Sketchbook Traveler Southwest

Sketchbook Traveler Southwest

This small yet sturdy sketchbook-and-journal combination is the ideal travel companion—ready to toss into a backpack at a moment’s notice. Through drawing, painting, and writing prompts, it invites curious creatives to journey toward an expansive, more meaningful engagement with the world around them. Filled with inspiring quotes and blank pages to develop one’s own visual journal, this portable canvas is perfect for recording places, observations, and impressions of the world we live in and travel to.

In a mix of history, narrative, and art, author James Lancel McElhinney explores the American Southwest, a vast area of breathtaking natural beauty. Included are brief historical overviews of the region, composition and painting tips, a gallery of the author’s field sketches, and sage advice for becoming a sketchbook traveler who enjoys a mindful engagement with nature.

 128 pp | 30 color drawings