Drawing on Location in the Desert

...in Arizona and on the way...Monument Valley, Sedona and Quartzsite...




on a long stretch of highway...

...a bumpy dirt road outside of Sedona,
and snow flurries in January near
Monument Valley...

There's nothing quite like
Monument Valley...

...a tour through neighboring Mystery Valley
that requires a Navajo guide...on New Years Day
--unforgettable!

Don't Draw and Drive!

I'm not sure when I started drawing as a passenger on road trips, but I continue to sketch at high speed whenever possible--it's a great challenge!  Here some early ones, just line...

Drawing on Location

...was also something done on trips...here are sketches made on trips to the Eastern Sierras in the last few years...the Owens River, the old mining town of Bodie, and the mountains...