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Yellowstone Park Company Bus • Inked

Tour Bus Penciled

Tour Bus Detail

A detail of a small tour bus drawing that I am working on in my latest sketchbook.

Rocky Mountain Field Seminars & Educational Adventures 2012

I am very excited to be a part of the Rocky Mountain Field Seminars & Educational Adventures for 2012. I will be teaching a two-day workshop on "Pen & Ink Sketches with Watercolor" in beautiful Rocky Mountain National Park this summer. The course is open for registration and the dates are June 23-24, 2012.

My workshop will focus on capturing your surroundings in a sketchbook using pen and ink techniques combined with watercolor. As we focus on that task we will discuss composition, materials, tools and drawing techniques while sketching in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado!

Please visit www.rmna.org or call 970-586-3262 for more information.

Sketchbook Project Limited Edition • Unfolded

A three-dimensional shot of my opened Sketchbook Project Limited Edition. 

Sketchbook Project Limited Edition • Inside

The top images is the inside of my sketchbook. When you open the cover you will find one spread on the inside and it folds out to reveal my custom paisley VW Bus with 12 passengers (daisies). My theme was "Capture and Create".

Sketchbook Project Limited Edition • Cover

Upon completion of my ArtHouse Sketchbook Project 2012, I decided to participate in a new project with ArtHouse. This new project was The Sketchbook Project Limited Edition Vol. 1.

My submission reflects my love for the iconic VW Busses which is something I really can't explain.

Yellowstone Association Institute Autumn Field Seminars

I am pleased to return to the Yellowstone Association Institute as an instructor this coming autumn. My course "Capturing Fall Colors in Your Travel Sketchbook" is open for registration now. It will be a three-day workshop September 21-23, 2012.

My course will enable you to immerse yourself in the colors and patterns of autumn as you learn travel sketchbook and journaling techniques. You’ll spend most of the time outdoors enjoying site-based lectures, demonstrations, and drawing time. Learn about the best materials for drawing on the move and how to sketch what you see. You’ll explore line and color, pen and ink, and experiment with conveying life and character of the world around you. And you’ll have a crash course in watercolor! Return home with a highly personal, visual journal that will help you remember details of sights and experiences that you might have missed or forgotten otherwise.

Find out more at the Yellowstone Association Institute official website, download a PDF or call 406-848-2400 for more information or to register.

Sitting Pretty

Here is a compilation of three photos showing the project as it is open and sitting on a table.

things found under car seats

The finished cover for my submission to The Sketchbook Project 2012.