
Spent Artichoke Blooms
17 x 22in Acrylic and ink

Chophouse Row
11 × 14in. Acrylic and ink

Downtown Seattle
11 x 14in. Acrylic and ink

How to be a Dictator

Dried Flowers
Dried flowers.

Pool at our AirBnB in Palm Springs
Pool at our AirBnB in Palm Springs,

A house in Palm Springs, CA
A house in Palm Springs, CA.

Palm Springs AirBnB
We had a fabulous AirBnB in Palm Springs. The back yard looked out at a golf course, of course.

Linda Derschang
My portrait of the famous Seattle Restauranteur LindaDerschang.

Here Comes the Sun
After a rainy cool spring we were heading to Palm Springs, CA for a sunny weekend.

Drawing of Man Walking
Ink drawing of a man walking. I was trying some new drawing ink in a fountain pen.

A Few From My Sketchbook This Week

Hofvijver
This is the Hofvijver (the court pond) in The Hague, Netherlands. I’ve recently gotten some acrylic inks and have been experimenting with them. They are similar to using watercolor, but when they dry they are permanent and can no longer be reactivated with water. This means you can do some interesting layering, and work from both light to dark, and dark to light.

View from the Fifteenth Floor
Last week I had to have a tooth extracted in preparation for an implant. I took some medicine that was prescribed to reduce anxiety durning the procedure, which worked really well. A side effect was that I might experience some short term memory loss for a few hours. I don’t really remember much of anything from the procedure, and it was almost like I walked and talked but wasn’t making any memories at all. A couple of days later I was looking at the photos on my phone and found this photo which I took right after the procedure was over, but I have absolutely no memory of taking it. This is the view from the window of the operating room in downtown Seattle.

Castle of the Counts
This the “Castle of the Counts” in Ghent, Belgium. Beth and I took a tour of this 12th century castle, which had an entertaining audio tour to guide us through its rooms. Supposedly, this is the castle where the modern fireplace was invented.

Randy in Red Pants
Randy in Red Pants. 6 x 9in. Ink and watercolor on paper.
Randy is a banking and investment advisor and is a fixture at all the best parties in town. He has a wonderful collection of art prints and watercolor paintings.

Amsterdam Cyclist

Fredrick
“Fredrick” is an 11x14 in. ink and watercolor painting on paper. I found a fabulous archive of photos from London in the 1860’s, that this is based on one of those photos.

Summer Whites
“Sumer Whites” is a quick sketch in my sketchbook. It’s from a reference photo I found online and is made with ink and PITT markers.

Skinny Buildings
Townhouses get narrower and people get bigger.