We are back in The Pearl, we drove home Tuesday from Florence – it was such a peaceful and enjoyable trip. Last Friday we started the day with breakfast at The Blue Ox Cafe in the Redwood National Park. I was fancying pancakes, a once a year or so desire, and remembered that when we…
Tag: Beach
Thoughts from theTravelsketcher- How to sketch sea stacks
For the last week we have been driving along the Northern California and Southern Oregon coast, which is famous for sea stacks. As a sketcher they just call out to be sketched, so I have answered the call – check my upcoming Thursday blog for more of them. Without a bit of good technique the…
This week in The Pearl – June 13, 2025
Last Sunday we got back to our longstanding practice of Le déjeuner dominical (it has been jokingly called le messe du ventre – the mass of the stomach). Tricia and I both cook, I resist using the phrase “cooking duties” as that implies a burdensome task; for us it is a pleasure. The Brits use…
This week in The Pearl – April 11, 2025
This was an active week. Saturday we took advantage of being just over an hour from the Oregon Coast so we drove to Canon Beach and Haystack Rock – some paintings are in the future. Often I remind myself and other travelsketchers to do quick sketches when you travel. The goal is to capture the…
Sketching & painting during first week of Phase 2
So glad to be sketching outside again! Thankfully things are beginning to open up a bit. The conundrum is the balance between possibility and probability. There is a possibility of becoming infected anytime I have contact with the world outside my condo, however the probability of infection is the more critical factor. So I have…
