
Montlake Cut
We walk along the scenic Lake Washington Ship Canal Waterside Trail to find a perfect vantage point to draw the historic Montlake Bridge.

We walk along the scenic Lake Washington Ship Canal Waterside Trail to find a perfect vantage point to draw the historic Montlake Bridge.



A visit to the historic boats mantained by Northwest Seaport volunteers on Lake Union offers plenty to learn about Seattle’s maritime history.


Hi, hi. If you are in the Seattle area, this might interest you. I’m calling it the Great(er) Seattle Sketching Tour. It works like this:

The London Urban Sketchers group (@urbansketcherslondon) celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a fantastic series of sketchwalks, lectures and workshops. They also presented an impressive book

A boat parked on a trailer may not be as picturesque as the waterfront scenes that most people are drawn to, but living in the

If you walk along Market Street in downtown Kirkland, Heritage Hall will definitely catch your eye. A striking example of neoclassical architecture, the building serves

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


It’s a chilly January morning, but this picturesque bend along the Sammamish River Trail is busy with Sunday walkers and quite a few cyclists. My

Dec. 12, 2021. Brrrrr! Cold morning with @uskseattle at King Street Station. Yet I couldn’t help but choosing to draw outside, which I haven’t done

On New Year’s Eve, I went out for a walk hoping to make a sketch that would lift up my dwindling creative spirits. The scene

Oct. 10, 2021. I’m here to run the marathon Monday morning, but how could I not make at least one sketch! This city is an