When I was in San Diego last month, my friend Karen and I enjoyed an afternoon of sketching at Cabrillo National Monument on the Point Loma Peninsula. I’ve sketched a lot of East Coast lighthouses and was excited to finally have a chance to paint a West Coast one! I decided to do a two-page […]
Category: Travel
Last Day for Spain Discount!
Just wanted to remind you that tomorrow is the final day to receive $200.00 off the price of my Costa Brava sketching workshop tour. Register before December 1st to receive the discount. There are only a few spaces left, so, if you’ve been thinking about treating yourself to a European trip in 2019, take a […]
Plein Air Sketching with Friends
I love sketching with friends on location. It’s always so much fun to see what everyone chooses to sketch, what materials they use, and how they lay out their pages. We encourage and inspire each other, and it’s just plain fun sharing something I enjoy with people that I love and admire. During my recent […]
Tropical harvest
When I stayed with my friend Karen in southern California for a few days earlier this month, I was amazed that we could go out into her yard and pick all sorts of tropical fruit right off the trees that grew on the slope below her house. Every morning I had fresh grapefruit for breakfast […]
Casa Romantica Gridded Sketch
Earlier this month I taught a two-day plein air sketching class called “Sketch Your World” in San Clemente, CA, and on the second day we visited Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens. The Casa was closed for the day, but they allowed our group to come and paint, so we had the place all to […]
Oops! Revised Pricing on “Sketching in Spain” Workshop
Oops! There was an error in the pricing of the Spain workshop in my last blog post. The pricing is actually $200 lower for the single supplement than what was originally stated. So, if you were debating about coming, let these lower prices convince you. 🙂 And I just found out that you can book […]
Let’s Sketch Together in Spain!
Watercolor Sketching in Spain May 6-13, 2019 (Click here for complete information & to register) Next May I’ll be sketching, teaching, and touring in one of the most beautiful regions of Spain, and I’d LOVE for you to come along! If you’ve been thinking about signing up for this trip, now’s the time to jump […]
Step-by-Step Sketch – Mission San Juan Capistrano
My how time flies! It’s been almost a month since I returned from gallivanting around Sicily and England, and I’ve been longing to share some pictures with you and work on finishing up my travel journal, but I’ve had to put all that on hold while I put the finishing touches on the two classes […]
Arrivederci and Cheerio!
Tomorrow’s the big day! I’ll be flying off to Sicily to teach a week-long workshop near Marsala. On Saturday I’ll be meeting my students in Palermo and heading off to our home for the week at Villa Salinara, an historic villa built in the 18th century. After the Sicily workshop, I’ll catch a flight to […]
Maine Pebble Sketch with Step-by-Step Tutorial
One of the things I enjoy most about Maine is the rocky beaches filled with stones of varying sizes, colors, and textures. This year, for the first time, I thought I’d try to capture those colorful pebbles in a sketch. Here’s what I came up with…. Ink & watercolor in a 9″ x 6″ hardcover […]
