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Category Archives: Everyday Sketches
Building a Sketching Practice
Cats. Kids. Sketching Everyday. Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose
Tagged cat, cat sketch, everyday sketch, music, people sketching, urban sketching
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Persimmon 2019
Persimmons of 2019. Continue reading
Random Sketches (and a workshop signup reminder)
I keep finding random sketches from the last few weeks that never did show up here. So here’s a couple. Also, at the bottom of the post, a reminder to register THIS Sunday for a joint workshop with Stephanie Bower, … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Workshop
Tagged contour drawing, haircur, haircut, location drawing, people, urban sketching
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Fall Yellow
Do you have a fall color you love? It’s yellow for me, can you tell? Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, supplies
Tagged fall, fall colors, fire hydrant, hansa yellow, location drawing, trees, urban sketching, yellow'
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Book Recommendations
I love getting book recommendations, and I find some of my favorite books through them. (Right now this list has me excited). So here are two book recommendations from the kids and me. The kids read a lot. I read … Continue reading
Cats are Liquid
Most useful cat-sketching info I’ve had recently: Cats are just a slow-moving liquid. Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Sketch Journal
Tagged cat, cat drawing, cat sketch, location drawing, urban sketching
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Brown Ink
A switchup I made recently: I filled one of my pens with Brown DeAtramentis Document Ink. When I used the ink, though, it looks a wee bit lighter and more burnt sienna-ish than the web sample shows. So I added … Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, tools
Tagged contour drawing, people sketching, simple line drawing, tea
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