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Scott Weaver and his amazing toothpick sculpture
When I think of Rolling Through the Bay by Scott Weaver , I think of Gaudí’s Sagrada Família. Rolling Through the Bay has been 40 years in the making. And it just keeps growing and growing and growing. Ask Scott when it;s … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, people, Portrait, Silicon Valley
Tagged art, california, family, kids, location drawings, museum, scott weaver, sculpture, toothpick, urban sketchers
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Last Post of 2014.
One last post for 2014. Thank you for following my blog. Posting here has been an invaluable part of the learning process to me. It helps me articulate what I do, and gain insight from your comments, questions and input. A few sketches from the … Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Drink, people, Silicon Valley
Tagged california, costa rica, drink, location drawing, swim, tea cup, urban sketch, winter
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Drawing in layers
Working from Peet’s Tea and Coffee on a cold, wet day. The good part is I can take a quick break from work every so often and do a sketch. On the flip side, I don’t move to a new seat ( too much … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, people, Silicon Valley
Tagged cafe, coffee shop, Peet's Tea and Coffee, suhita, urban sketch, urban sketcher
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Rodin’s Thinker
I sketched this gigantic Thinker by Auguste Rodin at the Cantor Museum on the campus of Stanford University. This little gem of a museum has loads of pieces by Rodin, including many of the small studies for his Gates of Hell sculpture. Initially … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, people, Silicon Valley
Tagged auguste rodin, california, cantor museum, family, location drawings, people, rodin, stanford, the thinker, urban sketchers
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Beach Day
At Capitola beach on what turned out to be a super hot Saturday. Perfect people sketching weather with lots of sunbathers. Little people studies are my warm-up. It’s amazing how many of these sunbathers were on their phones. Its not always … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, people, Silicon Valley
Tagged beach, california, capitola, family, kids, location drawings, people, summer, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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More from the Farmers’ Market
This might just turn into a summer of sketching the Farmers’ Market every Sunday. Here are this week’s sketches. Usually I choose what to focus on: is it the produce that’s the focus of the sketch? Or is it the … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, people, Silicon Valley
Tagged almaden, california, family, farmers market, fruit, location drawings, people, san jose, sketch, summer, urban sketchers, vegetable, watercolor sketch
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Drawing People
I’m working on putting together my workshop at the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Paraty this year. It’s called ‘Never Fear the People!’. We’ll discuss tips and tricks to capturing people, and ways to get over being afraid to draw them, but nothing will substitute for loads … Continue reading
Posted in people
Tagged california, drawing people, family, kids, location drawings, people, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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