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MacPherson’s 2018 workshop in Vegas
In Las Vegas, playing with paper (and supplies). Continue reading
Posted in How to, supplies, Supplies and Materials, teaching, Workshop
Tagged art supplies, paper, samples, sketchbooks, stillman & birn, workshop
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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
Posted in california, challenge, Close to home, Drink, Food, How to, Paintings, people, reportage, san jose, Silicon Valley, tools, watercolor
Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, burger, challenge, direct watercolor, directwatercolor, fast food, food, in-n-out
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June Workshops: Vegas and San Francisco
After a longish break from teaching workshops, I’m back! Here are two workshops in June, one in Las Vegas and the other in San Francisco. They might look similar at first glance, but read carefully: one is an Urban Sketcher’s … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, How to, people, san franciso, Supplies and Materials, teaching, Workshop
Tagged Las Vegas, people drawing, san francisco, Vegas, workshop
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Negative Thinking
A few months ago I did a wonderful negative painting workshop with Brenda Swenson. It was fantastic to paint in a style so different from my own. I came home inspired by the luminous quality of Brenda’s watercolors. But I … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, How to, san jose, Workshop
Tagged brenda swenson, figure drawing, negative painting, portrait
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Drawing using a grid
A simple little grid drawing, looking out the window. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, How to, Uncategorized
Tagged grid, history san jose, how-to, location drawing, san jose, urban sketchers, urban sketching
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Coffee Shop Sketches to wrap up the year
‘Tis the season for drawing in coffee shops. Because I’m a cold wimp. So come 60-ish degree weather (yes that’s cold) I’m headed indoors. Drawing in coffee shops is a great way to start at people drawing, if you find … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, How to, people, Portrait, san jose
Tagged coffee, coffee shop, location drawing, people, people sketching, sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketches, urban sketching
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What’s in your palette?
Here’s what’s in my current palette (and some links to how to build a palette) Continue reading
Posted in How to, supplies, Supplies and Materials
Tagged colors, paints, palette, pigments, watercolor palette
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