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My many Indias. Part 3: Chennai
Sadly, we never stepped out of my sister-in-laws home during our 2 days in Chennai, because I ended up with 2 violently sick kids- they forgot what they were told and drank out of the tap in India and you … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel
Tagged family, gas cylinder, location drawings, madras, people, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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My many Indias. Part 2: Mysore
My kids and I took off from Bangalore for a 3-day trip to Mysore. Mention Mysore and you either hear about Mysore Palace or Mysore Bondas. I sketched both. Mysore Palace is a mad hodgepodge of Hindu, Muslim, Rajput and … Continue reading
Posted in Food, India, people, Travel
Tagged family, location drawings, mysore, mysore bonda, mysore palace, people, temple, 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 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 warm day in the Mission District, San Francisco
An unusually warm day for San Francisco – 75 degrees and not windy. My idea of a perfect day to sketch in the city. This is the view of the street corner (Mission and 25th) from the window at Mission … Continue reading
Posted in california, Silicon Valley
Tagged california, location drawings, mission, mission district, san francisco, sketch, Travel, urban sketchers
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Weekend at Capitola Beach
It was my daughter’s 7th birthday last week. I asked what she wanted, and she said she wanted to go to Africa. Since that wasn’t possible on short notice, we spent the weekend at Capitola Beach, an hour south of … Continue reading
Posted in california
Tagged beach, california, capitola, family, kids, location drawings, santa cruz, Travel, urban sketchers
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