Sketching when traveling is easy. Everything is new and exciting, and you want to sketch it. Coming back home and keeping up the practice takes work.
I revert to my go-to subjects, and while they are pretty critical of the results, (That might be why I’m so thick-skinned about drawing in public: “Mama, really, those lips?” and ” You really can’t draw me , can you?” are often-heard remarks) my kids are still okay with being sketched. Note my sand-filled palette. I really made a big mess when I dropped it at the beach.
My transition to back-at-home was eased by a visit from Marc Holmes. I had a fun day sketching and hiking with Uma Kelkar, Marc and Laurel in the hills of Almaden in South San Jose.
We continued the little drawings and chatting at Almaden Lake Park, where the Canada Geese are permanent residents, and over coffee at our local coffeeshop.
Brush pen people drawing while chatting. I just love the Pentel Pocket Brush Pen. Such a handy and versatile tool.
Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook 
Nice sketching, i need to do this too
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Love this entry! The observation that sketching while traveling is easy compared to maintaining the practice at home. Not scheduling the time is the culprit in my busy days.
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I’ve never tried brush pen, you’ve inspired me to give one a go!
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if you like drawing loose and gestural you will enjoy it. Think of handling it like an asian brush: vertical for fine strokes, more horizontally for dry brush/broad strokes
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My son hates being sketched – I have so many pictures of him done surreptitiously. My portraits aren’t very accurate and sometimes, not very flattering. So I’ve started to call them my “Series of Unfortunate Portraits”.
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I have sketchers whose kids have started not wanting to be sketched. That’s when they stop. Mine are just nto there yet. They might get there one day and I’ll stop then 🙂
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These are great sketches, I love them. I hope to learn from them too. After a lifetime of drawing I am attempting more water colour and to loosen my sketching. Thank you
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I really like your landscape painting with the tree and the clouds!
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