Note: the sketch was done on a previous trip to Italy two years ago. I just added the color to the original pencil drawing recently.

Thank you @sjarvie5. I do like to develop certain sketches into more finished pieces. Plus it is a great activity to do on a dreary Seattle day, with coffee of course!

Thank you @wandrnrose7

Hello! I haven't been to Nam Dinh, but I did visit Hue some years ago. I loved the temples and the fish market. Some day I would like to visit Halong Bay and the sapa area. But it is a long way from Seattle,

Thanks @ifeherart. It is a fun process of discovery.

Thanks @sjarvie5. I think it was influenced by the book QUIET – The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking, by Susan Cain. And I just watched a Lex Fridman interview of her. I ordered her

@ifeherart - Greetings! I've found hive to be a fun place to post drawings and photos of my travels. I like being able to write enough to describe things, and also to be able to add as many images as I

@oscariart Cool piece. Thanks for explaining your process. I have an ipad with Procreate, but just haven't warmed up to it yet. I tend to enjoy drawing by hand, though I often scan them and create vector

Thank you @pipoune!

Thanks @sjarvie5! They really are the coolest little places. I had wanted to take the boat to the other villages and down to La Spezia, but it didn't work out on this trip. You really get a good feeling

@mohandraj - Great painting. Thanks for sharing your process.

Thanks @sjarvie5. Getting a walk in and doing a sketch is the best!

Thanks @sjarvie5. It was an awesome trip, visiting so many old towns.

Thanks @sjarvie5. It was all so amazing to see. I loved riding the little trains up and up through the green fields and mountains. Definitely worth the trip.

Thanks @airmatti. It was amazing to see.

Thanks @whangster79. I use fine-tipped ink pens, and pencil. It is fun to mix it up, so I tend to switch back and forth. If I had more time i would do watercolor, but it is a lot more difficult of a medium

Hi @trincowski, yes it was great to see Japan again. Occasionally we see great prices on airfare offered, which we grabbed this time. Japan is actually not open for tourism yet, but since I am married

@trincowski Thanks! Always fun to do the stream of consciousness thing.

@hivebuzz Thank you!

Thanks so much @an-man. Glad you like it!