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Unfortunately, she has to pay the bills so I had some spare time in hotels while she worked on presentations or actually was on site. I got a few concept sketches done, my own form of productivity in such a setting. Here are quick iPhone snaps of some pages in my 8-1/2″x11″ black hardcover sketchbook. We spent much of our time being tourists or in transit. I wasn’t interested in documenting with my pencil (my cameras did that) so my sketchbook took on a different task.
![Sharing](https://r43781.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Sharing-450x600.jpg)
![The Raven and the Whale](https://r43781.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-Raven-and-the-Whale-450x600.jpg)
![The poolside tree](https://r43781.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-tree-450x600.jpg)
![Cycle Reach](https://r43781.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Cycle-Reach-450x600.jpg)
![Dancing on the Edge](https://r43781.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Dancing-on-the-Edge--450x600.jpg)
![Drifts](https://r43781.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Drifts-450x600.jpg)
![Dry Spell](https://r43781.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Dry-Spell-450x600.jpg)
![Qatar hotel pool view](https://r43781.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Qatar-hotel-pool-view-450x600.jpg)
![Sail](https://r43781.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Sail-450x600.jpg)