The Art Post

 As I said, I was quite busy art-wise on this trip. Not only did I have my own sketching, but there were art classes on all the 'sea' days and some of the port days due to our mid-afternoon arrival times and overnights.

I also had my travel sketch 'booklets' and my 2024 sketchbook displayed in the Odyssey Art at Sea show on the last day before we arrived in Fort Lauderdale.

We did lots of watercolour in the classes, using different techniques:

A New York skyline scene using wet-in-wet paint after
copying the outline using carbon paper

A landscape scene using a couple of different
techniques

Leaves in the wet-in-wet technique to mimic
natural colour changes

More wet-in-damp technique for the trees and
the water

We had fun with these underwater scenes - watercolour
background with fish cut out from thin paper and
glued on. Matthew is getting this one for his bathroom!

We also took a little time for some beading. In one
session we made bracelets.

The Art Display at the end of the cruise

My display at the end of the art show table. Just to show what you can do after being inspired to paint by joining the Odyssey at Sea art classes!

I also made and gifted two sketches - one to Jim Brochu and the other to our friend Kathy who we met originally on the 2020 World Cruise.

This is a scene from the Pond in Central
Park that I gave to Jim

Kathy gave me a couple of photos she
had taken of birds outside her window
at home in the winter. I painted
one of them for her.

And, finally, my little sketchbooklet and the sketches in my 2024 Travel Sketchbook:

From the 2024 Sketchbook:

The book isn't finished yet. I will update this post as the sketches are completed.