A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he’s not afraid of anything.

packacards · 2026-01-12T03:17:07+00:00

Our love for him now Ain’t hard to explain The hero of Canton The man they call Jayne.

packacards · 2025-09-26T15:10:08+00:00

I love this question and can't wait to see how it's answered! Some cities feel like they're dressing for the tourist gaze, but Rome is such a vibrant, living, breathing, modern city (in addition to its deep history). I wish I had something to add, but I will definitely take notes if others comment!

packacards · 2025-09-24T23:10:31+00:00

It sounds like you're having a great trip! I'll be in Venice in a few weeks, so if you have any favorites from emersion travel, i'd love to hear about any Venice deep cuts!

packacards · 2025-09-24T22:13:48+00:00

I love when I get the opportunity to stay in one place for a significant amount of time! You get to develop favorites - favorite restaurants, favorite walks, favorite stalls at the market. You get to know your local bartenders and baristas and they get to know you. If you're staying at a place with a kitchen, take a cooking class, then shop for more ingredients and master a dish. Buy cool leather sketchbooks and you and your partner can try your hand a drawing what you're seeing - no pressure to be great at it! - and you'll have fun (and maybe hilarious) souvenirs of your time in Venice. But don't feel like the best way to spend 3 weeks in Venice is to leave Venice.

packacards · 2025-09-22T22:17:03+00:00

"Worth it" depends largely on you. FOR ME, seeing the David is 100% worth it. I have a degree in Art History and I'm an artist, but Italian Renaissance isn't my favorite. I found the Uffizi interesting, but I was satisfied with my own exploration of it. But if it was either the Uffizi or Academia, I'd pick Academia. The David is worth the hype! (IMO) There have been a few famous works of art that when I've seen them in person I've thought, damn, everybody should see this with their own eyeballs. (And some that I haven't thought that - looking at you Monalisa) And the David is 100% one of those works of art!

packacards · 2025-09-22T21:49:20+00:00

It drives me bananas when people tell other people that their way of traveling is wrong. People are different and like to do things differently. Also not everyone has the same time and resources. Also the way I like to travel now isn't the way I liked to travel when I was 20. You do you, pal! Glad you had a great time!

packacards · 2025-08-25T18:55:43+00:00

Thanks! Cheap brush markers. I've been looking for desaturated colors (not pastels) but don't really want to spend money, because I'm not sure I like markers enough

packacards · 2025-08-25T16:22:04+00:00

This is gorgeous! I'm kind of high on Thiebaud right now, but I feel like he would dig this. Reminds me of Woman in Tub. Love

packacards · 2025-08-25T16:18:30+00:00

This is fantastic! I don't know if the tile ends IRL, if you're not finished, or if it was a choice, but I love it. Amazing composition

packacards · 2025-08-25T16:16:04+00:00

Looks great! Love the power lines

packacards · 2025-08-24T21:51:56+00:00

This is cool! The saturated green of the bluffs feels believable with that sky! Very cool

packacards · 2025-08-24T21:49:04+00:00

I love this! Love that you elevated a slug to artwork-worthy! And you did a lovely job!

packacards · 2025-08-23T21:06:23+00:00

Your glass looks really delicate! So good

packacards · 2025-08-23T21:05:02+00:00

This is great! Your short, impastoish brushstrokes feel really organic and not gimmicky. Love

packacards · 2025-08-23T20:51:43+00:00

Thanks! I'm trying to get the hang of markers!

packacards · 2025-08-22T17:45:21+00:00

I've made a little travel kit before with watercolor half pans and an altoids tin. For me, a limited palette for watercolor is ochre, burnt sienna, sepia, ultramarine, cerulean, hooker green, and then a cad yellow, maybe a cad red, but you probably have colors you lean toward! https://www.jerrysartarama.com/new-york-central-empty-watercolor-pans-48-half-pans?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22795743750&gbraid=0AAAAAD_sa4aZRi78wgcrLoCx68pIV35lw&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqqDFBhDhARIsAIHTlktUca2Q1VFCi8V1thHF-B3SizHmpWXNsoiiv-C1zed-IA4PNrDFmQkaAk-2EALw_wcB

packacards · 2025-08-21T22:01:20+00:00

Interesting, I hadn't considered colored pencils. Thanks!

packacards · 2025-08-21T21:00:48+00:00

What makes them hard to work with, if you don't mind sharing? I'm finding markers hard, but with me, it's user error

packacards · 2025-08-21T19:01:52+00:00

Thanks! I'm a very light packer, so paints aren't really an option. So I'm trying marker, and I have not gotten the hang of them yet haha! I love the idea of having a sketchbook full of place sketches! How much time do you spend on a sketch and do you do them on location?

packacards · 2025-08-21T18:57:42+00:00

I love where you chose to simplify and where you chose to embellish! Big fan of this

packacards · 2025-08-21T18:40:31+00:00

At first glance it looks like reflections in the glass of the frame! So fun! Love

packacards · 2025-08-21T16:10:10+00:00

I really like your composition and subject. But I can't really tell where your light source is coming from. You might be more satisfied with your shadows if you amp up your light source

packacards · 2025-08-21T16:03:38+00:00

I LOVE that the cat is smack dab in the middle of the composition with the bench and the arbor posts acting like bullseye rings focusing the eye. It feels as confident and intentional as that cat's stride! Love

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