The magic of evening tea

The magic of evening tea, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

Post 500 - Sketching in the shade of Peacock tree

Sketching in the shade of Peacock tree, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

We called this tree Peacock tree because of the shape and brightness of the flowers. But I just did a quick search and found out that it's called mimosa tree or Albizia julibrissin :) I spent a wonderful half-hour drawing in it's shade on June 24th :)

Palm tree

Palm tree, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

I started a new sketchbook today - much larger then little moleskines I've been using lately and this book has almost real watercolor paper :)

It's different for sure!

Artichoke Flowers and Perssimon Tree

Artichoke Flowers, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

Villa Montalvo: tree trunks

Villa Montalvo: tree trunk - 2, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

San Antonio Park

San Antonio Park, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

We had a great time at friend's birthday party at the park. I posted a quick shot of me sketching right form the spot but had a chance to scan this sketchbook only later :)

Hidden Villa Trip: June 13, 2009

Hidden Villa Trip: June 13, 2009, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

Poppy field trip ending in a tree

Poppy field trip ending in a tree, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

Hydrangea and Roly-Poly

Hydrangea and Roly-Poly, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

Blogged at:
naturesketchers.blogspot.com/2009/07/hydrangea-and-roly-p...

Wunderlich Park - 3 images

Wunderlich Park - 3, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

Plein Air Trip to the Park

Plein Air Trip to the Park, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

And another self portrait after the run ;)

Sketches from kid's GYM

Sketches from kid's GYM, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

And anther portrait after the run :)

SF Zoo Visit May 25 2009

I did not take with me my sketchbook - and ended up drawing on little pages I carry with me just in case ;)

SF Zoo Visit May 25 2009, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

lunch time

lunch time, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

Palm trees in the park

Palm trees in the park, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

Park again and evening hand ;)

Park again and evening hand ;), originally uploaded by apple-pine.

What do you draw when it's late and you just need to draw something? well, I have a lot of drawings of my hands and feet... Bottom part of this page - a sketch from the park - I realized that all I had with me was my son's magic pencil and I loved it! :)

The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter Newsletter

The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter, originally uploaded by apple-pine.

I had a wonderful opportunity to illustrate two articles In the latest issue of the The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter Newsletter.

Sierra Club is a great grassroots environmental organization. These two articles cover two important local (for SF Bay area) issues:

Future California High Speed Rail and it's impact on Peninsula:

And proposal of the largest shoreline development on the SF Bay in 50 years and how it will affect local wetlands:

Click on images to see them in detail.

Full text of the articles should be available soonish online at:
http://www.lomaprieta.sierraclub.org/newsletter.asp