Tag Archives: beach

Big Island, Hawaii, The classic Hawaiian side

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

This flower stall is at the Kona Farmers Market. I have never seen a flower stall so packed with gigantic blooms. The Lifeguard Hut at Kahalu’u Beach Park. How could I NOT draw something that is such a vivid shade of … Continue reading →

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Big Island, Hawaii, The Jurassic Side.

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Yes, Hawaii has great beaches (and I’ll come to those in my next post). But my favorite part is the tropical vegetation. The lush, neon green mosses and drippy ferns. Things that grow, rot and regrow all at the same … Continue reading →

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My Many Indias. Part 6: Goa, Malvan Coast and goodbye India, I’ll be back!

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

Goa is where I “go back” to when I go to India. It is where my parents live. I know, lucky me! There’s the incredible surf and sand bit that everyone visits Goa for. But here’s some of the less … Continue reading →

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Weekend at Capitola Beach

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

It was my daughter’s 7th birthday last week. I asked what she wanted, and she said she wanted to go to Africa. Since that wasn’t possible on short notice, we spent the weekend at Capitola Beach, an hour south of … Continue reading →

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Warm winter days

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

It’s been an unusually warm winter, and we just had a couple of super-warm days, so I had no excuse to NOT sketch. Day 1: Stanford Campus. Hoover Tower and Stanford Memorial Church. Everyone looks so intent and sincere as … Continue reading →

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Last summer weekend

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

A quick weekend getaway before it’s back-to-school on Monday. A road trip to Pismo Beach, Cambria and San Luis Obispo. Some grey skies. Some sun. And a few quick sketches. Pismo Cliffs. The beach disappears at high tide.  This is as … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

A day of sketching in Santa Cruz, California. Sketching the boats from the moving dock was a strange experience: the boats rock, the moving dock I was sitting on rocked, and then there were the waves…. Together it all made … Continue reading →

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When the wind whips your pages around

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

When the wind whips your pages around, you’re forced to keep it loose! Sketched at Capitola Beach, CA. It seems insane to go to the beach when it is cold, grey and rainy, but the kids love it. This is … Continue reading →

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Goa: a week at the beach

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

We spent a week in Calangute, at the beach, with my parents visiting us almost everyday. The kids loved it: sand, warm water, icecream sellers on the beach! I’ll stay out of the water if I can, so I sat … Continue reading →

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Catalina Island, Labor Day Weekend

Posted on September 12, 2010 by

Went away for a lovely, but too-brief trip to Catalina Island over Labor Day weekend. This couple sat in the seat in front of me on the ferry to Catalina Island. I liked the contrast of her wild, curly hair … Continue reading →

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