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Monthly Archives: May 2018
Where the Seas Meet
Where the Seas Meet I drove up to the tip of Jutland, to the small town of Skagen, and then beyond Skagen to its northernmost point, Grenen. I went to Skagen to see the town where the Danish Impressionists gathered … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Baltic Sea, Denmark, Gouache, Grenen Denmark, North Sea, Skagen Denmark
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Odds and Ends
We drove north from Bonn late this afternoon and stopped much later in Flensburg for the night. Since this was not a good day for sketching, I decided to post some sketches from the past week. One of the pleasures … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Telling a Story, Landscape, Cityscape, Interior
Tagged Procreate, Germany, Gouache, Cornwall, Marazion, Bonn, Digital Paintings, England, Lost Gardens of Heligan, Mount Saint Michale’s
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Bonn Beer Garden
Bonn Beer Garden We are in Bonn visiting an old friend. The weather is gorgeous and we took a long walk through the pedestrian area in the city center. Later we stopped at a beer garden for a drink and … Continue reading
Posted in Telling a Story, Groups Interacting, Cityscape
Tagged Germany, Gouache, Bonn, Beer Garden
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Looking Towards Marazion from St. Michael’s Mount
The Cornish countryside is really special. The way the shapes of fields and hillside fit together is mesmerizing and I wish I could stay here and learn how to paint them. Today I sketched Marazion and its surrounding hills from … Continue reading
Along the Cornish Coast
Along the Cornish Coast Although the climate in Cornwall is relatively mild, I tested the water and found I lacked the courage to join the many enthusiastic swimmers at Marazion’s coast. As I sketched instead, these three sisters caught my … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Cornwall, Gouache, Marazion, Water
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St Michael’s Mount
St Michael’s Mount We have stopped for a few days in the small Cornish town of Marazion, known for St Michael’s Mount. St Michael’s Mount is a small tidal island topped off with a large castle. This sketch shows it … Continue reading
Between the Azores and Brittany
Last Sunday evening our ship left the Azores Islands and this morning we docked at Brest on Frances’ Brittany coast. Here are five sketches from the last five days. Watching the Azores Islands Disappear It was still warm as we … Continue reading
Posted in Interior, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Atlantic, Azore Islands, Gouache, iPad, Ocean, Prinsendam
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During Four Days at Sea
During these past four days at sea, I sketched very little. But here are three sketches, two of people aboard the Prinsendam, and a third sketch, my favorite, of the bottom of a lifeboat. Looking out the Window of the … Continue reading
At Sea on the Prinsendam
Today our ship, the Prinsendam, is at Hamilton, Bermuda. We got up early to watch the ship come in through the Bermuda straights and then went on a walking tour of this lovely port. Here are three sketches from our … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged Gouache, In- the- moment, Prinsendam Cruise
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Cruise Security
We passed through cruise security and then waited to board, just long enough for me to pull out a small sketchbook. We are off on a two week crossing of the Atlantic, our first cruise. As a child I was … Continue reading
