This has been a busy week, such a good week. Last Friday I met up with friend Tim to chat and play a little music. Then that evening we drove to Newberg to have dinner with Alexis and Joe. They took us a to a place that we had never been. It had been a…
Tag: urban sketching
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – May 27, 2025
Add people to your sketches. Including people in your sketches adds interest and perspective, and it turns it into a story – it is quite simple and they don’t have to be portraits. Check this sketch I did of a road we walked often near our home in France. The first is without a person,…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – May 6, 2025
Even complex or irregular objects are built on the structure of basic shapes. Reduce the object to basic shapes, pencil them in, and then build on them.
This week in The Pearl – May 2, 2025
We spent this week pretty close to home. My longest drive was out to 112nd on the east side of Portland to have our Honda Fit serviced, and pick up a second fob for it. The rest of the time we have been in The Pearl, which is just how we like it. I did…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip -April 22, 2025
“Sometimes painting is just a prayerful movement. And that is enough.” — Sister Corita Kent My goal when plein air painting is never about creating a masterpiece, it is about time with nature. Check out Tricia’s blog today of great Earth Day photos.
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