment, the content reflects a time and place that…

It’s spring


It’s spring and a young (old) man’s fancy turns to cherry trees! Acrylic on 12×14″ canvas

Sainte Anne’s Chapel, Moustiers Saint Marie, France


After climbing the steep narrow streets of Moustiers Sainte Marie I spent a number of wonderful mornings sitting on the porch of this chapel watching the sun rise while reading the Daily Office. The olive grove triggered visions of what the Mount of Olives must have been like. They were special mornings. This an acrylic…