Oscar

This is Oscar. He's an Urban Sketching friend.

6.5"x10" Pencil, watercolor and Artrage.

Ed

This is Ed. He is the kind of friend we all hope to find and keep in our lives. I met him in the 7th grade in Houston, Texas. We performed "My Love is Alive" by Gary Wright in our school's annual talent show. He sang lead and played bass. I sang harmony and played guitar. We didn't win but we set the stage for a friendship that will last a lifetime.

12"x16" Gouache on Fluid watercolor paper.

Melanie

This is Melanie. I met her in the Dominican Republic in 2012 at an Urban Sketching conference. She has great style and energy and I love her art.

8"x12" Ink and Gouache on Fluid watercolor paper.

Remy

This is Remy. He's my stepson. He lives in Los Angeles and loves to surf. When he is home we enjoy going on long bike rides and building stuff together.

9"x12" Ink, pencil, pen, watercolor, gouache and Artrage.

Jemma

This is Jemma. I met her on a 2 week tour of Japan's temples, mountains and hot springs that I took with my son, Alex, in 2010. She and my son hit it off right away and became fast friends. She lives in London and is extremely funny.

6"x12" watercolor and Artrage.

Linda

This is Linda. She's an Urban sketching friend and lives in Mississippi.

5"x7" pen, pencil, and watercolor.

George

This is George. He runs the Italian Cycling Center in the Veneto region of Italy in the foothills of the Dolomites. This guy is around 85 years old and rides every day. I hope I have his kind of energy and fitness when I am that old.

9"x11" watercolor and pencil with some Artrage.

Alex

This is Alex. I met him in Valparaiso, Chile in February of this year at a small school where we were both studying Spanish. Alex was just starting a 6 month tour of South America on a Kawasaki KLR 650 - an off road/on road touring/adventure motorcycle. We hung out a few times before he had to continue on. He even let me ride his KLR through the steep and winding dog populated streets of Valparaiso. Having owned a KLR 650 about 20 years ago, I loved every minute of it.

9"x12" Sharpie and watercolor.

Lisa

This is Lisa. I met her in Chile last year on a rafting trip down the Futaleufu river. She's an interior designer and lives somewhere in wilds of Wyoming.

4"x9" watercolor and pencil.

Kit

This is Kit. We served on the Historic Resources Committee for the Town of Camden together a few years ago. She has MS and is in a wheelchair now. I have some friends that ride for her in the Bike MS: Ride Bar Harbor, which raises money to help more than 2,500 Maine residents, and their families, affected by multiple sclerosis. Her team is called "Parker's Pedalers". 

9"x12" watercolor and pencil.