drawing (on) the world

Inside and outside of my creative life, I always find those valuable moments of time to draw and sketch the some of events, spaces and environments on my journeys... Sometimes I think about Robert Byron touring through regions of the Middle East in search of unique towers and monuments, and wonder about Bruce Chatwin venturing through the southern tip of South America and falling in love with Patagonia...Douglas Wittnebel...

Friday, October 31, 2025

Kyoto Map watercolor time







 

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Labels: #acrylic #watercolor painting #landscape painting #landscape #analog #detail, Kyoto, map, sketchbook

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Japan and Kyoto visit times

 Mini sketchbook prepared for the trip ...



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Labels: Japan, Kyoto, minisketchbook, sketchbook, travel, traveljournal, watercolor

Friday, October 24, 2025

Ayu Bakehouse in New Orleans ... Marigny


 

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Labels: #acrylic #watercolor painting #landscape painting #landscape #analog #detail, AYU Bakehouse, map, Marigny, New Orleans

Sunday, October 19, 2025

Location of Ayu Bakehouse in New Orleans








 

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Labels: AYU Bakehouse, bakery, cafe, Louisiana, map, Marigny, New Orleans, NOLA, passion thinker visualnotetaking dougwittnebel illustration visualnotes, sketchbook, Washington Square

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Another visit to New Orleans with time for some sketches and a map.




 

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Labels: drawing, French Quarter, hand dfawing, New Orleans, sketchbook, sketches

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Two more pieces from the Lyons Share Gallery in Fairhope, Alabama


 

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Labels: #bay #landscapes #paintings #paintedlandscape #dougwittnebel #artist #ATMOSPHERE #alabama, fairhope, Japan, Lyons Share gallery, Nara, nezu

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Two more pieces from the Lyons Share gallery show in Fairhope Alabama


 

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

SS United States watercolor starboard and stern views


 

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Labels: #alabama #watercolor #dougwittnebel #artist #freehand, mobile bay, SS United States

Friday, October 3, 2025

Details from USS Alabama





 

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Location: Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA

Thursday, October 2, 2025

USS Alabama battleship watercolor detail


 

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

USS Alabama battleship in Mobile Bay, watercolor


 

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Location: USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park, 2703 Battleship Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36602, USA
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