Category Archives: Close to home

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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Back to Urban Sketching

Posted on June 24, 2020 by

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

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Why Replicate When You Can Celebrate?

Posted on June 21, 2020 by

Why Replicate When You Can Celebrate? Continue reading →

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Jacaranda

Posted on June 17, 2020 by

Jacaranda season Continue reading →

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Sketching as a Question: Connecting the dots

Posted on June 10, 2020 by

Sketching as a Question: Connecting the dots #usktalks #urbansketching #usk Continue reading →

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Neighborhood Rally

Posted on June 6, 2020 by

#blacklivesmatter #blm #reportage

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Miyazaki Marathon

Posted on June 5, 2020 by

Day 79 at Home: Miyazaki Marathon #summer #miyazaki #urbansketching #usk #peoplesketching

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