On the MS Seagull in the Adriatic Sea


We are on our second day abord the MS Seagull, sailing through the Croatian islands. First, a couple of sketches from Split. I went out for coffee and discovered a quiet plaza apart from the tourist crowds. The fish marked in split is a crazy place, chaos and more types of fish than you can…

Milan to Amsterdam to Split, oh my


When we started planning this trip many months ago it was pretty simple – Tuscany/Umbria then Croatia. Like some Bill passing through Congress we added a bunch of addendums along the way. All of our trips start with a two hour train ride to Paris, then an airplane or more trains from there. Since all…

Sketching Riffs


Last week we visited Jardin Botanique de Paris. It is a huge botanical garden that also has a large outdoor auditorium and stage. There was no concert going on while we were there but it did sound as if some guitarist were warming up a bit. I heard the a bass player playing runs, and…

A workshop, Le Saint Julian’s, and Texture – A Good Week


This has been a good week in the world of theTravelsketcher, moi. The last workshop I did was in August of 2020, when we had a brief relaxation of the COVID requirements in our part of the US. Recently, a group of our neighbors asked if we could do a workshop here in Normandie, I…

TheTravelsketcher 14 March 2023


This week was an eclectic week known as Easter Week on the Liturgical calendar so an Easter sketch was a fitting start. This one I did with a white acrylic pen on black paper. Matin de Pâques – ils ont vu une grande lumiére. One of the oldest churches in the area is Église Notre-Dame-sur-l’Eau…