One of the exercises I like to do with my students is what I call a pre-painted page. I have them wet a page in their sketchbook with clean water, put plenty of paper towels behind the page to protect the rest of the book, then do a colorful wet-in-wet wash, completely covering the page […]
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Sketching in Saint-Remy-de-Provence
(This information was previously shared in my October 2024 email newsletter. I’m repeating it here for those of you who...
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Sketching in Provence
Provence is full of quaint little villages where people go about their everyday lives walking the same stone paths which...
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Sketching in Paris – Sacré-Cœur
One of the places I wanted to see during my recent visit to Paris was the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur. The...
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Sketching in Paris – The Grand Palais
I spent a few days in Paris last month before I taught a week-long workshop in Provence. I had been...
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England Sketchbook: The Great Scone Debate
After spending most of our first day in Bourton-on-the-Water outside in the wind and cold, it was a relief to...
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England Sketchbook: Cotswold Lavender Farm
The fields at Cotswold Lavender were just beginning to bloom the day we visited in late June. It was a...
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England Sketchbook: Bourton Model Village
The Bourton-on-the-Water Model Village was a fun addition to our first day in the Cotswolds. We all met there in...
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England Sketchbook: Bourton-on-the-Water
After three days in London, it was time for my painting workshop in the Cotswolds to begin. I had been...
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England Sketchbook: Victoria & Albert Museum
When I visited the Victoria and Albert Museum in London earlier this summer, I really enjoyed the display of women’s...
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England Sketchbook: Exploring London
I only had two full days in London on this trip, but I managed to see quite a few of...
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