A surprising hit at Love Dove Studio Gallery has been the delight people have expressed at my travel journals. I have learnt that journaling is 'a thing' now. I was merely sketching when on holiday with the thought of working up one or two images into larger works. That hasn't often happened, but I have kept my sketchbooks going for more than 30 years now.
The style varies within the various books, and the writing - which initially was of the "we did this, then we did that" school - has developed into a more discursive and pensive reflection of the experience; often nothing at all to do with the scene or view portrayed.
The style varies within the various books, and the writing - which initially was of the "we did this, then we did that" school - has developed into a more discursive and pensive reflection of the experience; often nothing at all to do with the scene or view portrayed.