Disclaimer: Tricia just reminded me that today is Sunday, not Tuesday. I do lose track of time, so I am just early this week. Remind yourself why you started sketching in the first place. Most of us travelsketchers never set out to have our work hanging in the Louvre. We found it intriguing, maybe we…
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This week at sea
Since my last post we have traveled from the Caribbean to the Pacific by way of the Panama Canal. Our first stop was Cartagena, we took an excursion into the old town. It was too intense, exacerbated by the heat, humidity, and aggressive vendors. I have been to Spanish Inquisition museums, but though the visuals…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
Expansive scenes can be tricky, but asking ‘what caught your eye?’ will cut it down to size. Ok, I know I am posting my Tuesday Tip on Monday, but it just makes sense for today. Expansive landscape scenery captures our attention, grabbing our sketching stuff we jump in to capture it all, only to end…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
You don’t need every detail, just suggest the main shapes and perspectives – the viewer’s eye and mind will create the rest. As my briefest of brief breaks from blogging and my longer break from Instagram imply I am reevaluating my media platforms. Here is the link to this post in Substack. Your thoughts would…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
Take a break. Sometimes it is just good to take a break, often when we return to a task we have more clarity and energy. So I am going to take my own advice and take a break from posting here for a couple of weeks. Other than the one oil painting I posted last…
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