with a palm tree sailboat.  Drawn with a ballpoint pen.

The random grouping of palm fronds have such a natural patterns, which is so rythmic and harmonious to me. When I first arrived in Florida ...

I found these moon flowers in Florida, right in front of a boat pier. They were indeed reaching up to the moon. I listened to The Marriage o...

These are really big, and very juicy lemons. They're also very tart, so they're perfect for a lemon merangue pie. Punta Gorda, Flori...

This was an unusually cool Saturday morning in Punta Gorda, Florida. The variety of clothing was entertaining.

I'm in sunny Florida for Thanksgiving. I love the sound of wind in palm fronds. It's cool here, but it looks and sounds tropical.

Having been on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico recently, I needed to draw water. Observing waves and water is fascinating to me.

These short palm trees create nice shade. While in Florida, I escaped the sun while on a bike ride to sketch this hedge of palms.

After hiking around the beach for a couple of hours, I went looking for shade. There are 12 very rustic cabins on the island. I don'...

Cayo Costa island is 8 miles long and about a mile wide. The leeward side is accessable by boat from the Intercoastal Waterway. It is on...

This is the Gulf of Mexico side of the barrier island. On the horizon is Gasparilla Island.

Two fledglings and an adult eagle. The nest is in a dead tree which is roped off for protection against us humans.

"Manicured" nature in Florida. Over the weekend I visited Kayo Costa State Park, a barrier island off the southwest coast of Fl...

While sketching, it was very windy. It was a bit disconcerting sitting under the tree.

Southwest Florida flora and fauna. Plants include ginger, fern, bromeliad, Thai plant, banana plant, orange tree, bird-of-paradise, and hib...

Boca Grande, Florida. This was sketched on-location. It took several days of studying water to create this sketch.

The past week I have been in Florida for the annual visit with my parents. This is a subjective interpretation of my iced coffee at the Caf...

Punta Gorda marina. You can rent everything from a kayak to a pontoon boat to an outboard motor fishing boat. The fake plastic palm tree...

Charlotte Harbor bridge in the background. I love mango, I wish these were ripe! When they are ripe, these are really messy trees. The f...

A quick sketch done this summer in a watercolor moleskine.