Thanks to the outcome of Election Day there is more hope in the world this week. The exciting part of the week was that Tricia went to the dentist and I got a haircut – sometimes the mundane is quite alright. It was a good week for just sketching some odds and ends and using…
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Thoughts from theTravelsketcher – A quick landscape
Often, as travelsketchers, we just need a quick method to capture a moment. So lets look at simpifying a landscape. Consider this sketch that took less than 5 minutes. It easily could have been done without the person, I added that on a whim at the end. Here is the basic technique: Paint sky, distant…
This week in The Pearl – October 15, 2026
Last Thursday, after posting my blog, I joined the Plein Air Painters of Portland at Cornell Farms to paint pumpkins. It was my first time with a plein air group, and I did enjoy it so will do again. The painting I did has already found a home, I will be delivering it Saturday after…
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 partly in The Pearl – September 24, 2026
Friday we met up with our friends Diana & Karen at the Portland Art Museum. We spent most of our time at a special exhibit of Aboriginal art from Australia. Like the USA they have a troubled history regarding native people and non-white immigrants. This piece applies to us all. Saturday morning Alexis and Joe…
