We have two major forest fires both east and west of us but not right here. The skies however, have been really smoke filled and when we go out on the hwy overlooking the valley it's really dramatic. It is however, much more dramatic closer to the fires and I've been seeing photos of both the El Dorado Fire near a favorite town of ours, Oak Glen, which in fact, we were just there three days before the fire started and also there is the Bobcat Fire west of us as you get closer to Los Angeles.
I started to do a quick sketch with pen and colored pencil and then continued on with some watercolor and by the time I got done its a fairly busy scribbly sketch. But it does give the impression of what it looks like in California over the past month or so. This is from an photo I saw recently near one of the fires.
I think every Western state is having major fires. Washington and Oregon are. I have sons in both states that the are beautiful states. Also of course, Central and Northern California are also dealing with fires. I'm not sure about Montana, where another son lives. I know there isn't any near him.
