Tag Archives: alaska

I’ve been meaning to post these on my blog since I got back from my trip to Alaska this summer. They’re a bunch of old postcards I found in a box (which had that distinctive American basement smell) at a … Continue reading →

Here’s the last of my posts about Alaska (well, probably). Here’s a picture I drew of my family at dinner iin the Tidepool cafe in Seldovia. It was great to see them all. I just surprised my parents by calling … Continue reading →

Okay, a lunch-time post. I really want to get all my Alaska pics up so later I can go back through them and remember the trip. I like this drawing of the house just the other side of the bridge … Continue reading →

This Russian Orthodox church sits up on the hill in the middle of town and is surrounded by trees and salmonberry bushes. I drew it with ink and then shaded it with the remains of the grey pen I liberated … Continue reading →

I took loads of sea otter photos on our trip to Alaska, they didn’t seem to mind our boat nudging up fairly close for a peek. I found this pot during our foray at the dump, at the same time … Continue reading →

Here’s the next installment of my posts about Alaska. The houses in Seldovia have a lot of character, often a bit ramshackle looking, but sitting on stilts that can withstand tides and flooding. Here’s a drawing I made of two … Continue reading →

Okay, this is a horribly unglamourous vignette from my Alaska trip, but you wouldn’t believe the amazing stuff you can find at the garbage dump in Seldovia. (And that’s after the bears have cleared out.) There’s a special little area … Continue reading →