Forest Diary

Sketching the redwood forests on the Pacific Coast as I hike is a speeding activity - but is always worth it - even if all I get to do is put a few lines on the page or spread some huckleberries as an illustration to what is happening (see process photos below)! Bits of text are usually added when I get to the table and glue and tape in my day's sketching bounty. The forest was wet and full of wonderful light and colors. I am ready to go there again! 

Sketchbook #115: Trip to Europe - Austria

Austria - mountains, glaciers, lakes, and little things everywhere - rocks and apples and herbs. Lots of space, wonderful smells and tastes and abundance of clean colors! 

Sketchbook #111: Hiking and Drawing Treasures

Sketchbook #110: New Year Flowers and other everyday things during holidays.

Sketchbook #109: Sketching While Hiking and After that :)

Sketchbook #104

Sometimes I get to draw and / or paint. Sometimes I get to sketch.
And sometimes all I have is just a minute or two - here is a result of such a hike :)

Badger Log: 16 (2016)

January 2014: Forest Walk

Every page, every spread in this book is a bit of a surprise, sometimes - struggle as papers and ink combinations are so different that I am forced to either changing my tools every spread or sticking to the simplest pencil... So the year is not starting easy for me :) But I see the way through :)

December 2013: Hiking

It was really cold and even though I had my large sketchbook and travel watercolor kit with me I did not get them out of the backpack even for a moment. Quick pen and shade while snacking on bananas and back to hiking!

Hiking Coyote Hills Park Again

February 2012: Coyote Hills, a photo by apple-pine on Flickr.

We spent a very lazy sunny and a little windy two hours in the park.

Activities of the company included:
1. sleeping
2. rock hunting
3. bird watching
4. ground squirrel spooking
5. sketching
6. walking without trail
7. building houses for little imaginary friends
8. singing

November 28, 2010: Hiking

November 28, 2010: Hiking, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

My current book is large: Bee Paper Super Deluxe Aquabee 9" x 12" and I realized that it's too much to carry with me - especially in colder weather and with all the extra hats-gloves etc. that I keep in my backpack these days. As a result it's nice paper is being filled with post-it sketches from whatever paper was available... I used to have several books running at once bu it seems to be a much better resource when everything is under one cover.

Today was rather cold so I did these while waiting for my companions to finish lunch or to catch up with me - and finished some at home after a nice cup of tea ;)

Hiking

Mushroom Hike, originally uploaded by apple-pine.