We were lucky enough to have access to the Huntington Gardens to paint this week! Despite the heat, spiders and fast drying gouache, I got a few quick studies done..here's one:

I've also been hitting up the Hollywood Bowl this summer, hearing everything from Loony Tunes'...um tunes, to Phillip Glass. It's been so nice to be outside with good music and a good glass of wine (or two or three :)
Here's a sketchbook sketch (kind of a bad scan though):