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Wrapping up 2018 : Hello 2019
Wrapping up 2018 : Hello 2019. Looking back at last year and announcing more exciting projects and workshops for the new year. Cheers! Continue reading
Posted in california, challenge, Everyday Sketches, Figure Drawing, How to, Miscellaneous, people, san franciso, san jose, Silicon Valley, studies, teaching, Vintage Signs, watercolor, Workshop
Tagged 2018, end of year, workshop
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(More) Accordion Fold Samplers
Making accordion fold sampler books Continue reading
Posted in Collage, Food, How to, supplies, Supplies and Materials, teaching, tools, Workshop
Tagged art supplies, paper, pear, samples, sketchbooks, stillman & birn, workshop
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Art for a Cause: California Fires, Winter 2018
Art for a Cause: California Fires, Winter 2018. Donate to the California Wildfires and we’ll send you a piece of original art! Continue reading
Posted in Activism, california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, How to, Uncategorized
Tagged california fire, fundraiser, postcard
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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
Posted in california, Close to home, Drink, Everyday Sketches, Food, How to, people, san jose
Tagged coffee shop, how-to, location drawings, people, people sketching, starbucks, urban sketch
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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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