EVENTS FOR THE PETALUMA RIVER BOOK
As of February 29, 2025
§ SONOMA COUNTY FORUM PRESENTATION –MAY 1, 2025 @ 7:45 AM
o Poppy Bank Epicenter Sports Center located at 3215 Coffey Lane
§ COPPERFIELD’S BOOK EVENTS –
o Copperfield’s Petaluma, Meet and Greet, May 3. 12:00-2:00 pm
o Copperfield’s Montgomery Village, Santa Rosa, May 8. 7:00-8:00 pm
§ SONOMA COUNTY LIBRARY BOOK EVENT –Saturday June 28, 2025@10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
o Santa Rosa Central Library Forum Room, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
§ PETALUMA RIVER: LOOKING BACK—
July 4 to September 21. 2025
o Petaluma Historical Library & Museum
o Presentations by Authors and related events TBD
The book is available at Copperfield’s Books in Petaluma
Usher Gallery, Petaluma
Riley Street Art Supply, Museum of Sonoma County,
& Corrick's | Stationery & Gifts in Santa Rosa
& Amazon
click the link to see more about the book
Sketches & Watercolors by Alan Butler
As an Architect, I am interested in both the built and natural environment. For more than two decades I have been sketching wherever I travel. For me the sketches are a way of taking time to understand the environments that I am experiencing. I have spent time in Japan, Europe, and Northern California. I hope you enjoy my work.
I have been to Japan in 2018 & 2019 in conjunction with my other website Miyagi1951.com
How I Sketch
Almost all of what I do is sketched onsite. I have traditionally done the watercolors later at home in more controlled conditions, but am now working to do the watercolor on site where I can get a first hand impression of the colors and values. I have sketchbooks dating back more than twenty years. The Sketches link contains pages with many years of my work in various locales. The Featured Work link below contains some of my more recent work and some of my favorites from past years. I would suggest starting there and then exploring subjects and locations that interest you.