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5/22/25 Some time to kill captured in my sketch journal 10/29/24 A special celebration captured from a selfie It has been a year and a half ...

  4/27/23 Kwanzan cherries, Maple Leaf neighborhood The Kwanzan cherries seem to have an even shorter season than the earlier sakura, so I’m...

  Caran d'Ache Luminance pencil on Stonehenge White paper A reader contacted me recently with an interesting question. In the colored pe...

Some drawing papers I have used. I am often asked for recommendations on the “best” colored or graphite drawing pencils. I usually inquire a...

Demo sketch Several months ago when I sketched a peek-a-boo view of Mt. Rainier from our upstairs deck, I had enough forethought to ta...

9/1/20 North Substation, Maple Leaf neighborhood USk Japan continues to come out with fun and intriguing challenges to inspire their ...

7/26/20 forsythia in our backyard You saw this forsythia tree back in April when it was ablaze with yellow blossoms, now long gone. A...

Step 1: Fill a page with random, overlapping shapes. One of my most effective methods of self-administered therapy is drawing . Someti...

Here's the scene: Half of Mt. Rainier visible from our upstairs sundeck on a remarkably clear afternoon. After I’ve finished a ske...