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A research workhorse

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 Seattle area, a land of beautiful lakes and waterscapes, has heightened my curiosity for ships…

Mailbox Peak

This morning I joined my fearless trail-running buddies Ben and Ahmed for a power hike and trail-run to legendary Mailbox Peak near North Bend. It was my first visit to this popular hiking destination, and I was excited to squeeze…

Veni, vidi, sketched it

Hoping for a colorful mountain scene during this morning’s trail run with Ben and Ahmed, I decided to carry my iPad in my backpack. Unfortunately, the rain and clouds didn’t cooperate but my running buddies introduced me to a cool…

Sketching with Ankrom Moisan architects

Architect and fellow urban sketcher Andika Murandi recently invited me to do a presentation about urban sketching at the Ankrom Moisan Architects Seattle office. The talk was brief, just an introduction about how I developed a daily sketching habit and how…