Category Archives: california

Scratching the Surface

Posted on July 8, 2020 by

Some days I draw just for the joy of mark-making, to pull a mark across paper, to feel the drag, the resistance, the imperfection of the line. Drawing with less familiar tools is a little frustrating: they don’t work like I think they will, they don’t hold ink, they bend and snap… But it also makes me really aware of the marks I make. Continue reading →

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Sand in my Palette

Posted on July 3, 2020 by

Empty beaches aren’t great for people sketching, that’s for sure. But I’ll take a safe, well-distanced beach over drawing people for now. Late in the evening last week, we drove to a deserted beach north of Davenport on the California … Continue reading →

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Venturing Out

Posted on July 1, 2020 by

Venturing Out Every Once in a While Continue reading →

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Foliage

Posted on June 29, 2020 by

Trees leaves and plants in my sketchbook. Continue reading →

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Daytrip to Yosemite

Posted on June 25, 2020 by

Daytrip to Yosemite Continue reading →

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Back to Urban Sketching

Posted on June 24, 2020 by

Back to Urban Sketching: Recording the Times. Continue reading →

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View From My Window

Posted on March 16, 2020 by

Urban Sketchers in Italy, while under lockdown, have been drawing the view from their windows and sharing their worlds with us. So I’m sharing this back. #viewfrommywindow #inmyneighborhood #urbansketching #sketcheveryday Continue reading →

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One Week 100 People: All Done?

Posted on March 12, 2020 by

One Week 100 People: More contour drawing #oneweek100people #oneweek100people2020 Continue reading →

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One Week 100 People: Scribbling Around

Posted on March 11, 2020 by

One Week 100 People: Scribbling Around #oneweek100people #oneweek100people2020 Continue reading →

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One Week 100 People: Purple ink & bamboo pen

Posted on March 10, 2020 by

One Week 100 People: Purple ink & bamboo pen #oneweek100people #oneweek100people2020 Continue reading →

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