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…
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Thoughts from theTravelsketcher – Quick sketch
There are times when we settle in, dig out all of the multiple pens, brushes, paints, markers, even easels and such to do a travelsketch. Thanks to the 25+ years on the road that it took to make me theTravelsketcher I learned to carry a light kit, I just don’t take something I might need…
This week in The Pearl – July 31, 2026
We are continuing our re-watch of Eugene Levy’s show “The Reluctant Traveler,” it is just as entertaining the second time around. We watched episodes in Spain, and in Mexico. I of course sketched. In one episode he said something that is worth quoting. “You’re never too old to get aquatinted with the world you’re living…
This week in The Pearl – July 10, 2026
Our first full week back in The Pearl has been a quiet one, thanks to our colds, jet-lag, and just getting back to our routine. Thankfully our colds are on the mend, so that is good. In spite of the virus we have been walking most every day, we got in that habit while in…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – July 7, 2026
Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” — Pablo Picasso In 1997+- we went to Lourmarin in Provence on our first trip to France. No digital photos, but I did this watercolor, yes Picasso, painting is a diary.
