Ballard Locks Drawbridge

So glad I made this sketch crawl. I try to find views that offer a distinct fore- mid- and background. I found the perfect spot in the shade that had all three. Although I didn't have time to apply any color (I rarely do, as I take way more than two hours to finish) on site, I managed to get pretty far. I also remembered how quickly my ink washes dry in this heat and kept them in my satchel in the shade under the picnic bench until I needed them.

By the way, I launched my Kickstarter campaign for my second book today! I hope you'll take a gander at the short video at the link below and share it with your friends. Thanks!

kickstarter.com/projects/492806857/this-is-then-that-was-now-an-illustrated-memoir 

Robin's House, Maryland

Robin sat beside me in the grass as I drew her beautiful house in Maryland, all decorated for fall. Robin's an artist, photographer and mom of two, and we chatted about the influence Urban Sketchers and Everyday Matters has had on us. Her pre-school daughter, Emmy, drew a picture of herself and gave it to me, addressed to "Mr. Steven." Thanks for everything, Robin!

Stickers, Sketchbooks, Kickstarter

Hey there, Fellow Sketchbooker-types!
How do you tell your sketchbooks apart? How do you keep from carrying home your friend's sketchbook? Here's what I do--I can tell each book by the stickers slathered all over it. I run a marathon--BOOM! Sticker! Grocery store stickers for the kiddies? MINE NOW! Was I a good boy for the dentist? YAY! Sticker! New incentives for my NOW WHERE WAS I? Kickstarter thingie! CLICK HERE: http://kck.st/12wx2H1

Kickstarter Launch for NOW WHERE WAS I?

Hey, Everybody! After the gratifying requests I received to make a book, here it is. Please pass this link on to your friends and ask them to pass it on so I can get this labor of love printed and into your hands. OH YEAH- Check out the short video made by my talented friend Deborah Libby. (All the good parts were her ideas!) Thank you thank you!

Click here:   KICKSTARTER!