5 Basic Tips for Planning a Winter Sports Trip
Planning a winter sports trip can be an exciting yet daunting task, especially if you want to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience. Whether you’re
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Planning a winter sports trip can be an exciting yet daunting task, especially if you want to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience. Whether you’re
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When I first got a landscape-format sketchbook, I was a little puzzled. I was so used to working in portrait orientation that I didn’t know where to begin. The wide format felt awkward at first, and I kept turning it sideways out of habit. But after some exploration, I found several ways to embrace it — and now it’s one of my favorite formats to play with. If you’re just starting out or feeling stuck, here are five ideas to help you use your landscape sketchbook creatively. Btw, if you missed my last post about San Diego sketch trip you
On this sketch trip to San Diego, I decided to challenge myself by using only colored pencils. It was a bit of an experiment — I wanted to see how fast I could work with them, especially when it came to adding color on the go. Colored pencils demand more time and layering than ink or watercolor, but I was curious if I could adapt them for travel sketching. The result was a vibrant and diverse series of drawings, each one capturing a different corner of the city — from parked cars to museum sculptures and the peaceful marina. Btw,
Last month, I escaped to Laguna Beach with my sketchbook in hand and no strict plans—just the joy of wandering, observing, and capturing moments on paper. The town, with its blend of ocean views, vibrant architecture, and laid-back energy, was the perfect setting for a spontaneous art retreat. I explored beaches, side streets, and garden gates, sketching whatever caught my eye. Here’s a glimpse into my sketch weekend, what I saw and sketched during those colorful days. I stayed at Laguna Surf Lodge, its very close to ocean and great spot for the sunset. Btw if you struggling to sketch
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Several years ago, I wandered the cobbled streets of Sibiu, Romania — but that was before I started sketching. With no photos left from that trip, I decided to go on a virtual return, exploring Sibiu through references I gathered on Pinterest. I used this as an opportunity to experiment with mixed media: watercolor, pastel, liners, brush pens, colored pencils, and even acrylic markers. Five sketches came out of this journey, each capturing a different corner of the town — each rendered with its own material language. A few weeks ago I was experimenting with Ecoline watercolors. My final conclusions
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working with Ecoline Liquid Watercolors in a variety of sketching situations—both indoors at the studio and outdoors on the go. These liquid watercolors offer a very specific style and workflow that some artists may love, while others might find limiting or frustrating. To help you decide if they’re the right fit for your creative process, here’s a breakdown of their key strengths and weaknesses based on my experience. About my experiments with Ecoline read or listen my post here. Also I took ecoline to my New Orleans sketch trip, sketches I made there