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Hot Air Balloons and Vintage Cars
It takes a LOT to get my family excited about getting up early on the weekend and getting out of the house early in the morning. Today was one of those days. Every year, Wings of History Museum in San Martin, … Continue reading
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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My current sketchkit
So many of you write in and ask what tools I work with, so I thought I’d post them here. My ‘studio’ lives in my bag, and is relatively compact: – A Windsor and Newton Travel sketch kit. I use … Continue reading
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
Posted in Travel
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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Sunny Day by the Ferry building
I was in San Francisco on a rare sort of day- sunny and warm enough for me to sketch outdoors. Here are a few sketches from my day. The bluest, clearest sky and Coit Tower. The tower is the recognizable … Continue reading
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. Bombay: Crawford Market, Victoria Terminus and Flora Fountain
Such lovely names: Crawford Market, Victoria Terminus, Flora Fountain, Hornimon Circle. All these places have new official Indian names now, but there’s something charming about the old British names. They have a lovely ring to them. Crawford Market was, until very … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel
Tagged Bombay, Crawford Market, crowd, Flora Fountain, Hornimon Circle, india, location drawings, mosque, suhita, Travel, urban sketchers, Victoria Terminus, watercolor sketch
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My many Indias. Bombay: Babulnath and Dhobi Ghat
Babulnath is where my grandma, uncles, aunts and cousin live. I’ve visited here since I was a little kid and it was fun to sketch some of the scenes I’ve known for a long time. This is the tyre-puncture-repair-walla, the … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel
Tagged babulnath, dhob ghat, india, location drawings, mahalaxmi, marine drive, marine lines, suhita, Travel, urban sketchers
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