Dave's Blog — outdoors

More holiday fun from my sketchbook yesterday. Can you find 24 reindeer, 7 squirrels, 5 birdies, 3 bunnies, & 3 snow men (persons)? 🙂

Not far from where I live in the valley, there is abundance of Christmas tree farms. Many are nestled in the hills with beautiful views where ever you look. The smell of the trees is memorable, but the quiet is what always grabs me. That all changes as Thanksgiving approaches of course, & right up to Christmas Day. Then they will go back to being peacefully unnoticed...until next year. A great place for a walk. :)

From my Simple Life series of daily sketches. Rather peaceful. :)

I added a new print to the store yesterday. "Portland Rocks" kind of depicts a some of the typical happenings here in the "Rose City"& this corner of the US. I created this illustration for a local magazine article recently, & thought I'd go ahead with a print too. Very colorful & have one hanging in my studio, as well. Only one size right now, but I may offer smaller prints in the near future. This was a fun project. Hope you'll enjoy this one. :)

Daily Drawing...I was visiting the east coast over the weekend. It's always good to see that side of the country, but always enjoy coming home to the mountains we have here. I sketched this one out on the plane trip back west. :)