New York New York

I'm in New York, sketching, photographing, and walking miles every day. It's fantastic. 

Traveling with a sketchbook allows me to take in a scene and record it as well as time and weather and location allow - all factors that end up being part of the sketch. When I go back through my travel sketchbooks, even years later, each page brings back lively memories of who was with me, what we were doing, even what we were talking about or listening to at the time.

Sketching imparts a beauty of discovery and freshness to my travels. I believe it was Danny Gregory who wrote that sketching "dismisses preconceptions and replaces them with wonder."

And what could be better than that?

June Sketchbook Field Trip: Seattle's Center for Wooden Boats

After all these years living in Seattle, I finally spent some time at the awesome Center for Wooden Boats. Just lovely. I led a group of sketchers there today. Everyone found lovely spots to sketch: boats, shacks, oars, people. After a few perfect hours we went to Duke's Chowder House for an amazing lunch and sketch sharing session. Life: we are doing it right.

Pink Cosmos

I just finished my latest watercolor, Pink Cosmos, a perfect finish to a sunshiny day.

Cosmos originated in Mexico and belongs to the herbaceous, perennial flowering plants. About 2 to 4 inches in diameter, Cosmos come in white, pink, orange, yellow and scarlet. It grows to about 1 to 6 feet tall.

In Greek, cosmos means orderly, beautiful, and ornamental. Sometimes considered the flower of love, the Cosmos is a symbol of peacefulness, wholeness, and modesty. And that's just awesome.

Thrilled to launch my new website, at last.

I am excited to launch my new website. It's been in the works for a while but now that it's completed, I'm thrilled. I hope you enjoy exploring the new galleries, workshops and shop at www.charlenecollinsfreeman.com.

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