Sam’s Downtown Feed & Pet Supply: Just the name takes you back to another era. And my sketches barely scratch the surface of this magical place. (I am going to have to go back and sketch the interior of this store soon.)
The storefront is complete with a ranch-style entrance and a horse-on-wheels that gets pulled to the front of the curb everyday.
And in the parking lot was this beautiful truck. There’s nothing I love more for a fast sketch than the brushpen. It makes every sketch (even a truck!) gestural and about big shapes: no messing around with little details when I’m brush-penning. 
As always, drop me a line if you know of any vintage signs in the Bay Area that I should sketch! I’m adding them to a growing collection here.
Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook 
Evry beatyfull
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Your sketch of that truck is a real beauty. It has a personality. I especially love that front wheel and fender.. And of course the type on the doors. I still say you need to put these all in a book Suhita.
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Thanks Shari, I figured I can use ‘gesture drawing’ for anything, not just people, so now I’m doing gestural trucks, gestural trees, it’s great fun 🙂
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I love my brush pens for the same reason! And you are an amazing master of the brush pen!
– Tina
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Tina, thank you! Brush pens are a ton of fun, aren’t they?
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