Four Views of Her Majesty

 

1/31/26 Mt. Rainier from NE 80th Street I-5 overpass, Maple Leaf neighborhood

After sharing yet another sketch of Mt. Rainier (above), a friend who loves zines suggested that I publish one including all my sketches of Her Majesty. Well, I’m no Hokusai, and I didn’t think I had as many as 36 views of Mt. Rainier. I became curious, though, so I went to my Flickr account, where I have tried to be consistent in tagging subject matter. I was surprised to find that I had 32 sketches of Rainier (the earliest from 2015) – so when I add these, I’ll have exactly 36.

If I ever get motivated to publish a zine, I’ll know what to title it.

12/30/25 When I sketch Rainier from home, it's hardly ever at sunset, as the mountain is usually silhouetted by then or often obscured by haze, even if it was visible in the morning. This sketch was a rare occasion when the low west sun turned the clouds pink and gave a blush to one side of the peak. After I finished that sketch, I turned to the west to capture all the color.