Pictures from the road

The last week's a blur, but I have pics to prove I was there

Greetings from book tour…

Hi! I’ve completely lost track of what day it is, I’m not entirely sure what time zone I’m in, and all my clothes smell like the hotel shampoo I’ve been washing them in. I’ve also been delighted and surprised to meet many of you on the road! Thanks for bringing your friendly faces out into the world.

Here are a few pictures I drew this week. I only have a little pocket sketchbook and a couple of pens. The wisdom of this plan was seriously tested when I found myself with a couple hours to wander around the Missouri Botanical Garden, which was in full bloom:

fabulous begonias and beautiful old buildings at Missouri Botanical Garden

… and when I landed in Miami, which is always an explosion of color. My publisher put me at the Biltmore, which is a fabulous coral-colored historic hotel with the most glorious swimming pool imaginable. When I pulled up in front of this place, I was stricken with this fear that my publisher would go bankrupt by stashing me there for two nights, but it turns out that it’s surprisingly cheap to visit Miami in hurricane season! Who knew?

Miami on the left, and the view from my window in DC on the right.

Washington DC! Phoenix/Tempe! I’m coming to see you!

Hey, do you live in one of these places? Do you have friends or family who you might coax into attending? I would love to see your faces!

I’ll be at Politics & Prose tonight (that’s Friday, Aug 7 at 7 PM) and I’d be so happy if you’d join me.

On Wednesday, August 7 I’ll be at Changing Hands in Tempe, AZ. Hope to see you there!

Also, if you’re in my hometown of Portland, OR, I hope to see you on Monday, Aug 12 at 7 PM at the Burnside location.

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Supporters are watching me sketch a New Mexico landscape while my friend drinks her morning coffee

Because I’m on the road right now, I’m sending out some sketching sessions that I filmed earlier in the year. I’m sketching on-site, talking through my process, and, in this case, showing you how I get a quick sketch done while I’m waiting for my friend to be ready to head out for the day. Also, it was freezing cold, which might be refreshing for some of you right now.

There’s also a whole archive of art lessons here, and you get all that for just a few bucks a month. Join us!

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The Bit at the End

I’d love to see you on book tour! Many of these events ask that you pre-register.

Order a SIGNED copy of my new book, The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession, from Broadway Books in Portland, OR.

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Order signed copies of some of my books from my husband’s bookstore, or order my books and many books I love at Bookshop.org

Take one of my online writing or art classes here

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