If you flip through Instagram and search for sketchers or urban sketchers you will find a repertoire of people from all over the world wh...

This is day 11 of the mandatory island-wide quarantine/curfew here in Puerto Rico. So far, I have been working on various personal projec...

I have been using gouache since art school, about 19 years. Before then I painted with acrylics and quickly became a big fam of watery wa...

For the holidays, my family and I travel to Vermont. It’s become our little tradition. We fill our days with hot cider, skiing and drivin...

A great way to practice and warm up your hand is to draw what you see in front of you. Right now. What is in front of you? Consider propo...

I use my fountain pens every day (on rotation). Some papers are not appropriate for writing with fountain pans because it can clog up you...

Why I make postcards of my frenchie.

The excitement has been overwhelming, for me at least. I have in my hands new sketchbooks made in part by me (with some help). A few year...

Before Bullet Journaling, I used agendas, calendars, post its, note pads with random to-do lists and a couple of iCalendars and Google Ca...

Sketchbooks

Where did you learn to use watercolors? I have gotten asked that question a couple of times, and here is my answer. I used gouache during...

This year I chose to keep it simple and it worked. Without a specific theme, and specific tools, there's less pressure and more opportuni...

One month, ink only, everyday. What could go wrong? I started "trying" to participate in Inktober since 2017 and have been failing misera...

Good water color sketchbooks are hard to find. If you’re lucky to live in a place that can make you a hardcover book with the paper you l...

Cacti make great house plants. Especially for people like me who travel a lot. I have many succulents and cacti that I have been sketchin...

Working and sketching in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico.

So, I went to Charleston. One of my favorites cities in the US. The buildings, streets, food and people are all a great excuse to travel ...

I'm going to Charleston at the end of the week. You won't be able to imagine my excitement. I love that city so much, and I'll be visitin...

In July 2018, I traveled to Europe with my family. We started our trip in Dresden, Germany. This beautiful structure was next to our hote...

Pen & Ink When you learn to draw, in a formal setting, you’ll always start with a black line. Whether it’s charcoal or ink, you’ll begin ...