Photo & sketch archive.

A few of the things that I've made.

Drawing · 46

Sketchbook

Sketches and watercolors.

Watercolor of a brown hare sitting in green grassWatercolor of a bride and groom on a plaza, captioned 11 year anniversaryWatercolor of a girl photographing a red-dotted sign, captioned 800 DegreesWatercolor of a paved path leading through grass toward mountainsPencil sketch of the Popcornopolis trailer on the Santa Monica PierPencil sketch of an arched mission-style building with palm treesWatercolor of two girls on a lifeguard tower, Santa Monica PierWatercolor of a domed observatory on a hill at duskWatercolor of a laughing green dinosaur toyWatercolor of a girl in a cowboy hat on a stool, Santa Monica CAWatercolor of the red barn at Brentwood Country MartWatercolor of North Rim Lodge on a green hillsidePencil sketch of a canyon overlook at the North Rim, ArizonaWatercolor of an empty highway into the desert, Hwy 6 NevadaWatercolor of a heron flying low over marsh grassPencil sketch of a man playing conga drums, Squaw Valley CAWatercolor of two people on a pool float on Lake TahoeWatercolor of a boy in swim trunks waving at Hyatt TahoeWatercolor of a girl on a paddleboard at Hyatt TahoeWatercolor of a man in a sun hat holding a paddleWatercolor of a white motorboat on Lake Tahoe below mountainsWatercolor of a girl in a life jacket by the Truckee RiverWatercolor of a girl sitting on a rock at Hyatt TahoeWatercolor of a girl on roller skates, Northstar CAWatercolor of a girl in a harness on a bungee trampoline, Northstar CAPencil sketch of a swan pool float strapped to an SUV roofPencil sketch of a snowy owl standing in a fieldPencil sketch of a lifeguard on a tall chair under an umbrellaPencil sketch of a cat yawning with its eyes closedWatercolor of a lake shore with a sandy beach and pine treesWatercolor of a blue lake below a jagged mountain rangeWatercolor of a brown cow grazing in a green mountain meadowWatercolor of a teal hotel tower with a palm tree, The Georgian HotelWatercolor of a single-story brick house with tall windows and treesWatercolor of a whole watermelon and a cut sliceWatercolor of two koi fish circling in green and blue waterWatercolor of a long low building with yellow windowsWatercolor of a building with a facade of colored vertical stripesWatercolor of a row of colorful townhouses along a streetWatercolor of a modern apartment building behind tall treesWatercolor of a white City Hall building with palm treesWatercolor of a mid-century house with a yellow door and palm treeWatercolor of a mid-century house with a blue door and palm treesWatercolor of an A-frame glass building among pine treesWatercolor of a flat-roofed glass pavilion under a blue skyWatercolor of a mountain lodge with a gondola passing overhead

Drawing · 17

Chalk

Sidewalk chalk drawings, fall 2016. Most started as a character my daughters might like.

Chalk drawing of Linus on a pumpkin holding a Welcome Great Pumpkin signChalk drawing of a cartoon beaver wearing a blue tieChalk drawing of a candy corn character in a witch hatChalk drawing of Hello Kitty beside a box of sidewalk chalkChalk drawing of the red Angry Birds bird on a sidewalkChalk drawing of a purple cartoon cat with a striped tailChalk drawing of Calvin and Hobbes flexing their musclesChalk drawing of Linus in a blue striped shirtChalk drawing of Peg and Cat under a purple tree on a boardwalkChalk drawing on a wooden boardwalk leading toward a houseChalk drawing of a yellow cartoon cat cheering inside a blue circleChalk drawing of a cheering cat on a boardwalk through coastal shrubsChalk drawing of a white cartoon mouse with pink earsChalk drawing of a pink cartoon pig on a sidewalkGirl in a striped dress posing behind a chalk pig on a sidewalkChalk drawing of three yellow and orange cartoon chicksChalk drawing of a blue cartoon creature holding a white ball

Photo series · 10

Palm Springs

2018.

City hall entrance with a sign and palm trees at duskMid-century house behind a block wall with tall palms at sunsetMid-century house with palm trees lit up at nightWhite house with a yellow door, palm trees and agavesLow mid-century house with a stone wall lit at duskMid-century house with a turquoise door and desert landscapingFlat-roofed house with tall palm trees under a cloudy skyMid-century house with a stone wall and palms at twilightMid-century house with a block screen and mountains behindMid-century house with an angled roof and an orange door

Photo series · 17

Superbloom

The desert in bloom, 2017.

A field of desert sunflowers in Henderson Canyon, north of Borrego SpringsOcotillo sunrise in Borrego Palms CanyonClose-up of yellow and white desert wildflowersPurple sand verbena blooming across a desert valleyYellow wildflowers in a desert canyon under a pink sunriseWhite evening primrose flowers in a bed of wildflowersOcotillo rising above yellow desert flowers under a blue skyWhite desert wildflowers among purple sand verbenaDesert sunflowers on sandy ground with fields and mountains behindPink blossoms on a beavertail cactusBeavertail cactus blooming beside white and purple wildflowersWhite, yellow and purple wildflowers below a desert hillPurple and white wildflowers among boulders in a desert canyonWildflowers in cracked desert soil with mountains in the distanceClose-up of a pale yellow desert dandelionDense mix of yellow, white and purple wildflowersWhite and yellow wildflowers below rocky desert hills

Photo series · 8

Venice Canals

2017.

Street corner near the Venice sign with brick buildings and cyclistsLarge tree lit with string lights beside a Venice canalModern cube house with a rooftop deck reflected in a canalWhite Spanish-style house with kayaks moored on the canalGreen Victorian house with a palm tree beside the canalTwo canal houses, one bright blue, with small boats mooredModern gray house lit at dusk with boats on the canalGlass-fronted house glowing at night above a canal and kayak
Photo series · 7

Lake Tahoe

A week-long series made around the lake in August 2016.

Ophir Creek runs through Tahoe Meadows at sunriseRoasting marshmallows around the fire pitTurquoise water and granite boulders on the Lake Tahoe shore at sunsetLakeside cabins in Incline Village NVBonsai Rock at sunset on Lake TahoeSmooth boulders in calm blue water along the Lake Tahoe shoreMilky Way over pine trees at Lake Tahoe
Photo series · 30

Santa Monica Urban Forest

Started in spring 2016, when one of my daughters asked me about a tree on a walk.

Broad tree in front of a corner coffee shopTree with red bottlebrush flowers in front of an apartment buildingPurple-flowering jacaranda over a house and parked carsRound-crowned tree over a small storefront with lit windowsTall tree beside a street at dusk with a full moonTall palm tree above a house with a white picket fenceTall pine tree in front of houses on a residential streetBushy tree beside a house with an ivy-covered wallTree on a coastal bluff with the sun setting behind itWide-spreading tree with a twisted trunk along a street at duskTree with hanging red flowers in front of a houseTall eucalyptus in a grassy parkUmbrella pine shading a lawn beside a large houseSprawling tree on a traffic island with cars passingRows of tall trees lining both sides of a streetPalm tree above a Spanish-style house with a tile roofSpiky dragon tree beside a white stucco houseLarge tree above a crowd at a seaside parkPink-flowering tree in front of a craftsman housePale eucalyptus along a sandy path in a parkFicus trees arching over a residential streetMassive fig tree trunk in front of a gated houseRound tree in front of a modern building with a garageLone eucalyptus behind a long low school building at duskRound-crowned tree in front of a corner shop at duskSpreading tree on a corner beside a tall hedgeLeaning cedar in front of an apartment buildingTall pine rising over a grassy cemeteryTall eucalyptus over a residential street with parked carsDense dark tree above a small house at sunset

Photographs · 49

Architecture

Buildings I've photographed while traveling, newest first.

Panorama of a long low building with palm treesEmpire State Building over the city skyline at sunriseModern concrete and glass building lit at duskGlass office tower against a blue skyGeisel Library, with stacked, cantilevered glass floorsAmerican Red Cross headquarters, white columns and a red cross aboveModern apartment buildings around a plaza at duskOffice buildings and a busy street at duskOrnate hotel with a mansard roof lit at nightAdobe pueblo-style building with a wooden portico in snowArched stone entrances decorated with holiday wreathsGlass building with a large banner and car light trailsGlass-fronted building with lit columns and wide stepsThe US Capitol dome behind trees at sunsetGlass performance hall with a lit fountain in frontCrowds in the Grand Central Terminal concourseDulles Airport terminal and its curving roof at duskThe Resort at Pelican HillGlass concert hall at night with a taxi passingThe Smithsonian Castle, red brick with towersThe Watergate complex and its layered balconies at duskCylindrical glass towers against a blue skyCurved hotel with a glass atrium and a fountainAngled white roof of the Dulles Airport terminal at nightOne World Trade Center beside a 9/11 memorial poolThe Royal Hawaiian, a pink hotel framed by palm treesThatched-roof pavilions reflected in water at nightHigh-rise hotel with palm trees and passing cars at duskLit palm trees reflected in a pool before a resortWhite high-rise with palm trees and a passing busResort beside a golf course pond with mountains behindLow stucco building with a curving path at sunsetMountain lodge buildings around a swimming poolCity at night from above with a tall hotelThe Old Post Office in Washington and its clock towerHotel tower above tropical gardens by the oceanThatched-roof building with a lit stone walkway at nightShutters on the BeachBlue Plate Taco restaurant patio lit at nightThe Lincoln Memorial on a grassy riseAdobe-style building with rooftop lights at duskThe US Capitol dome under a cloudy skyPainted eaves of a traditional Korean-style roofFong's sign on a red building with paper lanternsStorefront of The Original Trading Post at duskRed and white angled sign above a building cornerLooking up at the lit Eiffel Tower replica at Paris Las VegasWhite dome with a cross against a deep blue skyLooking up at the Marina City towers in Chicago

Photographs · 23

Landscapes

Sun setting behind a sea arch on a rocky coastWaterfall pouring into a river below a rocky hillsideManhattan skyline reflected in the water at sunsetLifeguard tower on a beach at sunsetTall pine trees in an open forestCrystal Arcade storefront lit up with crowds passingLong-exposure ocean over dark rocks on a beachSnowy granite peak above pines and a reflecting lakePalm trees lit at night reflected in a poolPalm trees leaning over a beach with a gazeboConcrete jetty stretching into calm blue waterSunset over dark lava rocks along the oceanBlack and white long exposure of clouds over a rocky shorePalm trees above a rocky lava shorelineLarge tree over a canal with small boatsBare tree wrapped in white string lights at duskThe Golden Gate Bridge over the bayCrowded beach with palm trees and blue surfGazebo among green plants under streaking cloudsMilky Way over a dark line of pine treesStar trails circling above silhouetted treesSnowy volcano reflected in a still blue lakePalm trees silhouetted against a purple night sky

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