Take your sketchbook everywhere

I try to take my sketchbook everywhere.  I do quick sketches of people and family members when I can.  This is a pen sketch of my niece, Alyssa waiting in the movie theater for Despicable 2 to start last summer.  I think I will do a series of posts this week of these sketches..

Alaska Shoreline

This is another Alaska Shoreline sketch.  Its a little more finished than my previous sketches.  I definitely recommend any travel to Alaska.   I would like to go back and go at a slower pace and doing more art, than trying to pack everything into a week long trip.  Maybe we drive the Al-Can highway, it would be a good way to travel though incredible country at your own pace.

Puget Sound - Sun setting

We went on a cruise up to Alaska last September.  This is a quick sketch as the ship was traveling in the early evening out of the Puget Sound.  It is hard to capture the millions of diamond-sparkling reflections off the water, but it is fun to try and it transports me back to the passage of time on the sound.

Figure Study

This is Friday Night entertainment.  I found an old photo of an artist model and decided to sketch it in charcoal and white chalk on grey toned paper.  Art work and an adult beverage is the perfect way to finish off a work week.

Brown Pelican

Enjoy this Brown Pelican sketch in colored pencil.  We have seen these in California, Washington State, Canada, and Alaska.  While slightly odd looking, they are graceful flyers.

Himalayan Bulbul

Today's bird is a Himalayan Bulbul, they are birds of the Indian sub-continenent.  They are part of the morning greeting committee.  They remind me of the Blue Jays here in the US.  I did this in colored pencil.

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

Long day at work, so I will fall back on a bird sketch.  This colored pencil sketch is of a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.  We saw this in Oklahoma a few years back.