This summer Seattle-based guiding company Swift Adventure Co <https://swiftadventure.co/> is hosting two Adventure Art bicycle trips. These workshops on two wheels use the bicycle as a vehicle to explore nature and creativity. “As a company, creativity is integral to how we function,” says Swift Industries co-founder, and Swift Adventure Co. founder Jason Goodman. “We want to bring that attention to creativity outside.” This summer Swift Adventure Co. is offering two workshops led by Pacific Northwest artists and educators Nhatt Nichols and Anna Brones. - San Juan Island, 4-day Aug 18-21, 2022 <https://swiftadventure.co/product/adventure-art-field-course-san-juans-summer-edition/> - Led by artist and journalist Nhatt Nichols <http://www.nhattnichols.com/>, this trip is focused on capturing travels with a comic journal and exploring a variety of drawing and painting techniques. - Olympic Peninsula, 4-day Sept. 2-5, 2022 <https://swiftadventure.co/product/adventure-illustration-field-course-olympic-peninsula-2/> - Led by artist and writer Anna Brones <https://annabrones.com/>, this trip focuses on honing in on creative process, using writing, drawing, and painting as a way to capture surroundings and spark curiosity. The workshops are open to artists of all skill levels and feature daily facilitated creativity workshops (including writing, drawing, and painting prompts). Swift Adventure Co. partners with local company Art Tool Kit <https://arttoolkit.com/> to offer custom travel art kits. All Swift Adventure Co. trips are van supported, and include meals, snacks, and camping. For more information, please visit swiftadventure.co -- *Anna Brones *(she/her) annabrones.com Books: *The Culinary Cyclist <https://bookshop.org/a/3108/9781621068259> + **Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break <https://bookshop.org/a/3108/9781607745860> + **Paris Coffee Revolution <http://www.pariscoffeerevolution.fr/> + Hello, Bicycle <http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/252265/hello-bicycle-by-anna-brones/9781607748830/> + **Live Lagom* <https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1114642/live-lagom-balanced-living-the-swedish-way/> + *Best Served Wild* <http://www.powells.com/book/best-served-wild-9781493028702/62-0>