Been there, drawn that

 Stillman & Birn Gamma zeta and Cotman watercolors

The ancient city of Ephesus in Turkey. Quite in disarray except for the theater and its stunning library. Stillman & Birn Gamma pocketbook and Cotman watercolors

The calcium pools in Pamukkale, Turkey. Stillman & Birn Gamma pocket sketchbook and Cotman watercolors.

One of the ancient cities in Turkey. Stillman & Birn Gamma pocket sketchbook and Cotman watercolors.

In the Blue Mountains, Australia.  Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook and Cotman watercolors

And on a clear day, too!  Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook and Cotman watercolors

A quiet place by the sea in New Zealand- Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook and Cotman watercolors

Stillman & Birn gamma pocket size and Cotman watercolors.

Stillman & Birn gamma pocket size and Cotman watercolors.

Balloons flying in Cappadocia (Turkey) from my latest travel sketchbook. And, yup, in the second sketch I was actually inside a balloon flying over the one in the sketch :-)   Stillman & Birn gamma pocket size and Cotman watercolors.

Uchisar in Cappadocia (Turkey) from my latest travel sketchbook. Stillman & Birn gamma pocket size and Cotman watercolors.

Another watercolor test using my Stillman & Birn beta sketchbook. Lake Chungara, in Chile (4500 m above sea level; puna, anyone?)

Another watercolor test using my Stillman & Birn beta sketchbook. This time, Atacama Desert in Los Andes (Chile). Schminke watercolors.

Carpet-making in Cappadocia, Turkey Stillman & Birn pocket-size Gamma and Faber Castell sepia Pitt

Goreme in Cappadocia (Turkey) from my latest travel sketchbook. Stillman & Birn gamma pocket size and Cotman watercolors.

Cappadoccia is full of these! Pocketsize Stillman & Birn gamma

I've been wanting to visit Turkey for a while, so I did just that during my summer break. I might need another visit to fully see Istambul, but at least I got the general idea. I was also delighted to find a pocket size Stillman & Birn gamma notebook perfect to carry around. Here we go, starting in Cappadoccia ...

Third watercolor test using my Stillman & Birn beta sketchbook. Oban, capital of the West Highlands. And my (fast and horrible) on-site sketch during the trip plus this one during daylight

Second try at watercolor painting. This time it's Kilchurn, at the Scottish Highlands And, below, the one I did on site during my trip BTW, I'm loving my Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook for watercolors. Awesome paper!

This summer holidays I've tried to teach myself (with limited success) to paint with watercolors, instead of just coloring my linework with them, so I'm posting my progress in chronological order - These are all places I've been to, but these line-less watercolors were not done in place as usual; I used my photos as reference. First, here is Killecrankie, at the scottish Highlands. The one below was sketched on site, tho'