Marina Beach
A glorious late afternoon at Marina Beach in Edmonds.
On location
U-District boarded-up house
My first 11 x 14 sketch since I stopped The Seattle Times column. Perfect weather. Interesting subject. And good company sketching with Mack Schroer, a talented artist and illustrator who recently reached out to learn more about my career trajectory.…
Montaña de Oro State Park
The travel sketchbook is out again! First vacation of the “post-pandemic” times took me to the beautiful California Central Coast, where I sketched the rugged seascape at Montaña de Oro State Park and the impressive haystack-shaped rock at the entrance…
June gloom over Gas Works Park
June 13, 2021. This morning the @uskseattle group gathered to sketch in person for the first time in 16 months. It was a typical June-gloomy day of drizzle and clouds but everyone seemed really excited for the return of the regular monthly…
Green Lake, Seattle
I like to fill pockets of time here and there drawing on my pocket sketchbook. Above are recent spreads done with a good-old 2B pencil. 1. Trees and geese near Green Lake. Sketched while sitting for a break after a…
Amsterdam Oosterdok
Ballpoint pen sketch on a hot summer day while attending the 10th Urban Sketchers Symposium in Amsterdam.
Sketching in Hamburg
A ferry ride along the Elbe River led to a good sketching spot.
Victoria, B.C. Parliament
With not much time available before boarding my ferry back to Seattle, I did a quick line drawing of the impressive Parliament building on my iPad.
Direct to watercolor online challenge
Inspired by the #30x30DirectWatercolor2018 online challenge going around. Good weather sure helps when you are painting with watercolors outdoors. DANIEL SMITH: Artists’ Materials watercolors on Stillman & Birn Zeta series pocket sketchbook.
Sketching the Virginia V
Watch me make a pen drawing of the Virginia V steamship on my pocket sketchbook. The video is a 2-minute time-lapse of 20 minutes of real sketching time.
Quick impression of São Paulo
A passerby took some photos of me while I sketched at Avenida Paulista and emailed them to me within hours. How nice is that! That gesture from a complete stranger left me with a great memory of my short passing…