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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
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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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
San Jose Museum of Art
Every once in a while, San Jose Museum of Art has a free Family Day. We went to one yesterday. I like when it’s quiet and you don’t get jostled around as you look at exhibits, but it was fun … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home
Tagged chihuly, glass, joan brown, location drawings, museum, san jose, san jose museum of art, urban sketchers
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Portrait of the Artist: Jun Pei Cui
Every weekend, Jun Pei Cui sets up a little table with a very powerful table lamp outside the Museum Store at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Jun Pei Cui is a Master Seal Maker, and author of the … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, people, Portrait
Tagged artisan, artist, Asian Art Museum, california, Jun Pei Cui, location drawings, museum, people, portrait, san francisco, urban sketchers
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A week in New York: Summer 2011
It’s always exciting to go to New York: so much to see, so much to do, to eat and to sketch. And so many old friends to see. But it all begins with a long flight ( or if you … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Travel
Tagged airplane, brooklyn bridge, chrysler, empire state, faltiron, family, kids, location drawings, Met, MOMA, museum, natural history museum, new york, NYC, subway, taxi, Travel, urban sketchers
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