Since my last post we have traveled from the Caribbean to the Pacific by way of the Panama Canal. Our first stop was Cartagena, we took an excursion into the old town. It was too intense, exacerbated by the heat, humidity, and aggressive vendors. I have been to Spanish Inquisition museums, but though the visuals…
Tag: sketching
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
Expansive scenes can be tricky, but asking ‘what caught your eye?’ will cut it down to size. Ok, I know I am posting my Tuesday Tip on Monday, but it just makes sense for today. Expansive landscape scenery captures our attention, grabbing our sketching stuff we jump in to capture it all, only to end…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
A technique for improving your art, and for most anything you do, is LB/NT – Like Best/Next Time. Look at every sketch, especially the sketches that just don’t work out to your liking, and ask two questions. What do I like best about how this turned out? (“Nothing” is not an option.) What would I…
This week in The Pearl
This has just been a week of living. Last weekend we visited my son in Vancouver, then on Sunday morning we went to brunch with Alexis and Joe for Tricia’s birthday. Later, Sunday afternoon, friends came over to continue the les festivités. On Wednesday we both got haircuts. Along the way we have finished packing…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
You don’t need every detail, just suggest the main shapes and perspectives – the viewer’s eye and mind will create the rest. As my briefest of brief breaks from blogging and my longer break from Instagram imply I am reevaluating my media platforms. Here is the link to this post in Substack. Your thoughts would…
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