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Book Recommendations
I love getting book recommendations, and I find some of my favorite books through them. (Right now this list has me excited). So here are two book recommendations from the kids and me. The kids read a lot. I read … Continue reading
Playing, Experimenting, Discovering
Playing, Experimenting, Discovering. Gouache-like fun with a watercolor kit. Continue reading
Posted in books, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, supplies, Workshop
Tagged accordion fold, demo, gouache, stillman and birn
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Blurring the Lines: Painting & Sketching
Blurring the Lines: Painting & Sketching. Does it matter what you call it? #artquestion Continue reading
Posted in books, california, Close to home, Doodles, Everyday Sketches, Paintings, people, san jose, Vintage Signs, watercolor
Tagged location drawing, painting, sketch, urban sketch, watercolor
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I’m in Watercolor Artist Magazine!
The August issue (yes, it’s out already and available at Barnes &Noble) of Watercolor Artist focusses on painting the world around you, with a special focus on sketchbooks. I’m thrilled and honored to have a piece in there with some … Continue reading
Posted in books, News, supplies, Supplies and Materials
Tagged magazine, News, publish, Watercolor Artist, Watercolor Artist Mag
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The week I didn’t sketch
It’s Friday evening and I feel like I haven’t really sketched all week, so I go look at my Instagram stream where I post stuff as I make it and it looks like I have sketched, it’s just that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in books, california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Figure Drawing, Paintings, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs
Tagged almaden, beach, book, boulevard coffee, california, coffee, coffee shop, figure drawing, mount umunhum, natural bridges, natural bridges state beach, san jose, sign of the times, tech museum, watercolor, watercolor painting
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A book, a show, and a sketchcrawl
My vintage signs book is finally here (and yes, it’s for sale!) Continue reading
Small Sketches from an eventful week
Bits and pieces from last week. My very last school Halloween Parade (next year I have two middle schoolers, no more school parades…) The usual share of Pikachus, pandas, dinosaurs, unicorns. The bawling baby (in a pull up) took the … Continue reading
Posted in books, california, Close to home, Construction, Everyday Sketches, Paintings, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged art show, family, halloween, heartbeat cafe, laloran, location drawing, samovar, sketchbooks, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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