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Art Vista 2013: Los Alamitos Elementary School
Every year, my kids school, Los Alamitos Elementary School, has an annual show of the art the kids create all year round. I get to be ‘visiting artist’ and set up a little table with my sketches and sketchbooks. My … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley
Tagged almaden, california, kids, location drawings, los alamitos elementary school, people, urban sketchers
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A Christmas Carol
Victorian Era costumes are so much fun to draw. Couple that with theater, and what’s to not like? So when my local Whole Foods store announced that San Jose Youth Shakespeare was performing ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the store this weekend, … Continue reading
Milk Pail Market, Mountain View
I love this little market in Mountain View. It’s narrow aisles, it’s collection of fantastic cheeses (and generous samplers), the tables and boxes all overflowing with produce, the handlettered cardboard signs, and the people who come here and carefully select … Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Food, Silicon Valley
Tagged california, food, fruit vegetable, location drawings, market, milk pail market, people, suhita, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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Drawing Art
I like the idea of making marks that capture the marks of an artist. Which makes sketching in a museum a lot of fun. Like everything else I sketch, I can’t JUST draw the artwork. I like capturing it in … Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Silicon Valley
Tagged art, drawing art, family, location drawings, Mark Dean Veca, museum, san jose, san jose museum of art, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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More from the Farmers’ Market
I sketch the Farmers’ Market a LOT. because I’m there every Sunday. Because it’s close to home. But most of all because I just love the riot of colors and shapes of fruit and vegetables and throngs of people all … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home
Tagged almaden, california, family, farmers market, kids, location drawings, people, produce, suburbia, summer, summer vegetables, urban sketchers
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Finger-painting, Ed Emberley-style
Don’t know how it happened, but last week I found myself without a paintbrush in my bag. Paints, pens, water, sketchbook: yes. paintbrush: No. Oops. I wasn’t going to miss the opportunity to sketch, so fingerpainting it was. Here are … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Food
Tagged almaden, family, finger painting, food, in-n-out, kids, location drawings, soccer, suburbia, urban sketchers
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A day in Santa Cruz
Saturday afternoon at the Arboretum in Santa Cruz. This is the succulents section. A medley of form and texture. I wish I’d chosen a clear focal point to set up this composition…. And this is the blue whale skeleton at … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, california, Close to home
Tagged arboretum, blue whale, bule whale skeleton, california, family, location drawings, santa cruz, sketch, succulents, urban sketchers
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San Francisco in the summer
Want to catch a super foggy, windy day in the city? Chances are pretty high you will-especially if it’s summer. It’s noon, and 70 degrees, but the fog is relentless. We’re parked at Fort Point, just below the bridge when … Continue reading
Summertime is… Farmers’ Markets
Here in San Jose, we’re lucky to have Farmers’ Markets all year round, but they’re extra-special in the summer. The fruit stands are a riot of color: peaches, plums, nectarines, little green sour plums. But you have to get there early … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley
Tagged almaden, california, family, Farmers, food, fruit, location drawings, los gatos, market, people, suburbia, summer, urban sketchers
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Dappled light, Summer days
You know it’s summer when your yellow, gold and green paints run out before your Payne’s grey ( goodbye winter and spring!) Summer is lots of outdoor sketching, hikes and art shows. Sometimes I paint in the warm sunlight. And … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley
Tagged california, hike, location drawing, los gatos, people, saratoga, stanford, suhita, summer, urban sketchers
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