Category Archives: california

A week in sketches

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

Random sketches from the week. Continue reading →

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Strawberries

Posted on June 8, 2017 by

Summer = Strawberries Continue reading →

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A day in Pescadero

Posted on June 5, 2017 by

A day in cold, foggy Pescadero. Continue reading →

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Take a hike, Mr. President

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

I’m posting some sketches of beautiful places on our planet. National Parks and other wild and beautiful places. Places you might recognize and places you might not. And I’m hashtagging them #TakeAHikeMrPresident . It’s a request to one man to do … Continue reading →

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Fun with Topiary

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

I’ve been away from the blogging (and drawing) for too long. Working on cleaning up my studio for Silicon Valley Open Studios last week (more on that later) and finishing some commissioned pieces. And it just felt right to get back to … Continue reading →

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Good questions: Studies versus Scenes

Posted on May 2, 2017 by

Another good question from someone in my Figure Sketching Made Simple class on Craftsy. (I do these Good Questions posts every once in a while.) This person visited a skating rink, and sketched a whole scene, skaters, ice rink and setting, and … Continue reading →

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Painting with Tom Hoffmann, again: 3 of 3

Posted on April 28, 2017 by

Bernal Heights, San Francisco. Continue reading →

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