Austin Skyline, from Town Lake Park (larger)

Saturday October 25th was SketchCrawl #20. I flew to Austin the night before to meet up with Lisa who drove down from the Dallas area. She got the word out and six local sketchers joined us for the event. What a great day! The weather was perfect and we were able to walk around central Austin and sketch a bunch of great subjects.

At Whole Foods World Headquarters (larger)

Texas Capital Dome (larger)

In the Driskill Hotel (larger)

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Statue (larger)

I had never been to Austin before. We picked the city as our destination because it was easy for both of us to get to and we wanted to spend time there. What a cool place! Here are some photos from the day:

Me, Sketching Stevie

Me, Studying the Dome
(not George )

Nancy, Lisa and Anna

Ed and Janet

The date for SketchCrawl #21 has been set: Saturday January 10, 2009. Where will you be sketching?

See Also:

• SketchCrawl #20, Austin Group Sketches
• SketchCrawl #20, 87 Other Worldwide Locations
• SketchCrawl #21, Planning Forums
• My Other SketchCrawls

Here are the rest of the sketches from my recent trip to Santa Fe. Fellow sketchblogger Lisa was on the same trip and did some really great sketches too.

I love Santa Fe and try to go every year or two. The light, spaces, color and food are amazing!

Sena Plaza (larger)

Canyon Road Shop (larger)

Cafe at Garcia Street Books (larger)

House Where We Stayed (larger)

Canyon Road Gate (larger)

At the Plaza (larger)

Jazz at Chispa (larger)

Bar at Chispa (larger)

See Also:

• Santa Fe 2008 Sketch Grids
• New Mexico 2007 Sketchbook, Part One: Taos
• New Mexico 2007 Sketchbook, Part Two: Santa Fe
• Other Travel Sketchbooks

And Don’t Miss:

• Lisa’s Santa Fe Sketches

Canyon Road Grid (larger)

Last month I went on a lively trip to Santa Fe with book club friends. There we met up with former member and fellow sketchblogger Lisa Reed and had a fabulous time exploring, eating, sketching and laughing.

I have a bunch of sketches from the trip to share, and thought I’d start off with the grid pages.

The top one is inspired by pages Lisa and I did this spring on a SketchCrawl in San Francisco. These are very fun to do! I draw out the boxes first, and then find little subjects to fill them.

Daily Grid (larger)

The second grid is similar to one I did this summer on a cabin trip, and chronicles each day. This is a great way to capture the often forgotten moments of a trip.

And hey: to all the many of you who have inquired about my whereabouts and well being lately - thank you! I have indeed been busy, but am still here and have much to share. Stay tuned for plenty more sketch-stuff. In fact, next weekend Lisa and I are meeting up in Austin to celebrate the 20th World Wide Sketchcrawl. Care to join us?

Continued:

• Santa Fe 2008 Sketchbook

See Also:

• New Mexico 2007 Sketchbook, Part One: Taos
• New Mexico 2007 Sketchbook, Part Two: Santa Fe
• Other Travel Sketchbooks

And Don’t Miss:

• Lisa’s Santa Fe Sketches