Category Archives: Travel

1971 Airstream, Blue Mountain

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Bruce Thomson

A quick sketch of “Oscar” – a 25′ (guess) Airstream Land Yacht that Evelyn and I booked this past weekend (Hallowe’en). Oscar was parked on a farm on top of Blue Mountain. The weather, as it turned out, was awful … Continue reading →

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Rua Agusta, Lisbon

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Bruce Thomson

A sketch I did from a Patio in the Rua Agusta in Lisbon. This was nearly 2 years ago, and I never got around to posting it. The subject matter was tricky and took a little longer than most of … Continue reading →

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Angkor Wat

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Bruce Thomson

Apologies for the hiatus between work – I’ve been away and for various reasons was not submitting on the fly. Regardless – Evelyn and I were in Malaysia and Cambodia and I’ll start with the most obvious – a sketch … Continue reading →

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Bridge at Ronda (in progress)

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Bruce Thomson

A work in progress – as you can see. This one is tricky – again – it’s small – and I don’t want to resort to small (000) brushes but it’s hard not to given the detail in the bridge. … Continue reading →

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Sketch/painting Venice

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Bruce Thomson

I’ve ignored paintings since working on a piece of Fernando Alonso winning the European Grand Prix of Valencia in a Ferrari. This seemed to be the perfect subject – and I had all the reference and this painting was going … Continue reading →

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Sintra, Portugal

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Bruce Thomson

Another sketch from our recent travels, this one from Sintra, Portugal – a lovely area just north west of Lisbon.

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Ronda, Spain

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Bruce Thomson

A sketch from our recent trip to Spain. This is a clock tower in the “Plaza Duquesa de parcent” in the eastern part of Ronda. Like most of my sketch subjects it had a comforting proximity to a patio that … Continue reading →

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Leuven

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Bruce Thomson

In the same sketchbook (circa 1985) that I found the Tower of London (previous post) I found this – and I find this vastly amusing. I remember staying in this Youth Hostel back in early July of 1985 – I’ve … Continue reading →

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Old School and new.

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Bruce Thomson

When I was 18, I went to Europe – good move, I think – it altered my perceptions and changed my life – but I digress. Even back then, I sketched… and on the left you see a badly aged … Continue reading →

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Old Buildings, Basel

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Bruce Thomson

I didn’t get to do a lot of “on-site” sketching this past trip for various reasons, but took lots of photos as there was loads of interesting subject matter. The perspective in this particular sketch was rather tricky and took … Continue reading →

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