Since the first day I attended Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, I have carried a sketchbook. My favorite medium for sketching is pure line – over the years I have developed a technique where I first draw in the line, and then come back afterward and beef up certain lines to give [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Sketchbook memories
Posted in England, Scotland, Sketchbook, tagged Scotland on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
London!
Posted in London, tagged Arbutus, Borough Market, Builders Pub, Harrod's, Hereford Road, Hever Castle, John Martin, Jubilee Market, London Eye, National Gallery, Power of Making, St. Paul's Cathedral, Sunday Roast, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, The Westbourne, V & A Museum, Wicked on November 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
How could I have lived this long and never visited London? Thanks to Champlain College’s commitment to juniors studying abroad, Chris chose London and we, of course, HAD to go for a visit!! So much to see and do – how to choose? We just took it one day at a time and had a [...]
Scotland, my ancestral home
Posted in Scotland, tagged MacDonald Forest Hills Hotel, The Trossachs, Edinburgh, Loch Lomand, Loch Katrine, Loch Ard, haggis, black pudding, Scottish breakfast, Scotsman Hotel, Turnbull, Turnbull clan, Turn-e-bull statue, Hawick, William Rule, Hassendeanbank, Melrose, Bowden Kirk, Turnbull's Delicatessen, Turnbull scotch on November 16, 2011 | 3 Comments »
We just returned from a fabulous two week sojourn through Scotland and England! As always, editing the photos is quite challenging – there are just so many phenomenal sights to share: today, Scotland – next, England. Our departure from Newark Airport on October 28th was miraculously smooth, considering the next day a freak snowstorm blew [...]
