Trees, Cars and Parking Lots

...would seem to be an odd combination,
but so common...
I think of these trees as heroic, somehow...

Palm Trees

...are one of the most iconic features of this area, and I never
tire of drawing them...Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank and Los Angeles...

                                                                                                                                     

Los Angeles Hills

...are one of my favorite subjects for urban sketching!

...from Mt. Washington, I happened to see a brush fire start, and then quickly was extinguished by firefighting helicopters!

Most of the year, our hills are golden brown, but for a fleeting moment in early spring 

when they are carpeted in velvet green...

The Los Angeles Landscape...

 When I began urban sketching...I focused especially on the physical landscape of Los Angeles, especially at the hilly north end...and the winding freeways...also ordinary views of shopping centers and streets...

Gardens and Sculpture

...at the L.A. Arboretum, Norton Simon in Pasadena, and the Getty Villa...

Descanso Gardens

...is a lovely, peaceful garden in La Canada...and a great place to sketch in a variety of media...

Twentynine Palms

...is a desert town east of Palm Springs, where I enjoy visiting an old friend who lives near Joshua Tree National Park...such a pleasure to observe the different times of the year, different times of day.  Here are views of the town, the park, and the desert...

an oil pastel study...