It is normal for an artist who has traveled a lot to draw on this source of inspiration. Ladouceur did not deprive himself of it. However, to paint while traveling, the conditions must be favorable. Moving and installing his paraphernalia to paint, then have sufficient time to execute it, these conditions are not always easy to meet. So an artist uses alternate strategies to achieve this, like sketching, taking notes on the chosen topic, prepare a pochade or use a cameta to study a scene to paint later in the ideal conditions of his workshop .