downtown Dallas

Waiting for the bus in downtown Dallas last Saturday afternoon. There were not many people around, probably because of businesses were closed and it was too hot for the tourists to be outside.

mai tai

Nothing like a cool tropic refreshing beverage during the hot summer! I took a snapshot of this a couple of years ago in Kona, Hawaii. I just had to illustrate the vibrance of this cool drink.

downtown Waco, Texas

This was a quick sketch during a stop in Waco, heading to Dallas. It's miserabley hot and dry this summer. Nobody wants to be outside during the heat of the day. Even in Dallas, the traffic is lighter than usual.

downtown diner

A great old diner in downtown Salt Lake City. I finally finished the Salt Lake City series of sketches. Last week I spent a few days in Dallas. Now it's time to ink those sketches. I'm finally beginning to catch up on travel sketches.

downtown diner still life

This drawing started at the Royal Eatery. I then added more elements from restaurants around town.

architectural details

Downtown Salt Lake City. There are some beautiful, old buildings around the area. Also, lots of new buildings under construction. All over downtown are signs and banners announcing "S.L.C. Rising". From what I've seen, many cities are constantly constructing new buildings.

Salt Lake City from the east

This was sketched from the south east end of downtown. The linear placement of the trees caught my attention. They are really beautiful with the mountains in the background.

Salt Lake City from the north

I sketched this from the top of steep hill, early in the morning. The state capital of Utah is just to the left of this scene.

curbside at the airport

Dallas/Ft Worth airport. It's interesting to to see people in their travels. The vacationers, the business travelers, the inexperienced traveler, the weary wanderer. Airports are great people-watching places.