Giftsketch Blog

Sketchy Thoughts from Giftsketch.com

It's about the journey... so come along as I explore sketching and what it's like to be an online entrepreneur.

Time Out for a Remodel
August 1, 2011

I'm taking some time to reposition my art and reconsider the goal of giftsketch.com.

Later in 2011, look for more at sketchySteven.com and also at stevenwhite.info.

Thanks for visiting.

The Great Race
June 13, 2011

I went to Salem, Va., yesterday and met up with my friends Jeff and Tammy Hipp and their six-year-old son to check out the Coker Tires Great Race. Coker Tires has an HQ in Chattanooga, Tenn., and they sponsor this six-day endurance run from their hometown to Bennington, Vt.. Here are a few of...

Horse Show Sketches
October 25, 2010

On Sunday, we spent the day at my niece's first-ever horse show at Raonoke County's Green Hill Park Equestrian Center just outside Salem, Va.. Fun times but it was a long day. Good thing I brought along my trusty side arms -- my Moleskine sketchbook, Lamy ink...

Virginia Tech's Lumenhaus
October 22, 2010

There's one thing that Virginia Tech is especially known for, and that's the great fall foliage... no, seriously, it's the architecture and engineering programs. Tech has some world-class chops when it comes to building things -- houses and stuff. So it's no surprise that its Solar Decathlon...

Kingsolver at Virginia Tech
September 15, 2010

Last night I was at Burruss Hall on Virginia Tech's campus for a book reading by Barbara Kingsolver. Kingsolver's book "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" was the common book for Virginia Tech...

Sketch of Myrtle Beach, SC
August 26, 2010

Ah, sometimes you just have to get away for some inspiration and down-time. So last week, we headed off to Myrtle Beach for a nice, week-long jaunt. While there, I managed to sketch some on the beach and capture a little of the sights.

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Christiansburg Aquatic Center
August 2, 2010

Our Town, thanks to some support from Virginia Tech, recently opened a world-class aquatic center. Inside are three pools -- one of which is 50 meters long and ready for ACC swim meets and world-class events. 

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