For those unfortunate folks who have never had the chance to visit Oregon or Washington, PNW stands for the “Pacific Northwest” – this is arguably one of the most beautiful parts of our world. Our journey from Avignon began on October the eighth, it took us to Dijon in the wine country of Burgundy, on…
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TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
“I don’t paint what I see, I paint what I saw.” Edvard Munch This admonition seems the opposite of the standard adage of “paint what you see, not what you think you see,” or so it seems. But possibly they both have a bit of wisdom. Our brain is great at filling in blanks and…
Almost back to PNW
Tuesday afternoon our British Airways flight from Heathrow touched down at O’Hare Airport in Chicago. Tricia and I looked at each other and mouthed the words, “I miss Europe.” We packed carefully so as not to forget anything, yet we left a bit of us behind. My Friend Shirley will enthusiastically remind us of all…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
It is OK to use tools to get it right. For some reason many people feel guilty if they use tools to help them sketch, but artists from Da Vince, to Van Gogh, and beyond have taken advantage of various things to help. One of the most frequent tools is a grid viewfinder. Here is…
We will always have Paris
“Though you may leave Paris, Paris never really leaves you.” – Janice Macleod Hard to believe that my next post will be from the USA, our two years and seven month time in France ends on Sunday. What a ride it has been. We decided to spend the last week in Paris, one of our…