My painting kit is light and small enough now that I can fit it all into a back pack. Today I rode my gravel bike out to Alpine Lake and painted a tree next to the side of the water.

My painting kit is light and small enough now that I can fit it all into a back pack. Today I rode my gravel bike out to Alpine Lake and painted a tree next to the side of the water.


This afternoon I found myself with the rare bit of free time on my hands and decided to make the most of it by making this little painting. My toddler had fallen asleep in his bike seat while we were ridding around the Healdsburg plaza so I sat down on a shady bench with my iPad. It was a lovely warm summers day and the plaza was full of tourists up for the weekend wine tastings. A trio of local kids were jamming blues riffs on their guitars and kids were playing in the fountain. I couldn’t be happier, it was a really nice day. Silas and I got ice cream after he woke up and then rode the long way back home through the vineyards.