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!

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