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My many Indias. Part 1: Getting there, Bangalore
Getting from San Jose, California to Bangalore, India is a 30+ hour trip in itself. Lots of time for sketching. But I mostly slept and watched the odd movie. Just had to throw in a sketch I always make: my … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel
Tagged bangalore, family, food, india, kids, location drawings, people, suhita, Travel, urban sketchers
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A week in Southern Utah
Sketches from a week-long trip to Southern Utah. I’ve been to this corner of the world before and thought I knew what to expect. But, just like 2 decades ago, I was floored by the incredible landscape. I don’t think … Continue reading
Cruising Alaska
A few highlights from a week-long Alaska Cruise… I expected to encounter a vast barren landscape, but what I saw instead was a landscape dotted with islands covered in dense coniferous forests in varying shades of blue-green ( who knew … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged alaska, fjord, glacier, iceberg, juneau, katchikan, location drawings, sitka, totem pole, tracy arm fjord, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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My Space Needle Obsession
Yes, I’m such a tourist . I go to Seattle and what do I draw? The Space Needle. Everywhere I look I see the Needle. Sometimes I find myself below it looking up, but at other times I’m drawing the … Continue reading
Posted in Seattle, Travel
Tagged family, location drawings, seattle, space needle, Travel, urban sketchers
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Sculpture in Seattle
The first thing that struck me about Seattle this time around ( I was there almost 2 years ago, was I not looking?) was HOW MUCH public art there is everywhere. Here are a few sketches of some pieces that … Continue reading
Posted in Seattle, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged calder, location drawings, olympic sculpture park, sculpture, seattle, serra, sketch, totem pole, Travel, 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
A little SoCal trip
Sketches from a way-too-short trip to Southern California. Somewhere just north of Los Angeles, looking out onto I-5. You know you’re in Southern California when the light turns really yellow and tall palm trees break the horizon everywhere you look. … Continue reading
More Mexico City
Color. People. Lots of both. Noise. Madness. And endless energy. Mexico City is all that. There is just no way I can blog all the different things I saw and sketched, so here are a few highlights. We stayed at … Continue reading
Posted in Mexico City, Travel
Tagged centro historico, location drawings, mexico, mexico city, Travel, urban sketchers, zocalo
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Pyramid of the Sun and the Moon,Teotihuacan, Near Mexico City
I have to say I was skeptical: how impressive can a huge mound of rock in the form of a pyramid be? But there is something awe-inspiring about these 2 huge pyramids at Teotihuacan. This is a view of the … Continue reading
Posted in Mexico City, Travel
Tagged location drawings, mexico city, pyramid, Teotihuacan, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor
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People on the streets, Mexico City
Harmonipan Players in freshly pressed khakhi uniforms stand at street corners and crank the handle on the harmonipan all day long. It must be even harder to listen to the same 20 second tune, over and over. I have to … Continue reading
Posted in Mexico City, Travel
Tagged cops, food, food vendor, harmonipan, location drawings, mexico, mexico city, people, snack cart, Travel, urban sketchers, urban sketches
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