Jennifer Lawson

View from Jeff and Yanti's house where we had an traditional English dinner—turkey and the works. Hard to believe but there was no rice....

First stop on Christmas Eve, the Kalimantan Restaurant, to have a glass of wine with our friend Bob. He is the proud owner of that Christmas...

To my family and friends I wish you all a very joyful holiday

A few quick sketches of Christmas in Bali. A classic There are many beautifully renovated Vespas here in Bali. We were tempted to buy one, b...

A couple of exotic birds we met in Ubud, named George and Nancy. At one point I had one standing on each arm. They were so beautiful, quite ...

From a quick sketch I did at the Barong dance on our cultural tour. The two Legong dancers mimic each other in synchronized movements snappi...

I have no idea what these 2" long beetles are, but they usually fly through the outdoor living area, hit the wall, land on their backs ...

We love the simple way they grill fish over coconut husks, so on Friday nights, we usually find ourselves sitting at the waters edge eating ...

Durian—the fruit of kings—HA! Our pembantu, Maria, asked me "durian in USA?". I gave her that "what the hell is durian look...

Our final day started out with breakfast on the beach and Pak Astika explaining the day’s itinerary. First stop, the local temple for mor...

Pura Luhur Batukaru is o ne of the six temples sacred to all Hindu-Balinese. Built in the 11 th century it is one of the most ancient ...

Our journey started from our home away from home in Sanur, Bali in the southern end of the island. I love illustrated maps, however I ca...

Amed We got up and had breakfast with the ducks quacking at us and then walked across the street for an hour of snorkeling before we hi...

After snorkeling we headed across the north coast, which at first is a very dry volcanic landscape until we got close to Singaraja where t...

Day 1—Barong dance in Batubulan On Friday we set out on a tour with Pak Astika a Balinse priest from Tabanan, Bali. First stop was a Bar...

Tenganan A “Bali Aga” village which one of the few original aboriginal villages left in Bali. Their way of life, rituals and customa...

Pencil study of George from this week's life drawing. On my way home, I saw her whiz by on her motorcycle with her surfboard, no helmet ...

In May 1977 the “Bali Hash House Harriers” was born and since then people have been running or walking through the muddy rice terraced co...

I had to sketch fast to capture this one and then quickly splashed in color after they were long gone down the beach path. I could not belie...

View from my desk in the spare room we have turned into an office/studio. Tile rooftops nestled amongst the lush tropical jungle of palm tre...