Category Pocket sketchbook
Canon Beach Haystack on pocket sketchbook
Jumping into a drawing while my friends jump into a lake
Glacials melt directly into this alpine lake in the North Cascades. The water is ice-cold. But that didn’t stop my friends Ahmed and Ben from jumping for a swim after a 5-mile run up to this gorgeous piece of wilderness. I…
Porto. Ponto. A travelogue in ten sketches and twenty-one words.
Red tiles. Blue tiles. Iron bridges. Baroque churches. Towering monuments. Refreshing fountains. Sweet wine. A magic bookstore. Civic pride. Porto. Ponto.
El Castillo de Montemolín
The Castle of Montemolín, “el castillo” as I’ve called it since I was a kid, is one of more than 300 medieval fortresses embedded in the landscape of Badajoz, the Spanish province where my ancestors hail from. It started as…
Cool Northwest hues at Meadowdale Beach
June gloom has spilled a bit into July. But I’m OK with that. It still looks beautiful by the Puget Sound.
Vancouver skyscrapers
Veterans among us
“Breaking news: there are Veterans among us!” When my friend Sean posted that on Facebook this morning, I was immediately reminded that every November 11 in the U.S. is Veterans Day. The holiday honors people who have served in the…