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Category Archives: california
Colored Pencils and Crayon
Mixing Dry and Wet Media Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal
Tagged colored pencil, crayon, taylor street farms, urban sketch
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Texture, Texture and more Texture
Texture is everywhere in my work this year. In a year that the pandemic took away my ability to touch things everywhere I go, that sense of touch worked it’s way back into my art. Continue reading
Posted in california, Everyday Sketches, experiments, Summer
Tagged location drawing, mixed media, point lobos, seaweed, texture, urban sketching
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More Early Mornings at the Market
More early mornings at the Farmers’ Market. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, teaching
Tagged farmers market, location drawings, people sketching, workshop
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Everyday Sketches in an Everyday Book
Everyday Sketches in an Everyday Book Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people
Tagged location drawings, people, urban sketch
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Getting There Early
Getting to the Farmers’ Market early to catch the action before it opens up… Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, teaching
Tagged farmers market, location drawings, people sketching, workshop
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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
Vignettes Big and Small
Vignettes big and small.
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches
Tagged california, cupertino, location drawings, urban sketch, urban sketchers, vignette
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Cat Tree Assembly
Quick sketches as a cat tree gets assembled.
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people
Tagged cat, location drawing, location drawings, people sketches, people sketching, sketch, supplies, urban sketch
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Marking the Summer
Marking the Seasons with Produce Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, teaching
Tagged farmers market, location drawings, people sketching, workshop
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Scraggly Trees and Mark-making
Scraggly, windswept Monterey Pines are a joy to draw if you love bold, slightly out-of-control mark-making. (I do!) Here are some trees from a lovely weekend in June by Asilomar State Beach. Drawing on location is what I love best. … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches
Tagged asilomar, californai, location drawing, mark making, monterey, monterey pine, trees
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