Category Archives: Drink

Keeping at it through the holidays

Keeping at sketching through December… Continue reading

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How to sketch in 5 minutes

Have I mentioned I love sketching people? People are walking, breathing, texting stories, and I love drawing them. The trouble is you never know when they will get up and go.  So this is how I work when I don’t … Continue reading

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More Sketch Journaling

More Sketch Journaling. Even @nytimes @nytimesarts says it’s good for you! #sketchjournal #urbansketch Continue reading

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Pictures and Words

An obsession with pictures, words and mangonada. #mangonada #reportage #sanjoseeats #boudin
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Stretching outside my comfort zone

At In-N-Out Burger. Comparing line and no line in the #30x30DirectWatercolor2018 challenge. Continue reading

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Direct Watercolor, a weekend of catchup

Day 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the #30x30DirectWatercolor2018 challenge. Continue reading

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Mostly black and white

My daily sketching practice has gotten a bit, shall we say, sketchy lately. So to try and get back to little studies last week, I decided to try and draw everyday: not big ambitious pieces, but with some focus: working … Continue reading

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My new pocket palette

This is not a review. But I love this little palette! Continue reading

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Selective Color

Two sketches of the same place. Continue reading

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Daily Sketching and Inspiration

With sketching everyday, I’m not looking so much for inspiration on what to sketch. Just anything that is in my daily life that catches my eye will do-it’s only a little sketch after all.  But last week was especially challenging … Continue reading

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