Sketchbook Tour: Tuscany 

It's a beautiful movie of Tuscan scenes.

Kathleen, thank you so much!

You are so welcome!

Thank you so much 😀

Ann... thank you!

Thank you so much!

You’re welcome!

Kuranu, Glad you enjoyed my sketchbook tour. Thank you!

Sylvia, Italy is one of my favorite places in all the world. I Love the sites, the smells, the language, and the people. My heart aches to return. Stay well my friend.

Well then I hope I can offer you a cappuccino, on your next trip! In the meantime stay safe and go on painting! Love Sylvia xxx

Glad you enjoyed it!

Jorge, Glad you enjoyed my sketchbooks!

Tonia, Thank you!

Thank you so much!

Thank you

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks!

Siena stole my heart❤️

Thank you!

Thank you😁

Amazing. Thank you so much for sharing.

Mike Porter, You have the sketching bug too! We see and experience the world in a deeper way because we sketch.

Wonderful!

Awwww thanks!

Thank you so much!

sutil Al -Thank you! It was fun to see what I could do with minimal color and supplies.😊

Yes...you have my encouragement to use INK!

Many many thanks

Thank you for the nice comment! Brenda

Thanks for watching!

😊 thank you

Jishna, Thank you so much for the encouraging words!

Steve, Thank you for the nice comment!

Brenda Kelley Thanks for checking back!

Bev, Thank you!

Thank you Bev!

Iman, Thank you for the nice comment. It’s fun to share my travels and sketchbooks.

Aneta, Thank you! I do enjoy a beautiful pen.

Chammi, Thank you!

arcuda2001 Thank you for the wonderful comment!

You're very welcome. Glad you enjoyed seeing them! Brenda

Brenda Swenson Watercolors I really do enjoy your paintings.

See you soon!!

Karen, Thanks for the nice comment. See you at SketchKon!!

Joan, Thank you❤️ We had so much fun together. I look forward to the day when we can travel and explore, again!

Thank you Robert! Italy has a very fun place in my heart. When the world becomes a safer place to travel I hope you and your wife will have a chance to enjoy the sights, people, sounds and flavors of Italy.

We’ve seen Florence, Rome, Naples, Salerno, the Amalfi Coast, Pompeii, and Venice. I’d love to spend more time in Florence and Rome, but the Amalfi Coast is by far a beautiful place to return to. I did not get enough time to sketch and paint there and there are places I’d love to just sit and sketch while enjoying everything there to see. I have been told there is a town in central Italy that has been making watercolor paper for several hundreds of years. I’d like to tour it and see how they do it. Yes, we would love to go back for a visit.

@@OkieSketcher1949 One of the towns that make paper is Fabriano. I can see Italy has a place in your heart.

Magdalena French Thanks for the nice comment! One of the ladies on the trip was from Australia, 2 UK, 2 Canada... and the rest were from the USA. Maybe I’ll see you one day too 😉

Thank you for the kind words 😊

Thank you so much!

Rubina, thank you!

Ah thanks! I have a new instructional video coming out in August, The Art of the Illustrated Journal. I teach how to create uniquely personal and creative sketches. goterracotta.org/video/the-art-of-the-illustrated-journal

bettybobo99 , Thank you for the comments! Sketches can take me back to a moment in time the way photos can’t 😁

Stello , I agree!

Essie, Glad you found my sketches inspiring and helpful... Brenda

Brenda Swenson Watercolors I did thank you so much, Happy fall to you and your family

Thank you!

Jack Samuelson Thank you 😊

Thank you for the kind comment! Brenda

Thank you😊

Sheri, I love to hear my sketchbooks inspire and encourage you. Thank you for your sweet comment❤️

Glad you enjoyed the sketchbook tour. It's fun to share..especially during this difficult time. I've never been very good with pronunciation especially in another language. Thank you for your input.

Gabriel, Glad you found it peaceful and a joy to watch.

Thank you 😊

Thank you! Please view my workshop schedule on my website: www.swensonsart.net

Ann, Thank you!

Gayle, Sicily sounds wonderful. Love the texture, history, architecture...try to do the images before the fresh memory of the Sicily slips away.

Brenda Swenson Watercolors , I will!

That's a good way to describe an illustrated journal.

Julie, Hope to see you in May! Happy Sketching

Not only May, but I just signed up for SketchKon 2018!

Woohoo! See you soon!!

Sophi, Nice to know I've inspired and encouarged you! Happy Sketching!

Thanks!

Sylvia, Thank you so much😊

Thank you!

Nikki, Thank you for the nice comment. I enjoy traveling in sketching. Set of my favorite memories and sites are recorded in the pages of my sketchbook. If you’d ever like to join in, please check my workshop schedule. This year I’m going to Carmel and next year Santa Fe. www.swensonsart.net/workshops

Unfortunately I live in the Uk. I saw your supplies list re paints and have many of them but what would be 12 colours you would recommend for travel journaling. The ones you wouldn’t want to travel without in a smaller palette. Your colours in the way you use them have a jewel like quality and you represent light beautifully ❤

@@nikkiwells1688 Why 12? I travel with 18 colors.

@@brendaswensonwatercolors because I purchased a smallish metal palette. At a squeeze I can get 14. I have many Daniel Smith colours. I was intending to take Hansa y med, Quinacridone Gold, Quinacridone Sienna, Trans Pyrol orange, Scarlet lake ( W & N) , undersea green, cascade green, green gold, paynes grey, Cobalt blue, indigo,Phthalo blue. And possibly moonglow.

Is there any colour you wouldn’t go without is what I am saying? Many thanks for your responses. I promise not to ask anything else 😬

Thank you. Italy has a special place in my heart. Beautiful country and people.❤️

sellysartwork, please visit my blog. I have tutorials there 😊 www.brendaswenson.blogspot.com

Nothing compares to a hand written letter!

Great!

I generally use start with cobalt blue. Before dry I add a small amount of nearby reflective colors.

Anthony, I’ve always enjoy drawing. In my early 30’s I discovered watercolor. I continue to love watercolor and new things I continue to learn. If you like my RU-vid channel I know you’d like my blog. www.brendaswenson.blogspot.com

Brenda Swenson Watercolors Thank you Brenda. I’ll have a look at your blog.

Andy, to answer your question - I do it all. I try to complete a sketch on location but I also take photos. Nothing wrong with adding finishing touches later.

Thank you! It’s a beautiful quote and I love knowing the original author,

@@brendaswensonwatercolors You are very welcome.

Judith, you can read about the fountain pens I use on my blog: brendaswenson.blogspot.com/2018/08/fountain-pens-beginning.html?m=0

Thank you!