abandoned treehouse

This tree is no more than 200 yards from my house. I walk past it and sometimes stop to look at it. I've never climbed it but would definitely have been up there when I was a kid. Back then, I loved making forts and hidden 'secret' places in the woods of Virginia. I revered nature in the early years, as I always will.

Ogunquit, Maine

Perkins Cove lobster boats. When I was in the 5th and 6th grades, I lived in Virginia. Our American and Virginia history teacher would set aside lecturing of Fridays to let us draw pictures from the history book. For some reason, I feel like I'm back in that class while drawing these New England sketches.

Lobster!

These lobsters were so delicious and fresh that they needed no butter. Twin lobster lunch for $19.99 at DiMillo's, the floating restaurant and marina.

Marblehead, Massachusetts

The Barnacle seafood restaurant. I didn't eat here, but did explore the rocks at low tide. There are some wonderful creatures in the pools around the rocks.

Concord, Massachusetts

The Old Manse house is next to the battle field of the first Revolutionary War encounter in Concord, Massachusetts. This was also a meeting place for Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry David Thoreau.

the cancelled flight

Boston to Austin. What did we do before cell phones?

Medford, Massachusetts

Along the banks of the Mystic River. This scene instantly reminded me of the canals in Bruges, Belgium.

30,000 feet above Pennsylvania

Sketched on the plane heading to Boston. I sketched and inked this on the plane, later Photoshop'd the colors. A window seat, sketchbook and itunes are the perfect way to pass the time on an airplane.

flight 67091 to Boston

I'm heading to Boston, be back next week!