Still life: fruit in a yellow bowl. On the right are two cups, one behind the other only partially visible. Cups are basically brown with blue rims.

Here's a sample of what I did on my summer vacation. Bowl of fruit and cups, pastel on paper, 9"x12", 2025. #pasteldrawing, #stilllifedrawing, #contemporarydrawing, #vacationdrawing.

Vacation drawing, 19 minutes. As usual, I’m trying to draw very quick drawings every day on vacation. A triceratops at Prehistoric Gardens. #draw #art #pencil #moleskin #triceratops #dinosaur #prehistoricgardens #oregoncoast #vacationdrawing #resistthroughart #alyssasarttherapy

Vacation drawing, 17 minutes. As usual, I’m trying to draw very quick drawings every day on vacation. These flowers are everywhere in WA and OR. My app says they’re purple foxglove. #draw #art #pencil #moleskin #flowers #foxglove #oregoncoast #vacationdrawing #resistthroughart #alyssasarttherapy

Vacation drawing, 21 minutes. As usual, I’m trying to draw very quick drawings every day on vacation. From our visit to the Fremont Troll. #draw #art #pencil #moleskin #fremonttroll #seattle #troll #vacationdrawing #resistthroughart #alyssasarttherapy

Vacation drawing, 15 minutes. As usual, I’m trying to draw very quick drawings every day on vacation. From our visit to the Seattle Aquarium. #draw #art #pencil #moleskin #seattleaquarium #seattle #fish #vacationdrawing #resistthroughart #alyssasarttherapy

Vacation drawing, 9 minutes. As usual, I’m trying to draw very quick drawings every day on vacation. From our trip to the Archie McPhee store. #draw #art #pencil #moleskin #archiemcphee #seattle #vacationdrawing #resistthroughart #alyssasarttherapy

Vacation drawing, 23 minutes. As usual, I’m trying to draw very quick drawings every day on vacation. Today is day 4 and my first drawing, so not so successful so far. But we went to the Museum of Flight today and I drew this from a photo I took. #vacationdrawing #resistthroughart