Happy New Year! Instead of making New Year’s resolutions, I choose a word to use as my focus for the year. In 2017, my word was SPACIOUSNESS. I did some mental and physical decluttering and […]
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Fort McAllister
On a recent trip to Fort McAllister State Park in Georgia with a group of artists, I had been under the weather for a few days and didn’t feel like lugging a heavy easel and […]
Quebec City
The second part of Jane LaFazio’s watercolor sketching class was in Quebec City, Canada. After a cool, wet spring, the weather warmed up the week we arrived. The tulips were in full bloom around the […]
Where the Sun Sets in the North
When I arrived in Canada, I took a taxi from the airport. The cab driver said nothing for most of the trip and drove quickly and carefully on the freeways. Arriving in old Montréal, […]
Montréal
In last week’s email, I talked about packing an art kit for traveling. I was thinking about that because I was packing for a trip to Montréal and Quebec City, Canada. I went with a […]
Ready, Set, Go!
June is the beginning of travel season for me. Of course, I may travel year-round, but the feeling is a holdover from school days and the excitement of summer vacation. I’ve been cleaning out and […]
April in Winnsboro
This week in South Carolina the weather is beautiful. It’s prime time for gardening and plein air painting. Today I had the opportunity to have lunch and paint with Barbara Yongue, Melinda Smith, and Alice […]
Getting Acquainted with Gordes
Gordes is a small hill town in the Provence area of France. The day our group visited, we were there for a short time, and I had time for only two small drawings in […]
Filling the Well
In this technique, you go beyond simply recording, and start “filling the well” with source material for future creative ventures. You begin to combine your experience of the place with your personal interests. Of course, […]
Borrowing Language
Words and images combine well in a travel journal. But if you don’t consider yourself a writer, don’t dispair. Here are several ways to add language to your pages. Incorporate printed ephemera (items designed to […]