Happy 2023! Soon my holiday/ new year cards will go out, much later than usual. (So sorry!)
I have done a few easy hikes lately, and even did one sketch last week, waaay back in 2022!

Another great tree on the Cliff trail

Meanwhile, with winter weather, I haven’t gotten out to sketch as much, so I looked in a new place for ideas.  I looked online at pixabay, and used a few of their reference photos for these:

Finally, I used my imagination to play with colors and shapes –

It’s a great reminder of how good it feels to put pen and brush to paper!  I hope this trend continues!