Remember what brought you joy. We all go through phases as we journey through our art. It is good to revisit some of the styles that we may have neglected. While watching a slide show of our time in France I was reminded of how much I like ink sketching, without a lot of color….
Tag: sketching
This week in The Pearl – July 11, 2025
Thank you in advance for indulging me a bit of reminiscing. Just a year ago this week we were in the final throws of leaving La Thebauderie in Normandie. I am one of those people who tends to let events pass with little residue, yet if you have followed this blog you know that is…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – July 8, 2025
Approach painting like a chef preparing une création du chef, approach cooking as un artiste. “All is mysterious, magical, spellbinding, that which is accomplished between the moment of placing a pan or cooking pot and its contents over the fire, and that sweet moment, full of anxiety and sensuous hope, when you uncover, on the…
This week in The Pearl – June 27, 2025
Food and eating was a frequent part of this week. Lunch is our main meal of the day, it was that way before we went to France and has continued to this day. That was convenient while in Europe since folks there have a tendency to eat late, some places do not even open until…
This Week in The Pearl – June 20, 2025
Today is Summer Solstice. Sunrise this morning was at 0521, where it has been for the last 10 days. Sunset will be at 2103, the latest of the year. That makes the day 15 hours and 42 minutes from sunrise to sunset here in Portland, Oregon. Soon the days will begin to shorten by a…
