Fall is on us in Avignon


One last sketch from our trip to Marseille, Notre Dame de La Garde – the view was amazing, thankfully, we took an Uber to the top as it would have been a long steep climb. As I sit at La Cave Des Pas Sages the leaves are changing colors, and the people walking by have…

Travel changes you


“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” –…

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….

From theTravelsketcher’s journal


From my journal pretty much the way I wrote it, grammar errors and all. Monday August 26, 2024. Just nine weeks until we go back to the US. I think I am ready but it seems so final. Since 2019 we have been planning France, then all the work of getting our visas in 2021,…

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…