Hiked up to Inspiration Point in Yosemite National Park (do all parks have an inspiration point?)
Sitting at Inspiration Point I couldn’t not sketch the valley. Here’s the view overlooking Yosemite Valley, photographed and then sketched. Fun to pull out the charcoal pencils again.
Lunch on a rock in the Merced River at the Happy Isles, Yosemite.
While visiting Yosemite National Park we stopped to eat lunch at the beginning of the Lower Yosemite Falls trail. From my seat on the bench I could see Half Dome and decided it was a perfect opportunity for a quick sketch.
First night in Yosemite National Park we hiked up a trail near our campground and went across a suspension bridge along the way. On the way back we stopped and enjoyed the view while I sketched it.
My favorite part might be the inclusion of the sketchbook at the bottom of the sketch. I thought about adding another one inside it, but thought that might be a bit much.
9×6″ Ink & Watercolor on sketch paper
I was bored once, then I wondered what there was to do.
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. ~ Dorothy Parker
9×6″ Ink & Watercolor on sketch paper
She’s my ideal woman and the standard that all other women are held to.
I still check out my wife.
9×6″ Ink & Watercolor on sketch paper
Not that anyone else does, either. Be yourself and be proud!
Artists don’t have to apologize for being eccentric.
9×6″ Ink & Watercolor on sketch paper
Important advice to keep in mind. Don’t forget that this works both ways and you also need to not suck.
Don’t hang out with people that suck!
In between working on a couple of paintings I got the nieces to join in on the fun. Here you can see their work from my request to “draw a stick figure”.
She saw me working, drawing stick figures with signs and she decided to do the same. You’ve gotta love her sense of humor!
You could see the wheels turning when I asked her to draw a stick figure, she just wasn’t sure why. But when I convinced her to she made sure to get the hair just right.
It took a couple of tries to get her to actually draw a stick figure, I got … some other things first. And then I guess we had to go through the Goldilocks process: one too big, one too small, and the third one was just right!
9×6″ Ink & Watercolor on sketch paper
In day-to-day life it’s easy to forget this. But you shouldn’t.
Don’t forget to be AWESOME!
