New Cards of Cuba Now Available

New notecards have arrived and are now available for purchase in my shop. I now have 8 images and two sizes of cards, (4.25" x 5.5") and (5" x 7"). I also have a limited number of postcards of the Small but Important Things in Cuba to Know drawing.

Two sizes of Notecards are Now Available!

I now have two sizes of notecards available with some of my drawings from Cuba! There is a smaller size of 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" or regular size of 5" x 7" (pictured above). Just click on the link to the Shop to order. 

Everyday items in Cuba

I like to do travel journaling in my sketchbooks. This is a page from one of my Cuba sketchbooks that I completed recently with some of the bits and pieces brought home from my trips. I have fun with trying to make the items are realistic as I can within the ink and watercolor format. The coins, bills and card in this sketchbook spread (11"x8.5"/28cm x 21.6cm) are real size. I like to record the memorabilia of receipts, tickets, pamphlets, maps and odds and ends in my sketchbooks. I will usually mix them in with sketches related to the event. What do you like to record?

Fancy carved wooden door in Habana Vieja, Cuba

This was an amazingly detailed and carved wooden door that I came across on the main shopping street, Calle Obispo, in Habana Vieja, Cuba. Part of the attraction aside from the ornateness, was how tall and incredibly narrow it was. No grand pianos or sofas are going through that!

Nandina in the fall

Beautiful nandina, or heavenly bamboo, in the fall. Not all of the leaves change color, but the ones that do get this glorious rich red color. Some of these leaves were done wet into wet, others were layers of glazing, paint, let it dry, add another layer of paint. The shadows are always interesting to try to capture especially with double or triple cast shadows. Sometimes, I wonder where exactly is all the the light coming from? Prints will be available soon in the shop.

Wires and More Wires

This is the entryway that leads to who knows how many apartments inside, but from the number of wires, it looks like a lot. I love this picture for the brightly painted column and post, the fancy grillwork for the bannister, the tiles on the path in, and the mass confusion of wires.

Bigleaf Maple Leaf

Here is the completed drawing for my dried and curling Bigleaf Maple leaf. When fresh off the tree it would have been too big for my 7" x 7" (17.8 cm x 17.8 cm) sketchbook, but with a little time and patience, most of it eventually just fit within those dimensions. They truly are big leaves!