sketchbook.

Friday, July 15, 2011

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

(click on image for a closer peek)

june 2011

golfe-juan, france

golfe-juan is a cute seaside town right on the mediterranean and 2 miles from vallauris, the town where i was living. i ran to golfe-juan every morning and swam in the mediterranean sea. it was the perfect way to start the day. one night while i was waiting for my dinner companion in front of tétou, i quickly sketched this view of the golfe-juan hills.

france, golfe-juan, rae dunn

Friday, July 08, 2011

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

june 2011

vallauris, france

this is the church in the square where i lived in vallauris. cute little church and such a beautiful color. i miss looking at this church out of my window EVERY day.

a.i.r. vallauris, clay in france, rae dunn, watercolor

Saturday, July 02, 2011

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

june 2011

nice, france

Saturday, July 02, 2011

c’est fini.

i told myself i couldn’t leave france until i finished my jar of nutella AND completed my sketchbook . . .

done + done.

Friday, June 24, 2011

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

18 june 2011

cannes, france

i have been swimming every single day here in the south of france. there is nothing better and the mediterranean sea happens to be my favorite body of water, hands down. to me, it is like going back to the womb.

these castles in the sand where left behind by a small child. i thought they were incredibly beautiful.

Friday, June 17, 2011

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

03 june 2011

antibes, france

Friday, June 10, 2011

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

03 june 2011

antibes, france

saw this hat at a flea market in antibes.

Friday, June 03, 2011

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

may 31, 2011

vallauris, france.

my first meal after arriving to vallauris.

i think i’m off to a good start.

france, pain au chocolat, rae dunn, watercolor

Friday, May 27, 2011

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

may 4, 1993

the south of france

i sketched this in 1993 on the road from spain to the south of france. i can remember that trip explicitly. that was the year i started keeping a travel journal, only because i had lost my camera on a train (which was a fortuitous mishap). on monday, i leave to go back to the south of france for the month of june. if you want to follow along on my journey more closely, check my facebook fan page here, i will be updating frequently.

watercolor

Friday, May 20, 2011

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

2010

emeryville, ca

it’s true. i love a squeeze of lime (or lemon) on almost everything. i keep our kitchen well stocked with these citrus staples. and every time i squeeze one on my food, i look at my husband and he says with a knowing nod, “i know, i know, . . . everything tastes better with a squeeze of lemon.”

rae dunn, watercolor

Friday, May 13, 2011

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

2010

emeryville, ca

i truly do believe in wishes coming true . . . well, it’s actually more like *the power of positive thinking.* i have “wished” for so many things in my life that have panned out in ways that weren’t ME forcing the issue or “trying” to make happen. i think there is SO MUCH to be said about positive energy and just believing, it can really shift things. and one day that “something” will just land in your lap when you least expect it . . . like this.

france, rae dunn, watercolor, wishbone

Friday, April 29, 2011

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

2009

emeryville, california

this is one of my all time favorite quotes.

it is from the little prince,

by antoine de saint-exupery.