We are at Ocean City State Park, a campground along Washington’s Coast. A dense forest opens onto a long sandy beach, and we enjoyed exploring the calm beauty of both settings. This sketch is from later in the day when we were resting.
Dirt Movers: The littlest cousins love using their trucks to move dirt, pinecones, and rocks around the camp. I wanted to capture their focus and delight as they played together.
When I saw the full moon lighting up my brother’s Colorado home, it seemed to say, ‘Home.’
There is something about a meadow that invites kids and dogs to run!
We were hiking along a canyon rim and heard the sound of cattle. We walked over the rim to look and saw hundreds of Black Angus being moved along the valley by six cowhands and several dogs. It was an impressive sight and sound.
I am in Colorado, camping with my large extended family on my brother’s 80 acres. He and his wife have a beautiful home here, and it needed a ramp. So, my brothers and nephews added a ramp to the house entrance today to make it more accessible. While they worked, I sketched them.
The San Miguel Mountains are a well-known backdrop to Telluride, Colorado. They rise to the east above Telluride and are so massively high that even hours after sunrise, they cast a strong shadow on themselves and the town below. The shadow is almost like a curtain; it nearly blocks all the light on the mountains. Then, as the sun rises, the shadow lifts, revealing the rich alpine landscape.
I painted about a mile west of the town, in the space where the shadow was being replaced by the sunlit leaves of the cottonwoods, willows, and grasses.
Deliberate Sketching 