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Sketches inspired by your trips and travels at home and abroadOwner: Miki
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As you can see in my profile, I have stated that "Nature" is my favourite artist. In fact I have never seen any painting by any artist which reaches the level of beauty that nature produces. You might not see it at once, but when you train your eyes, you discover more and more of this beauty.
Many artists nowadays seem to think that their fantasy is enough to create paintings for the rest of their lives. I don't agree with that. I find for myself that I always need to refresh my visual memory and my fantasy with trips into nature.
This is why I travel often and sketch outside, the main benefit not being the sketches themselves, but the quantity of lines, forms and colours which get automatically saved in my brain, ready to pop up when I need them for any fantasy painting.
But of course, the travel sketches as themselves are lovely "by-products", many people even think that they are more attractive than normal paintings, due to their spontaneity and lightness of touch. (I am one of them!) I invite everybody from around this great easel that we have here, to sketch outside, from nature, and exhibit here the results. It can be from across the street, or from the other side of your world.
And it would be nice, if members would post a sketch, to tell us where it was done. We humans have the basic need to know where is what! ;)
Many artists nowadays seem to think that their fantasy is enough to create paintings for the rest of their lives. I don't agree with that. I find for myself that I always need to refresh my visual memory and my fantasy with trips into nature.
This is why I travel often and sketch outside, the main benefit not being the sketches themselves, but the quantity of lines, forms and colours which get automatically saved in my brain, ready to pop up when I need them for any fantasy painting.
But of course, the travel sketches as themselves are lovely "by-products", many people even think that they are more attractive than normal paintings, due to their spontaneity and lightness of touch. (I am one of them!) I invite everybody from around this great easel that we have here, to sketch outside, from nature, and exhibit here the results. It can be from across the street, or from the other side of your world.
And it would be nice, if members would post a sketch, to tell us where it was done. We humans have the basic need to know where is what! ;)
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by Miki 1 month agoHi Helga
Once upon a time I lived in Germany... manu many years... unfortunately i forgot how to speak German, and I am quite upset about it, as I love the German language...
I was in Salzburg, in a wonderful Cafe where I had my first Apfelstrudel (will never forget that yummy moment!) and I learned skiing in Obertauern... I was in some other ski places too, but I forgot the names... I was also for business there, but I don;t remember where!
Und ich spielte auch golf in Oesterreich, aber ich habe vergessen wo genau.
I always loved to be in Austria, I found it very natural and relaxing and uncomplicated... -
by Helga Dee 1 month agoThank you both for your warm welcome. I hope to post a few more soon.
Where have you learned to speak german Miki? And where in Austria have you been. I live in the east near Vienna. -
by Miki 1 month agoWelcome to the Travelsketchers group, Derek! You can post travel sketches here, if you have some. Would be great!
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by Miki 1 month agoFunny Adrian, I had missed that one, just found it now!
No BigFoot seen, not even that one... a pity, isn't it? -
by Adrian 1 month agoLets hope the only BigFoot you and Kev come across is this one !!!! Sierra Nevada Bigfoot
Enjoy your trip!! -
by Miki 1 month agoHi Travelscapers!
I am about to leave for a sketching trip right now.. to the Sierra Nevada in Andalusia, But not only sketching, I will also keep an open eye to the Yeti, the Abominable Snowman, Hunter Jon Harry asked me to! :-)
Keep sketching, keep painting and... keep posting your travel sketches here, pleaaaaaase! -
by Miki 2 months agoFollowing Jon Harry, I am asking now too see not only churches, but castles and forts too! Do you have some? I have some from Portugal, France and Spain... who says more? :-
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by Miki 2 months agoI would like to see more churches, from wherever1 Has anybody some sketches with churches?
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by Jon HARRY 2 months agoMiki
You have great sketches! Can you guide me into 'travelscapers'. How do I get started.?
Me standing with figures is not Scilly Isles; sculptors outside the China Clay Museum near St Austell where I live. Thought it was fun! Jon
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- 14 hours ago
Miki commented on Travel Sketches's picture.This is such a lovely sketch again, I really like it a lot! Great trees, great parasols, great chairs and tables. With a hint of humour in the lines, love that! And thanks for sharing it here with all the Easelspace travel sketchers! :-)
- 1 day ago
lisa commented on Travel Sketches's picture.This was a windy day in South Beach Florida. This is part of a small group of contour drawings created with one continuous line and then filled in with color. It was designed with permanent magic marker and acrylic paint thinned out to the ...
- 3 days agolisa commented on Travel Sketches's picture.
jon my suggestion to painting abstract is to use larger brushes it keeps you from painting in detail and have fun with color!
- 3 days agoMiki commented on Travel Sketches's picture.
This is just gorgeous, Lisa! Wonderful colours, lines and lose style, I love it a lot! And also a big thanks for the info you share with us about the place and the way you dis sketch. i work like you, first a fast sketch of the outlines with a thin ...
- 3 days agolisa commented on Travel Sketches's picture.
On our way driving from Massachusetts to florida I found this wonderful inspiration in Savannah ,Georgia. This a contour painting . I first draw one continuous line with permanent magic marker and then fill in with watercolor. It creates a loose ...
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