Tag Archives: Travel

Boats of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Posted on September 14, 2014 by

Historic Paraty is a town of whitewashed homes and churches. Only the bright doors and windows and the terracotta roofs add spots of color. But the boats of Paraty are a different story. They are unabashedly colorful with equally colorful … Continue reading →

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Sketching on Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Posted on September 13, 2014 by

I’m back from an incredible 10 days in Brazil at the Urban Sketchers Symposium. And I’m back with a head full of ideas and inspiration, and long lists of things to work on and learn. But instead of recording my trip from … Continue reading →

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Costa Rica, part 4.

Posted on August 12, 2014 by

One last post from Costa Rica, from the relatively dry (just a couple of thundershowers everyday) Pacific Coast near Manuel Antonio National Park. We spent lots of time at a quiet little cove called Playa Biesanz where the ocean was as calm … Continue reading →

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Costa Rica, Part 3

Posted on August 10, 2014 by

Getting from Arenal to the cloud forest in Monteverde involves a ferry ride across Lake Arenal, a huge manmade lake that once generated 70% of Costa Rica’s electricity. The cloud forest is like something out of a dream. The mist never clears … Continue reading →

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Costa Rica, Part 1

Posted on August 6, 2014 by

Of all my recent travels, Costa Rica has been the hardest place to capture in sketches. For one, we visited in the rainy season. It rarely ever stopped pouring for more than a few minutes. And, we hiked, river rafted, ziplined and … Continue reading →

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Babbage Engines, Google Cars and Scratch

Posted on July 7, 2014 by

An afternoon at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California is like swapping between the past, present and future all within a few feet of each other. My hands-down favorite bit of my afternoon was a demonstration of the Babbage … Continue reading →

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Beach Day

Posted on June 29, 2014 by

At Capitola beach on what turned out to be a super hot Saturday. Perfect people sketching weather with lots of sunbathers. Little people studies are my warm-up. It’s amazing how many of these sunbathers were on their phones. Its not always … Continue reading →

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