These sketches are from a trip I took to Michigan a few months ago. I used a 6” x 9” Stillman & Birn watercolor book and brought along my Winsor & Newton field sketch box filled with Holbein tube paint. The sketchbook is small enough that I could carry it everywhere and the paper is perfect for pencil, pen, and watercolor. Most of the time I sketched the subject using a Sanford Uniball Micro pen, without blocking the scene in pencil first. I painted the scenes later, using reference photos only as needed. Usually the subject was obvious and I could remember everything. More often than not, my subjects were based on convenience, and the time allowed. I was with a large group so I had to grab