New Year at New York

I'm back from the trip to NYC, where I went together with my older daughter. It was her dream to meet Miss Liberty, to walk through strawberry fields at Central Park, to see a show at the Broadway, to make crazy shopping at Fifth Street, and to see the ball falling at Times Square. So we did that all and much more, it was fabulous time for both of us together!
I wasn't expecting to much sketching during this trip, because I didn't wanted to waste too much of our "together time". So most of sketches are done as always during the meals or on taxi. I used Bic multicior ballpoint pen mostly, as a quickest tool, also most useful at a freezing weather.

sketching at Central Park!

Definitely the place to come back again for more sketching and not only sketching :)

Pages from my US sketchbook - part 1

Finally our longest and farthest family trip is behind us. Three weeks of traveling across the US West Coast was fabulous, full of great family experiences and unforgettable moments. Nature and cites, coasts and deserts, and, of course, people, so many different people - a lot of great memories!
I didn't expect to use my sketchbook much on our trip - after all it was a family trip and I wanted to enjoy some special time with my children and husband. But, of course, I brought my sketchbook along and I'm very happy with the result! Most of sketches were done during our meals or some while waiting, but even they tell me great stories, and remind me of tiny details that I would be sure to forget if I hadn't sketched them.

It starts as usual from some airport sketches - the beginning of the trip, when everything is ahead, a lot of expectations...

We've landed at Las Vegas - city than got everything inside - fake Paris, fake Venice, fake Rome... impressive, but...

After a few days of recovery we took the direction to Utah's National Parks - amazing Bryce Canyon and fabulous Zion Park.

felling like at Far West - at Rubby's Inn restaurant at Bryce Canyon

pizza everywhere...

beautiful morning at Zion lodge

end point of Upper Emerald Pool trail at Zion Park

Our next destination, LA , was including Disney World an Universal Studios.

we ate huge amount of hamburgers!

having dinner after a day at Disney World

buying new guitar for my son - some time of waiting near guitar store

wide range of people at Venice Beach

at Universal Studios

Ok, I think I'll stop here. Stay tuned - will be continued ;-)