Sketching and sipping at Dukes Waikiki, wishing I was there, its cold here in Seattle.
Month: November 2014
Reflections on Reflection Vineyards and wine clubs
A long snowy drive over the pass was adequately rewarded with a visit to Reflection Vineyards. Holly was as entertaining as ever. The biggest revelation was that their reds are about as good or better than anything we have ever tasted; the Viognier that first attracted me last summer was just as good. There are…
Travel, we are so much alike
Sitting in a Quality Inn in Pasadena, California, drinking Fess Parker Chardonnay, watching Tony Bourdain on my iPad I relaize how fortunate I am. My gift in life is that I can talk, it drives some people nuts, but it has enabled me to travel the world, with someone else paying the tab. What I…
Dreaming of Spring
It’s a cold November, thinking of spring
Some travel sketching tips,
So where do you begin travel sketching? Let’s start with a few tips I have found along the way. Have a focal point. What is it about the scene before you that makes you want to sketch it? I learned that I had a weakness in wanting to try and capture some grand, expansive, breathtaking…
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