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My sketching setup

Posted on June 2, 2020 by

Travelsketching often means sketching while sitting or standing in odd places and positions, thus making it a challenge to juggle a sketchpad, pallet, water, etc. When sketching at a cafe or a pub your setup it is pretty easy – … Continue reading →

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3 Times not to travel-sketch

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

Yes! I always have something with me so I can sketch, always. Yes! Sketching always beats taking selfies. Yes! Sketching makes travel exponentially more rewarding and memorable. Travel-sketching is all about capturing the moment, slowing down enough to actually look and … Continue reading →

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Nice work at Yes! You can travelsketch!

Posted on April 14, 2019 by

Saturday six travelsketchers joined me for a workshop at the Red Cup in Mukilteo. The wind and the temperature made it unrealistic to be outside so Kris at Nature Together generously opened their space for us to use. This one … Continue reading →

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Graphite and pencils revisited

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

Ink, specifically a fountain pen, is my go-to sketching implement. My first sketches were with Rapidograph and Micron pens, no watercolor and rarely any pencil. Over the years the Rapidograph was retired as being too difficult to keep clean and … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 30, 2018 by

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. … Continue reading →

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Testing a new tripod

Posted on September 26, 2018 by

Most of the time my lap has supported my sketchpad and paints. I like to travel light so that works well. Yet after seeing so many urban and travel sketchers use a tripod for sketching I had to give it … Continue reading →

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Painting a tree in Loch Ness

Posted on February 17, 2018 by

Here is the process I used painting a 2″x2″ canvas using acrylics and a pallet knife.

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The Royal Crescent, Bath, England

Posted on January 6, 2018 by

Travelsketching while on the trip forces you to slow down and savor a time and place, flipping through sketchbook journals after the trip rekindles the feeling of a place better than just photos. TheTravelsketcher has discovered that doing a sketch … Continue reading →

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A quick sketch of Crichton Castle

Posted on October 23, 2017 by

I did this in about 10 minutes as an experiment with a technique to make travel sketching easy and teachable.

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Some travel sketching tips,

Posted on November 15, 2014 by

So where do you begin travel sketching? Let’s start with a few tips I have found along the way. Have a focal point. What is it about the scene before you that makes you want to sketch it? I learned … Continue reading →

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