Things that are near tend to be darker with more detail, distant objects are usually lighter and more blue. This happens because the atmosphere filters out yellow light, thus green hills often look blue. Van Gogh frequently emphasized this phenomenon. I was thinking of some of the paintings of his that I saw in Arles…
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TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
Always clip your pallet to something and put the water-brush cap on the back of the brush. Often the simplest tips are the best. Some years ago we were at Crater Lake National Park, I was sitting on a log with this fantastic view in front of me, doing this sketch. My pallet was balanced…
A cooler week in Avignon
Not sure if temperatures below 92F qualify as cool, but compared with the 99-100F we have had it seemed better, or maybe we are just acclimating a bit. I got out on a few afternoons just for sketching, quite nice. Since I am contemplating switching to oils from acrylics I have been using Procreate to…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
Art is about observing, if we can’t find something to sketch we are just not looking. We tend to overthink or look for the “perfect” scene. Zoom in, or sketch a detail instead of trying to sketch everything you see. Yesterday I was sitting at Le Cave des Pas Sages – this was my view….
A hot week in Avignon
One of my weather apps says that the average high temperature for August in Avignon is 88F. The whole time we have been here it has been between 96-100F, so on the average it has been too hot to go out much. We have ventured out for foraging in the morning when it was a…
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