Downtown Colorado Springs

Another nice night out and nice meal at The Olive Branch. Downtown was buzzing.... nice

Black Forest - Colorado Springs

Last BBQ of the season

Joanne's - Colorado Springs

Corn Dollies outside Joanne's @ Colorado Springs. This is when an iPad comes in really useful when your wife and daughter enter their favourite wool shop.

Garden of the Gods - Colorado Springs

Red rock slabs 300 ft high - awesome. Quick sketch on my iPad followed by a slightly slower one with pen and watercolour. I'd been looking forward to doing this one since our daughter moved to the Springs 2 years ago.

Colorado Springs - Johnny Carino's

Staff problems that night backstage but the food (and company) was good.

Colorado Springs

Intersection of Academy and Constitution with Pikes Peak in the distance.

Breckenridge, Colorado

9500 feet above sea-level - it got really cold when the sun set - but it was really good to be able to eat outside in the middle of September.

Rock Bottom - Colorado Springs

Another night out in Colorado Springs - Rock Bottom - another iPad sketchette. Don't know who were playing baseball.

Joe's Crab Shack

Joe' Crab Shack Colorado Springs - from outside Stabucks/Barnes & Noble - waiting for our daughter to finish her voluntary work helping a youngster to improve her reading skills. iPad again.

Ruxton Canyon, Manitou Springs

Liked the way the modernish house hung over Ruxton Canyon between Manitou Springs and the Cog Railway up to Pikes Peak - out came my iPad and 2 minutes later.......... the attached:

Arharn's Thai Restaurant

Tasty food at Arharn's Thai restaurant in Colorado Springs with my iPad on my lap instead of the pudding!

Manitou Springs Colorado

Another from beautiful Manitou. Managed to keep out of the blazing sun!

Manitou Springs, Colorado

The owner of the building (Barker House) chatted to me as I was sketching outside a coffee shop. It's such a good way of meeting local people who can tell you about the history of the town. Not sure if he wants me to publicise what a gem Manitou is - so keep it quiet!

Denver back to Colorado Springs

Shed in "prairie" (flat grassland) between Denver and Colorado Springs near Castlewood Canyon.

Denver Starbucks

Returning to my Colorado trip. Denver Starbucks at the biggest REI store in the world (in my experience). Thanks Starbucks for providing us with coffee, awesome pumpkin muffins (with creamcheese) and WI-FI.

SHEFFIELD - Weston Park Museum - exterior

Our Sketchcrawl today

SHEFFIELD - Weston Park Museum - Interior

Part of SHEFFIELD sketchcrawl today

Boulder, Colorado.

Second night - BJ's

Boulder, Colorado

Can recommend a trip to Boulder, Colorado.

We eat at the Walnut Brewery on the first night.

Colorado Old City

Colorado Old City in south Colorado Springs - the main street

Aspenglow

"Aspenglow" on my iPad

Rocky Mountain State Park

The journey continues. The scenery doesn't get any better than this. The yellow is aspen trees shimmering in the breeze -"aspenglow".

Kansas Moonrise?

Kansas or it might have been Nebraska. Amazing colours on the left. The small line of clouds grow larger, lightening in the distance but we are soon safely in Denver with our younger daughter Anna and her husband Chris.......... relief!! Air travel is such a miracle.

iPad sketch - first time using spray gun pen device - I think it gave a realistic effect.

USA - MidWest

I think we've crossed the Mississippi - iPad still keeping me amused

Philadelphia airport

Philly - safe landing after half an hour delay waiting for President Obama to clear the Airport. Out came my sketchpad, pen, watercolours and rather blotchy paper. It was good to be on solid ground again!

Atlantic fever 002

Some more iPad sketchettes from our Airbus 330 somewhere over the Atlantic

Atlantic fever

When you're half way across the Atlantic in a cramped seat it's marvellous what inspires you to sketch!

Over the Atlantic Ocean sketching

Somewhere over the Atlantic I paused the film on the TV console in front of me and sketched this on my iPad. It reminded me of our favourite place in Mallorca.

Manchester Airport

We're back from beautiful, stunning, awesome Colorado. This is my first live sketch on my new iPad - at Manchester Airport on the start of our long journey.

It's not easy using an iPad you know!