Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category

Leaf Reflection

Leaf Reflection

Attended a Centering Prayer retreat last weekend, and at one point we were asked to take a nature walk and come back with something that represented Wholeness...

Healdsburg sketching

Healdsburg sketching

As you can see, I’m not very good (nor inspired) by onsite sketching, but i keep going ‘cuz I love my art friends!  And I figure I won’t...

Merry Ole England sketches 5

Merry Ole England sketches 5

Flowers for Dolores, Laura bought them at the train station. On our way to Kent… At Oxon Hoath for a great workshop, day one, I exploded the cafetiere! ...

 
Merry Ole England sketches 4

Merry Ole England sketches 4

Tube strike in London cramps one’s daytrips.  So, we walked around Earl’s Court and ended up ducking into a Starbucks when the rain came...

Merry Ole England sketches 3

Merry Ole England sketches 3

Gotta have a cream tea when in London. Musings out my window in the early morning. More musings…i loved to wake up really early and commune with...

Merry Ole England sketches 2

Merry Ole England sketches 2

Henley House, in Earl’s Court

 
Merry Ole England sketches 1

Merry Ole England sketches 1

There’s nothing like journaling a trip. I used my favorite sketchbook, Handbook Journal, in the 5″ square format, and my trusty Lamy Safari...

Some dear friends

Some dear friends

Dolores & Michael in their beloved Channel Islands 9″ x 12″ birch wood panel (1/2″ thick) gouache and pastel, some ink My dear friend,...

Doodles

Doodles

Mostly airport doodles…..there’s always lots of time to waste.

 
Rochester NY SketchCrawl

Rochester NY SketchCrawl

Participated in my very first SketchCrawl….when i was back in Rochester, NY visiting family. We started the day at the historic Mt...

Update on my crazy palette labelling obsession

Update on my crazy palette labelling obsession

APOLOGIES: I took these pics quickly at my desk this morning, so the color is off….all yellow. UPDATE: What i tried Election nite on this gouache...

London Angels

London Angels

London Angels 9″ x 13″, 130 lb pentallic, watercolor, ink I LOVE the British Isles…and this is from a pic I took on the streets of...

 
Last stop on the way home

Last stop on the way home

All we could find was this little pizza joint, hard seats, but oh yum, that pizza was first class! My drawing vacation thus ends….. but not my...

Our Lake George Cottage Hearth

Our Lake George Cottage Hearth

I was somewhat reluctant to take this on, but so glad I did. This one still makes me smile, i suggested rather than spelled out every single brick in...