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While driving east from downtown on Walnut Street recently past a wall of contemporary apartment buildings, I came to a break where a sad little house sat. Its fate was obvious,... — Updated 8/7/2023

The Olympic View water tower in Esperance has always been an impressive structure to me; the size and capacity are awe-inspiring. I think we tend to take for granted that, when we... — Updated 4/18/2022

It's only a test. It's easy to get locked into one substrate and one form of media. For me, it has been a felt pen of one kind or another, along with a medium-weight multimedia... — Updated 3/10/2022

While sharing a company Christmas dinner with my wife's co-workers at the delightful little Italian restaurant on Fifth Avenue South – Girardi's – I asked if anyone knew what th... — Updated 1/20/2022

I was assigned a sketch of the Log Cabin Visitors Center on Fifth Avenue North in Edmonds visitors center as a tribute to Bridget Hanley, who recently passed away. It was her... — Updated 1/5/2022

My assignment this week was to do something "Christmasy." So much Christmas symbolism has become so cliché that it is a challenge to come up with something original. Admittedly,... — Updated 12/16/2021

The closest thing we have to an urban pumpkin patch here is probably Country Farms, which sits on the edge of Edmonds city limits on Highway 99 at 228th Street SW. The front is a... — Updated 10/29/2021

After driving around Edmonds for almost an hour looking for inspiration, nothing was speaking to me. I decided to stop by Sunset Avenue and think about where to search next. Sunset... — Updated 9/29/2021

Every time I drive down Main Street past the little teriyaki restaurant next to the "Floatlines" mural, I have so many memories. My first experience with teriyaki was at Toshi... — Updated 8/26/2021

Not being a person who does well in direct sunlight, I nevertheless headed down to Marina Beach Park on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Sketch pad, pencils, watercolors, and water... — Updated 7/15/2021

It was spring of last year when sketched the North Sound Church on Bell Street. Trees and plants were just beginning to bud. The late afternoon sun lit up the bright white of the... — Updated 6/13/2021

An Edmonds ghost on Fifth This week I drew a ghost. After a couple of failed sketching trips, I consulted my flat file and pulled out some efforts from the past. This drawing of... — Updated 5/13/2021

Driving down Fifth Avenue South, I was greeted with the explosion of blossoms on the trees in front of Beck's Tribute Center. After such a dark year, it struck me as such a hopeful... — Updated 4/15/2021

After dropping my wife off at work, I decided to look for an appropriate subject for a quick sketch. Having driven by the little Hobby Shop on Fourth Avenue South many times, I... — Updated 3/18/2021