If you feel like you just aren’t artistic try just capturing the color of the moment. Years ago I started my “Yes! You can travelsketch!” workshops because so many people told me they were just not artistic, many who came found actually they could travelsketch. The purpose of travelsketching is to do something other than…
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This week in The Pearl – September 19, 2025
Sorting through photos is one of the best ways to get pulled in a multitude of directions as old memories of places, people, and pets derail our thinking; in good ways for the most part. This week I was drawn again to some differences between France, Europe, and the US. Often these differences are subtle,…
This week in The Pearl – September 12, 2025
This week was quite different from our time in Colorado. We are back in The Pearl planning, of course, for our future excursions, bien sur – we have three in the works. However this week has been about friends and family – as well as some long anticipated medical stuff for Tricia. Alexis and Joe…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – August 26, 2025
If your sketches are looking flat the dark areas are probably too light; the dark areas give depth and interest, don’t be afraid of them. I am revisiting the issue of getting the dark areas right. In other posts I have revealed that for most of my art life I was afraid of getting the…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – How to travel with pens
When flying with your fountain pen – keep it full and upright. First my credibility, and some blatant bragging. I spent 25 years traveling the world as a seminar speaker. On Alaska Airlines I hold a Million Miler card. Before I stopped flying on United there were years I logged over 200,000 miles a year…
