Old Car Taxi from the Havana Airport

This fabulous old car was the taxi my friend Clare and I took with our helper/guide Angel from the Havana airport into Old Havana. There was a chain holding the back of the front bench seat up, the doors didn't quite fit the door frames anymore since I could see a gap when inside, and the trunk was closed by screwing a nut and bolt together from underneath the back bumper.

A Man Sitting in Front of his House, Old Havana, Cuba

This is a drawing of a man I saw sitting in front of his house, a normal enough thing. But the building had lots of scaffolding set up supporting the second story balcony. A scene of regular people just living side by side with urban decay.

Baby Pineapple!

Here's a bright baby pineapple that I saw growing in the Valley of Viñales, Cuba on an organic farm. I don't know if it was the species of pineapple that caused it to be so pinkish red or whether all pineapples when young are this color. It was lovely!

Beautiful shell of a hotel in Habana Vieja, Cuba

From the rooftop terrace at the Casa Alta Habana, this beautiful shell of a building sticks out. Ink and watercolor, Stillman & Birn 8" x 10" softcover Zeta sketchbook.

Five Cuban Cuc Bill

A bill of one of the two Cuban currencies. Pesos convertibles or Cucs are what tourists in Cuba use. Ink and watercolor, Stillman & Birn 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" softcover Zeta sketchbook.