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Day 1 and Day 2. Portland to Peaks Island — “You’re not failing. You’re collecting data.” Day 3 and 4 — Sebasco Harbor, Maine. “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” Day 4. Underway from Sebasco Harbor to Boothbay Harbor… Seguin Island Lighthouse Day 6 & 7 — Boothbay Harbor

Staedtler Fine Liner pen and watercolor. Sommes Sound. Maine

With the pandemic, I haven’t been able to do much “true urban sketching”. During this trip, I learned that sketching from photos is not close to the experience of true “urban sketching”. Urban sketching involves immersing yourself into a location and truly feeling the vibe of your environment. The people, the sounds, the architecture, the…

the good ole ballpoint pen. it gets the job done. it provides this unique line character.

platinum carbon ink fountain pen in moleskine classic

platinum carbon ink fountain pen

Oak branch with platinum carbon ink

Bamboo twig, platinum carbon ink, watercolor Corolla Light. Corolla, NC (Outer Banks)

Sketching old photos from Italy/Veneto trip

My daughter found a hummingbird in its’ nest. It’s now a member of our family…

Still have pens, paper, and the desire to sit and observe. A little modified blind contour sketch can take the edge off.

  Audience in awe of Dr. Hanmin Lee showing video of his elegant fetal surgical resection of a large cervical teratoma. Cool Topics in Neonatology —Coronado, CA

platinum carbon ink fountain pen in moleskine classic. french ultramarine blue, burnt sienna, winsor yellow.

Staedtler 0.05 Pigment Liner on scratch copy paper

Paperterie Saint-Armande handmade paper.  Dip fountain pen. Platinum Carbon ink.

Fabriano 140 lb cold press watercolor paper. Copic Multiliner 0.03.

Moleskin Classic. Staedtler pigment liner 0.05.

I attended a great demo on Saturday at The Blue Rooster Art Store.  Tiffanie Mang did a demonstration of a painting by Edgar Payne.  This demo was amazing and I was able to really grasp the process of painting with gauche and how it differs from watercolor.  I was hooked.  I picked up some gauche…

Hollywood. Los Feliz. Pasadena, CA. Chicago, IL. San Diego, CA…

Narragansett Bay is a 10 mile by 25 mile estuary east of Rhode Island. We spent 7 days on the bay aboard the sailing vessel Onward, a Catalina 470, with 4 adults and 2 toddlers. We spent 7 amazing days sailing around with a group called The Corinthians. Imagine Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn dreaming…

Experimenting with a new/different pen — PIGMA, MICRON, 01, SEPIA.   Morning commute sketches.  Bus stop on Santa Monica Blvd.  Corner of Sunset and Highland. Coffee shop line, LAX.  Looking south, corner of Vine and Melrose. Church on the way to Ventura from L.A. Churches on the way to Hocking Hills in Ohio.

Riding BART, the yellow line from SFO to Montgomery St.  City Hall from the bar at the top of the Marriott.  The Ferry Building and Coit Tower just before sunrise.    

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This is where this urban sketching adventure started.  At some point during 2013, I decided I needed to get back to my first true love – drawing and sketching.  I bought a moleskine classic sketchbook.  I got stuck in traffic on the way home. That’s how many days begin and end in Los Angeles. I…