Plein Air Sketching in Northern England

Joel and I returned to England again this spring, but this time we headed north. We toured Manchester, the Lake District, Yorkshire and finished in the Peak District. The weather somewhat co-operated, but we persisted anyway and managed to do six sketches. Is there anything more pleasant than sketching in an English garden and/or countryside? No, I don’t think so 🙂

Fall 2022 roundup

Here is a roundup of my most recent editorial illustrations:

A portrait of Jane Addams for re:Porter Magazine
An illustration of Hull House in Chicago for re:Porter Magazine
Portraits of architects for Ottawa Magazine
Portraits of employees for Digital Stronghold
Fall bucket list illustration for WBEZ Chicago
Illustration for a fictional story about storm drainage for Skeleton Park Press
Portraits of academics for Dim Sum Co.
Portraits for Diablo Publishing

Sketching in Iceland

Joel and I recently rented a campervan and toured around the Westfjords and a bit of the north of Iceland. We had a fun trip, but the weather was definitely not conducive to plein air sketching (rain and gale-force winds) but we managed to get four paintings in regardless.

Prints are available in my Etsy shop

Library Card

I was very glad that the Westport Public Library thought of me to help illustrate and re-design their new library card. It warmed the cockles of my booklover heart. I wanted to pay homage to the resident swans in our local lake here.