Works in Progress...On Location

...as seen from the hills above the city...

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

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

...are one of my favorite subjects for urban sketching! ...from Mt. Washington, I happened to see a brush fire start, and then quickly...

 When I began urban sketching...I focused especially on the physical landscape of Los Angeles, especially at the hilly north end...and the...

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

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