Every sketch does not have to be a masterpiece, sometimes it is just something to do while watching people go by. I did this yesterday while sitting at La Cave Des Pas Sages. Serious sketching just seemed like too much work, the wind was at 20+MPH, but it was sunny, not hot, and interesting people…
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Cooler times in Avignon
It is nice that the highs are in the 70s lately, today is actually predicted at 66F, quite a welcomed relief from the 99F of a month ago. We are getting out more and I am still sketching most afternoons. There was a time when I rarely sketched people, yet of late they seem to…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
Know your ups and downs and your right from your left. To help get some basic perspective right, without a lot of complicated talk about vanishing points, draw two intersecting lines. Start with your eye level line. Then draw a vertical line that intersects at a point straight in front of you. These two lines…
A dash to Paris and back
On Wednesday September 4th we took a quick trip to Paris for Tricia’s eye appointment. The surgeon said “c’est super.” It would have been my father’s 100th birthday, miss you dad. Journal Thursday September 5, 2024 Last night we had dinner with our friends Pascal, Florence and their son at L’Archimedes, such a great time….
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
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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