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A day in paradise at Maison du Lac
A day in paradise at Maison du Lac, Santa Cruz Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Paintings, san jose, Silicon Valley, teaching, watercolor, Workshop
Tagged botanical art, flowers, location drawing, maison du lac, nature drawing, negative painting, poppies
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On keeping it non-precious. And drawing people.
People are my go-to subject for quick little sketches. They’re the little thread of continuity that keeps my sketching and observation practice going in the leanest of times. And like all observational drawing, each sketch done makes it easier to see, simplify and capture from life the next time I draw. Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Doodles, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged location drawing, people, people drawing, sketching practice, urban sketching
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More sketching near home
We’ve had so much rain in Northern California this winter and spring (and it’s still raining, which is so unusual for us) that it is super-green everywhere, and the lakes and waterfalls are pretty spectacular. This waterfall was at the … Continue reading
FAQs: Line First or Paint First?
Line first or color? Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, How to, Silicon Valley, watercolor
Tagged california, hakone gardens, los gatos, saratoga, watercolor
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Bits
Drawings form the past week. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, teaching, Workshop
Tagged caffe frascati, downtown san jose, ferry building, location drawing, people drawing, san francisco, san jose, san jose museum of art, sketch, urban sketching, usk, watercolor
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More Lesson Plans (and a new workshop)
More Lesson Plans. And a new workshop on weeknights so everyone can join in! Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal, teaching, Workshop
Tagged messy journal, perspective, Sketch Journal, teaching, workshop
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Two flutists (and a tabla player)
Friday night we attended a lovely little concert at the Saratoga Foothill Club in a gorgeous hall designed by Julia Morgan. Ray Furuta and Prasad Bhandarkar played the Western flute and the Indian flute. Vikas accompanied Prasad on tabla. This first … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal
Tagged classical music, concert, flute, location drawing, music, musician, prasad bhandarkar, ray furuta, sangam arts, saratoga, sketch, urban sketch
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