Oh, these're just my usual subjects: wild boar, elephants and giraffes, giant chandeliers, assorted two-legged creatures...some tamer than others. I would have drawn fountains, but my favorite ones in Paris were all dry, so most of the fun there was missing. (Wish the blog could show the elephant drawing truer to size, but, alas, non. Click on image to get to Flickr and larger sizes!)
Elephant, giraffe, rhino et al in the parade of animals, La Grande Galerie de L'Evolution, Museum Nationale de l'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 
Lots of you are familiar with Rick Tulka. My husband and I met him in Paris a couple of years ago and we had a fun lunch with him this time! Here and in the drawing of my daughter below, I used a big fat laundry pencil I bought in Lisbon. It gives a nice, robust line and you can't be finicky with it, which is good.
My daughter, right side of spread:
My daughter, left side of spread:
View across the Lot River, Cahors:
Couldn't resist this *ahem* reconstituted sanglier and friends in a vitrine at les jardins Marqueyssac:
I was wowed by this chandelier at Le Bourbon in Paris: 
And not least, but last, our friend Drake, whose deadpan face is a perfect foil for his Rabelaisian sense of humor:
Hope you've enjoyed the sketches!
Next stop: Copenhagen in midNovember, a 20th wedding anniversary celebration. And then put-staying for a very long time.
Oh my, I just love your work.
Posted by: Keara | October 30, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Oh that's real joyful entertainement, Laura, thanks for sharing with wit and essential details.As usual your sketches are just the thing!
Posted by: concetta flore | October 20, 2011 at 04:02 PM
Thanks, good friends. Sue, I added an explanation of the animals drawing in the body of my post. Thanks for letting me know the text was unclear.
Kris, and I feel the same about YOUR lines!
Posted by: Laura | October 19, 2011 at 10:15 AM
I always say the same thing. Love your fluid line. And the way you use it to convey volume in such an elegant manner. Beautiful works, all!!
Posted by: Kris Wiltse | October 15, 2011 at 06:12 PM
I always say the same thing. Love your fluid line. And the way you use it to convey volume in such an elegant manner. Beautiful works, all!!
Posted by: Kris Wiltse | October 15, 2011 at 06:12 PM
Love all the French ones, but puzzled why there was an elephant.
Posted by: Sue Pownall | October 14, 2011 at 01:23 AM