This week was quite different from our time in Colorado. We are back in The Pearl planning, of course, for our future excursions, bien sur – we have three in the works. However this week has been about friends and family – as well as some long anticipated medical stuff for Tricia. Alexis and Joe…
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This week in The Pearl – Colorado
This last week we were in Colorado, not at home in The Pearl. Our friends, Lisa and Tim, invited us to join them on a trip to Glenwood Springs. The objective of the trip was so Lisa could put her parents ashes to rest at the top of the Aspen ski run, a place they…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – September 2, 2025
Since I am traveling at the moment this weeks tip is just a couple of random quotes from my favorite food blogger – David Lebovitz “…the most unbelievably rude thing you can do—and believe me, I seem to have done them all—is to not acknowledge a salesperson” “Good wineglasses are as important as good posture…
This week in The Pearl – August 28, 2025
Busy week, but not a lot of art, still found time for a sketch or two though, as one must. It is easier when I am traveling. Some days we just hang out at home, cook, read etc. so the scenery doesn’t change a lot. The big highlight of the week was on Saturday. Lisa…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – August 26, 2025
If your sketches are looking flat the dark areas are probably too light; the dark areas give depth and interest, don’t be afraid of them. I am revisiting the issue of getting the dark areas right. In other posts I have revealed that for most of my art life I was afraid of getting the…
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