I just found one of Robyn’s dusty sketchbooks, long since forgotten in a closet. Here are a couple of her beautiful sketches of St. Malo, France, drawn during our honeymoon to Europe in 1990. Read the story here.
The Lost Sketches
Pen vs. Pencil, a Sketching Cage Match (Without the Cage)
With some credit also due his mother, the Renaissance hill town of Urbino, Italy gave birth to the renowned, Raphael (the painter, not the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle). In homage to both Raphael’s, here are two of my sketches, one
A Great Place to Go, to Get to Someplace Else
Like pirates, boats and booty? Try Saint Malo – a medieval port town in northern France. Once the smarmy haunt of pirates (but not Johnny Depp, smarmy), there are still masts everywhere (but newer masts, and no sign of Johnny). Robyn and
When One Door Closes… Sketch It.
In Provence, France it’s hard to find a door not worth sketching…
The End of an Era – Novelty Architecture sketches
My all time favorite sketch is… drum roll, please… a hot dog stand. Yep. Of all my sketches, this kitschy, little hot dog stand truly flips my boat, floats my world and rocks my switch (in all conceivable variations): Tail o’ the Pup
Venice Via Pencil
If you are going to get lost, do it in Venice. And, bring a pencil… Someday I’ll have to put some color on these. It just isn’t Venice without.
North Shore, Minnesota
Cold, Cold, Cold, in the winter. Chilly in the spring. Cool in the fall. Summer… awesome. Wait a minute… is it winter or summer?
Rothenburg via Pencil
Traveling along the Romantic Road in Germany many moons ago, Robyn and I came across the very essence of picturesque. A town that almost oozes character. From this place you can imagine what medieval towns were like 1000 years ago. You may
Name this place!
I know some of you have been there, but I’m still betting no one will guess where I sketched this. C’mon, prove me wrong! It’s Disneyland!
Sketch Break – Seattle
From my last trip to Seattle. Love that town.