Travel Sketchbook meets 30 Day Challenge

I recently returned from a 17 day vacation, escaping the desert heat for a train trip up the west coast of the United States. However the same month (June 2022) I was also working on a thirty day challenge to sketch each day prior to looking at email. This mini-challenge was instigated by Gail Sibley’s Ignite! program - https://gailsibleyartschool.com

We were traveling light, so the iPad was going to be my sketchbook for this journey. Flying into San Diego we overnighted and briefly explored the city, walking right into a Dick Blick Art Supply store. A few more provisions were purchased, but most of the drawing was completed on the iPad (or a mix of analog and the digital.)

Most of the work was strictly monochrome grayscale. Procreate’s round brush - slightly modified - was by brush of choice for the sketching and fill work.  

San Diego

Santa Fe Station San Diego

San Diego Park

Amtrak from San Diego

Dusty Road Southern California

Santa Barbara

Lavender Inn by the Sea

Across the Street

Breakfast Café

Sacramento

Globe

Mountain Peak from a Speeding Car

Trusty Companion

Eugene

Cascade from the Train

Salem Oregon Train Station

Conversing Chairs

Bandon Oregon

Eugene Deck

Portland

Japanese Garden Portland

Rose Garden Portland Oregon

Seattle

Hotel Coffee Service

Pike's Market

Cascade from the Flight Home

Summary

A great trip via Amtrak to visit many friends in many places, with side trips to Lake Tahoe and Bandon. Learned that about five hours is the maximum time I want to spend on a train, and overnights should best be spent in a hotel.