San Diego Travel & Sketching

I just returned from a five day trip to San Diego with a group of friends/former colleagues. It’s always fabulous … More

New Orleans 2023 and My Travel Palette(s)

It’s always good to finish sketches from a previous trip before heading out on another one. These are from a … More

I can’t believe I filled this journal in less than a year. I liked the portrait format, but not the … More

Now that I’ve grown tired of coneflowers, hydrangeas are my next subject to exhaust. I’m enjoying trying to get the … More

I’ve grown a bit tired of painting coneflowers. The hydrangeas have grown into such a beautiful blue violet I thought … More

All I have been sketching is the garden filled with coneflowers. Different green mixes, different unpleasant mixes, and different styles. … More

Every time I look at the garden there are more blossoms among the coneflowers. They are so pretty!

I can’t recall how long it’s been since the last time I had time off from work in the summer … More

I was originally scheduled to be on vacation in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica for a couple of weeks beginning Monday. … More

In my quest for the minimal palette, I decided to swap out a couple of semi-transparent colors for transparent. Plus, … More