Sketches From My Personal Sketchbook

November 18, 2024 • Beach • Colleen Wilcox • Colleen Wilcox Art • Drawing • Hawaii • Landscapes • Nature • Oahu • Pen and Ink • plein air • sketch • sketching • Tropical

Girl sitting on the beach in Hawaii sketching

Last year I decided I wanted to sketch more in 'real-time' outdoors. My habit has been to rarely do this. I typically like to sketch or do any artwork in the privacy of my studio with no distractions. However I decided to "push myself" and take time when we were out as a family or when I was alone going to a beach or park. The majority of these sketches were done in about 20-40 minutes, often with a toddler running around in the background and my husband watching her. This was a bit distracting, but good for my focusing skills. All sketches were drawn in ink, therefore no erasing was possible. If and when I messed up...well, too bad :) This is a sampling of what I sketched between Fall of 2023 and now.

Honolulu Zoo 9/27/23

Sketch in pen and ink of palm tree details

Magic Island 10/23/23

Facing towards Lanikai 11/3/23

Sketch in pen and ink of Waimanalo Beach, Hawaii

Waimanalo Beach 11/17/23

Sketch in pen and ink of the beach in Hawaii

View towards Maui from the Big Island 11/27/23

Sketch in pen and ink of Maunalua Bay Oahu Hawaii

Maunalua Bay towards Diamond Head 1/6/24 (corrected year)

Sketch in pen and ink of ocean plants and shells

Maunalua Bay findings 1/6/24

Maunalua Bay 1/15/24

Sketch in pen and ink of Kailua Beach Oahu Hawaii

Kailua Beach 1/22/24

Sketch in pen and ink of Hau Tree Flowers in Hawaii

Hau Tree flowers from Maunalua Bay Beach Park 2/1/24

Sketch in pen and ink of Ko Olina Lagoon Oahu

Ko Olina Lagoons 3/14/24

Sketch in pen and ink of Maunalua Bay Hawaii Oahu

Maunalua Bay 3/27/24

Maunalua Bay plant findings 3/27/24

Sketch in pen and ink of Diamond Head Beach Oahu Hawaii

Cromwell's beach/ DH beach 4/1/24

Sketch in pen and ink of a tree in a park in Hawaii Oahu

Tree at Patsy Mink Park in Mililani 4/21/24

Sketch in pen and ink of plumeria flowers oahu hawaii

Plumerias at Koko Crater Botanical Garden 4/22/24

Sketch in pen and ink of farm land on Oahu Hawaii

Farmland on north shore 6/19/24

Sketch in pen and ink of Gig Harbor Washington

Gig Harbor Washington 7/2/24

Gig Harbor yard flowers 7/3/24

Gig Harbor view 7/8/24

Sketch in pen and ink of seashells from Washington State

Washington seashells 7/10/24

Sketch in pen and ink of Mt. Rainier and Gig Harbor

Gig Harbor facing Mt. Rainier 7/13/24

Sketch in pen and ink of Gig Harbor and pine trees

Gig Harbor towards Vashon 7/15/24

Sketch in pen and ink of beach on Oahu Hawaii Black Point

Facing Cromwell's/ Black Point 7/24/24

Thanks for checking these out! Let me know if you want me to post more in the future as I continue to make them. Also feel free to check out my regular acrylic on canvas paintings which I offer as prints on the shop on my website. Until next time!

Aloha,

Colleen

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Colleen Wilco on November 5, 2025

@Jo Ann visiting friends! :)
Colleen Wilcox on November 5, 2025

@Tracey, thank you so much!!! (sorry this thing doesn’t let me directly reply to comments- design flaw). Good luck with your art!
Tracey Vinopal on November 5, 2025

I admired your surf board designs on Pintrest and checked out your artist site. Love your style of art! I’m just getting started after years of working!
Jo Ann on November 5, 2025

I’m on Whidbey Island Was.
What were you doing in Gig Harbor?

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