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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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Big Island, Hawaii, The classic Hawaiian side
This flower stall is at the Kona Farmers Market. I have never seen a flower stall so packed with gigantic blooms. The Lifeguard Hut at Kahalu’u Beach Park. How could I NOT draw something that is such a vivid shade of … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged beach, big island, boat, botanical illustration, botanical sketch, botanical watercolors, family, hawaii, kids, location drawings, snorkel, tidepools, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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Big Island, Hawaii, The Jurassic Side.
Yes, Hawaii has great beaches (and I’ll come to those in my next post). But my favorite part is the tropical vegetation. The lush, neon green mosses and drippy ferns. Things that grow, rot and regrow all at the same … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, big island, botanical drawing, family, hawaii, hilo, kids, location drawings, rain forest, Travel, urban sketchers, volcano, volcanoes national Park, watercolor sketch
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My Many Indias. Part 6: Goa, Malvan Coast and goodbye India, I’ll be back!
Goa is where I “go back” to when I go to India. It is where my parents live. I know, lucky me! There’s the incredible surf and sand bit that everyone visits Goa for. But here’s some of the less … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged beach, boat, church, coconut, family, fisherman, goa, india, kids, location drawings, malvan, mango, padel, people, portuguese, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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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 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
Soccer Season
When you have 2 kids that play soccer, you end up with a LOT of soccer sketches: 2 practice sessions a week, 2 games a weekend, and after you’ve rushed like crazy and made it there just in time, there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged almaden, california, family, kids, location drawings, soccer, 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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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
