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Category Archives: books
Small Sketchbook Reset
Stuck in a rut? This tip might work for you… Continue reading
Posted in books, california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san franciso, supplies, Supplies and Materials
Tagged california, golden gate, golden gate park, location drawing, location drawings, people, people sketching, san francisco, sketchbook, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching
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The Gift of a Really Cheap Sketchbook
I use and enjoy plenty of nice sketchbooks, books with lovely multi-media and 100% cotton watercolor paper. This book below isn’t one of them. The Midori Blank Notebook is about 4×6 inches, has 176 thin pages, and costs a little … Continue reading
Livestream and Video
I’m doing a YouTube livestream this evening (5pm Pacific Time) with Paul Wang, my partner-in-crime at Sketching PlayLab . Paul and I will be painting with a small palette of colors. We chose 3 colors each to bring to the palette … Continue reading
Posted in books, Education, teaching
Tagged book review, parka, sketchingplaylab, video
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A Tutorial, a Giveaway and Fall Colors
A tutorial and a giveaway this fall Continue reading
Posted in books, california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, How to, Silicon Valley
Tagged fall, fall colors, location drawing, tree, trees, urban sketching
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More Persimmons
More Persimmon. Continue reading
The Persimmons are Here
Persimmon. Podcasts. And Giveaways. Continue reading
Book Release (and a free downloadable pdf)
My book “The Urban Sketching Handbook: Techniques for Beginners” releases today! (Also, a free downloadable pdf from the book) Continue reading
Posted in books, Everyday Sketches, reviews
Tagged book, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching handbook
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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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