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…
Tag: urban sketching
A cooler week in Avignon
Not sure if temperatures below 92F qualify as cool, but compared with the 99-100F we have had it seemed better, or maybe we are just acclimating a bit. I got out on a few afternoons just for sketching, quite nice. Since I am contemplating switching to oils from acrylics I have been using Procreate to…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
Art is about observing, if we can’t find something to sketch we are just not looking. We tend to overthink or look for the “perfect” scene. Zoom in, or sketch a detail instead of trying to sketch everything you see. Yesterday I was sitting at Le Cave des Pas Sages – this was my view….
Sidelined by a microbe in Nanterre
Last Wednesday the homeless viruses of the area decided they needed a place to hang out, and I was chosen to be their AirBnb. In spite of the efforts of the Airborne that we took I succumbed to their invasion for a few days of coughing and sniffing. Thankfully for me, they checked out yesterday,…
I don’t have a bucket list, but love travel
Do you have a bucket list? I love to travel but I don’t have a bucket list, nor a list of places that I have a strong desire to visit, I just enjoy going most anyplace. Thankfully Tricia does have a lot of places she would like to go, so for me that is perfect…
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