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Watercolor map overlay with the scene of Burlington, Vermont in the background

Watercolor of some village scenes with a map, overlay it, with text that reads “The Middleberry green is still at the center of the village, presided over by the striking white congregational church.”

found #watercolor images from a tourist book about vermont towns, written in 1995

In the Future All Food Will Be Cooked in a Microwave, and if You Can’t Deal With That Then You Need to Get Out of the Kitchen

Pen and ink, wash, watercolor, quick sketch of a mundane scene of a chair and a couple plants, with the actual scene in the background

Pen and ink wash drawing of a summertime scene, including a clothesline with a comforter on it and a house plant and a shed in the background

two small scenes from a friends porch in mass this weekend. the star of the show here, apparently, are house plants. one seemingly leafless and stick-y, another with exaggerated leaves, clearly an out-of-towner.

#rural #urbansketching #watercolor #art #sketchbook #inkwash

Watercolor and pen, drawing of the back of a campground lean to with a tarp and towel in the background

from camping this summer in vt state parks. splashed shadows on structures are my sweet spot.

#urbansketching #art #watercolor

i devoured Tessa Hulls’s “Feeding Ghosts,” i picked up randomly in Norwich, VT wanting to learn more about the history of China.

this beast of a graphic memoir tackles unknotting the tightness of generational trauma.

nice to see Cory called it out as well:
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Pen, wash, watercolor of people across the street, waiting in chairs, houses, and trees behind them, no parade in sight yet

waiting for the parade in Morristown, NY

#urbansketching #art #canada

apparently, I’ve got nothing to say but through pictures on this thing. words are harder.

Pen and watercolor, drawing from Middlebury, VT showing a deli in a building made of marble

4 of 4 plein air art

i sat and drew this deli which happened to be closed. it seemed to be pretty popular by the number of disappointed folks trying the door.

those marble buildings are something else.

#urbansketching #watercolor

Pen and watercolor, drawing from Middlebury, VT, showing a zigzagging Road, sidewalks, and powerlines with a Ben Franklin mid-century store at the end

3 of 4 from the plein air. that ben franklin signage always tugs at me when i'm in this town.

#urbansketching

Ink and watercolor of the backside of a restaurant next to a beautiful river and bridge, in Middlebury, Vermont

2 of 4

Ink and watercolor of people protesting in downtown Middlebury, Vermont, American flags, brick buildings, and a dead tree in the foreground.

Ink-only phase of people protesting in downtown Middlebury, Vermont, American flags, brick buildings, and a dead tree in the foreground.

1 of 4 from the @sparrowartsupply plein air on no kings saturday. showing before and after color.

#urbansketching #watercolor

Ink drawing of anti-trump protesters encouraging honks in downtown Middlebury, Vermont

phew!

came out with four new ones that need some inkwash or color

#urbansketching #art #pleinair

heading to participate in my first plein air 😬 i’m hoping to capture some scenes from the no kings day presence in middlebury, and judging from jericho’s turn out, they’ll be one.

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always liked this photo from last summer.

painted on a bigger format than i was used to.

#urbansketching #watercolor #art

* digs out ipod *

interior of a tech conference with 20-30 people, red carpet beneath and warehouse ceilings. The banner above this particular booth says experience zone.

foolish of me to assume i’d have the energy to do some sketches during downtime of talking to users all day @ #redhatsummit. next week maybe.

* N.Y.

Watercolor and pen painting sketch of the side of a seasonal cabin with a river in the background.

side of camp on the st. lawrence river in nt

i finished my little 6x9 sketchbook. this is my first attempt in a bigger one and i wanted to get that rough-edge-of-the-painting look.

#urbansketching #art #watercolor

Pen and ink sketch of a walkway and Library drop off box in the foreground and a winding road and town park in the background

my last submission for the april fundraiser 🎉

i need some practice on cars - these two made me realize the straight lines of buildings come much easier.

#urbansketching #art #shetch #vermont

nice! what are the stones for? what tree did you plant?

The “a second plane” George w bush meme but the faces are swapped with the alien and ripley too close meme

Staying informed in 2025:

yiikes

well that was a fun little rabbit hole, especially as a scarfer of tinned fish

Tina Friml Stand-Up: Dating Geeks, Embarrassing Kinks | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

gah, upset i missed the opp to see vermont’s comedy darling tonight m.youtube.com/watch?v=KJZZ...

omg those are actually brands i love as well

pen and ink watercolor drawing sketch of looking down at my feet above a short culvert where water is flowing from a small stream into, i’m holding a dog leash

here’s one from walking the new pup. thought this scene was pretty and the water and chaos of the grasses challenging

#artyear #drawing #watercolor #urbansketching

why thank you Bryan 🙌🏻

Ink and watercolor, drawing painting of inside a barn, including objects, kids, Mickey Mouse chair, white bucket, green sled, pile of hay, dark shadows

helped out this week doing some farm chores for a neighbor. it was rainy and a blast.

#sketch #urbansketching #artyear #watercolor #barns

pen, ink, watercolor, cartoonish illustration of my remote work-from-home set up, featuring a MacBook, split mechanical keyboard, and other office clutter in front of a window overlooking green grass and blue sky.

where i spend most of my time

#remote #art #macbook #urbansketching

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local orgs are still doing their thing. burlington’s conservation group is prepping for spring events and sharing nature cams in our time of need.

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