Lately I’ve been taking my son to the park and letting him play while I sit nearby and draw in my sketchbook. As a result, I’ve gotten some practice choosing the most efficient materials, sketching quickly, and being more decisive on what I want to communicate. This month I thought I’d share some takeaways from my recent drawing escapades. Hopefully they serve as a good framework in your work as well. Big and small. An easy way to simplify your process on location is to grou

I find nature palpably inspiring. From the underside of a leaf, to a majestic forested mountainside– Earth is teeming with life. In nature, my thoughts slow, my body relaxes, and my senses enliven. I think of our planet and the life it supports as the greatest artistic creation; an unending well of inspiration infinitely complex, yet beautifully simple. Steeped in the majesty of nature, it’s hard to deny the sensation of a Higher Power. Surely, we wonder, its creator is at le

This past month Corbin and I took our baby to Oahu, Hawaii on what we called a "work-cation." We rented a house, woke up early to work remote, and did all the fun touristy things at a slower pace, exploring the island for an entire month. I love drawing while traveling, so I took my sketchbook everywhere I could (although I ended up doing most of my drawing at our local beaches: Laie Beach, and Malaekahana State Park). This trip marked my first time ever drawing the ocean fro