More from Europe: Vendor at the Spanish Steps

While waiting for the group to gather together for our trip back to the hotel, I drew this vendor that was next to the Spanish Steps in Rome.

It has been a while since my last post. I have been dealing with a great deal and I was without wifi for a number of days because of my participation in a young men's camp.

Sketches from Europe: A view of Delphi

Delphi is still one of my favorite places to visit. I would like to go and spend a few days there. It is so peaceful and beautiful. Here is a sketch looking down on the temple of Apollo from my last visit in February.

Sketches from Greece: The Acropolis

These are two sketches from the acropolis. The top is looking up at the entrance to the Acropolis. The other is The Erechtheum. This second visit to the site proved to be more productive drawing wise. My first visit 2 years ago I struggled to draw anything.

Sketches from Europe – Monterosso Part II

When I was in Europe this past February, I had some extra time in Moterosso, on of the Cinque Terre. I was able to do a second sketch. I love how the buildings are not standing straight. It is a nightmare for those that love linear perspective. I love to exaggerate the angles, so I am not as worried about it.

I hope that I will be able to eventually spend a few days in the Cinque Terre to do even more sketches. It is truly a beautiful location.

Sketches From Europe – Lucerne

This one of my sketches from my second day in Lucerne, Switzerland this past February. On this day I practiced the art of drawing in cold weather. The temperature was dropping as the day progressed and I suffered through some minor painful moments trying to finish some of the sketches. It is hard to draw with gloves and my hands were getting painfully numb. That made for faster drawings.

Sketches From Europe-Vernazza

We only had a brief moment to enjoy the beauty of the smallest of the village in the Cinque Terra this year. I am grateful it was enough time to get one sketch in.

Sketches From Europe-Venice

I believe I have said this before, but I love Venice. I love the bridges. I love the buildings tilting every which way. I love the plethora of antennas. I love the color, the water, the feel of the city. It is simply magical. This is the first of many sketches from my latest trip to Italy.

I sketch in a 7 x 11 Canson sketchbook. I try to go as fast as I can so that I can draw as much as I can in every location I visit. when I get home, I ad the color electronically using Adobe Photoshop. I make sure to do a minimal amount of editing to the drawing so as to keep true to what I saw.

More Sketches from Europe

Here are some  of the sketches I did of people while in Europe this last Spring.

Drawing from Venice

It has been some time since I last posted.

In April I was able to take a trip to Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, and Southern France. It was a wonderful experience. In addition to seeing some incredible art work, I made sure to take some time to draw what I saw. Here is one of the drawings I did while in Venice.