Make your own mayonnaise it’s super easy. The input from last week was that tips about art, food, and travel were all of interest, so this week’s is about cooking. We have not bought any mayonnaise for many years, making your own is so quick and easy, no whisking or drizzling of oil required. All…
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TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – June 17, 2025
“Try not! Do!” Yoda Yesterday, I thought oil painting would be a good idea, but setting up and cleaning seemed like a lot of work. Thankfully Tricia gave me a bit of encouragement and I got my stuff out and started. Once into the motions I enjoyed doing a small painting from our trip to…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – June 3, 2025
To make your bright areas more intense make your darks darker. I did the painting on the left first, it really did not look too bad. The Sunset at Otter Crest was quite dramatic so I wanted it to “pop”. I darkened the rocks and even the distant, dark, part of the ocean, as well…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – ok, Wednesday – Tip
Like best – Next time. Art is what I enjoy, that is my raison de le faire. Painting does require learning if one is to enjoy it, particularly when trying something new. Most of my work life was devoted to helping people improve and one key lesson from that is that self evaluation is quite…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip -April 22, 2025
“Sometimes painting is just a prayerful movement. And that is enough.” — Sister Corita Kent My goal when plein air painting is never about creating a masterpiece, it is about time with nature. Check out Tricia’s blog today of great Earth Day photos.