The fields at Cotswold Lavender were just beginning to bloom the day we visited in late June. It was a breezy day, with big puffy clouds scudding across the sky, giving us alternating periods of sunshine and shadow. After moseying around awhile, we each found our favorite view, pulled out our sketchbooks, and got to […]
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Discovering New Places: Vinalhaven
After thirty years of visiting Maine, I finally took the ferry from Rockland to Vinalhaven last summer and spent a day exploring the tiny town of Carver’s Harbor and some of the walking trails that wind throughout the island. Of course, I took my sketchbook along, and I thought you would enjoy seeing the creative […]
Snapshot Travel Itinerary Sketch
Travel journaling involves a substantial time commitment. When I keep a full-fledged illustrated travel journal that includes watercolor sketches plus written daily commentary on where I went and what I saw and did each day, it can be challenging to find enough hours in the day to complete everything during the trip. I usually have […]
More Maine Favorites
We’ve been traveling to Maine since my kids were little. We’ve made a lot of great memories along the way, and now a new generation is falling in love with this place that captured my heart all those years ago. One of my grandchildren actually said the other day that he’d rather go to Maine […]
Boat Rides and Burgers in Bruges
There’s never enough time to sketch everything I’d like to when I’m traveling, so it’s nice to know that I have options for capturing memories even when I can’t take the time to draw and paint. I sometimes print out photos on matte photo paper and glue them into my journals after a trip, but […]
Watercolor Map of Bruges’ Historic Center
I love watercolor maps, don’t you? I’ve only done a few of them, but I have resolved to include one in every one of my travel journals going forward, because they’re a great way to see the big picture. They can give you a condensed version of the peak experiences of a tour or vacation […]
Belgian Chocolates!
One of the best things about a trip to Bruges is the CHOCOLATE. Walking around the city, you’re never more than a few steps away from a mouthwatering window display designed to lure you inside a sweet-smelling den of indulgence. The biggest challenge comes in choosing when and where to succumb to temptation. 7.5″ x […]
Sketching the Towers of Bruges
The idea for this page came to me because I was pressed for time. It was the first day of my Bruges workshop, and I had been busy all morning teaching and helping students with their sketches. When there was finally a break in the action, I sat down to sketch at our location in […]
Sketchbook Journeys: Belgium
I returned from my spring teaching trip to Belgium and Croatia a few weeks ago, and I’ve been getting up early most mornings since I got home to work on finishing up my travel journal. I have a long way to go until I can close the book on that 3-1/2 week trip, but I’ll […]
Santa Barbara Travel Journal – Part 6: Lil’ Toot
Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were enjoyable and 2023 is off to a great start for you. My Santa Barbara travel journal project had to be put on hold for the holidays, but I’m back to working on it and I have a couple of completed pages to share today. It was Halloween […]
