Another quick sketch during the Urban Sketching Workshop at the AIA. Ink and watercolor detail sketch of the rooftop sign at the Essex House on the edge of Central Park, New York City.

Pilot Namiki fountain pen with Noodlers black ink and Holbein watercolor highlights in a Stillman and Burn Beta Sketchbook.

One of many quick sketches during an Urban Sketching Workshop at the AIA. Ink and watercolor detail sketch on Central Park, New York City.

Pilot Namiki fountain pen with Noodlers black ink and Holbein watercolor highlights in a Stillman and Burn Beta Sketchbook

Another quick sketch during a break at the AIA. The ever expanding skyline of New York City. A really cool cantilevered balcony about 40 stories up. Hudson Yards.

Pilot Namiki fountain pen with Noodlers black ink and Holbein watercolor highlights in a Stillman and Burn Beta Sketchbook.

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A quick sketch during a break at the AIA. The ever expanding skyline of New York City.

Pilot Namiki fountain pen with Noodlers black ink and Holbein watercolor highlights in a Stillman and Burn Beta Sketchbook

A sure way to loosen up is to sketch while on the Amtrak Acella Express traveling to NYC for the National Architects Conference. Seems smooth until you pull out your pens. Noodlers black ink in a Pilot Maliki fountain pen and a Stillman and Burn Beta Sketchbook.

A drawing of a coconut palm and other greenery in the yard of the house we are staying at in Naples, Florida. Faber Castell Pitt Art Pens and Holbein Watercolors in a Stillman and Burn Beta Sketchbook.

Watercolor sketch from the screen porch at Kate’s Place in Naples, Florida. Faber Castell Art Pens and Holbein Watercolors in a Still man and Birn Beta sketchbook.

Finally back to sketching on vacation. In the courtyard of the spa in Bonita Springs, Florida. Faber-Castell Art Pens with Holbien watercolors in a Stillman and Burn Beta sketchbook.