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Category Archives: Silicon Valley
I ❤️ Blackwing Pencils & Sailor Fude Pens
I love these pencils and this pen. Put them together, and they’re my current most-favorite-supplies combo. Here, they’re combined with a touch of colored pencil. And a bit more than a touch here, but still, mostly pen and pencil. The … Continue reading
Nola’s Irises
May means it’s time to sketch the iris at Nola’s farm. Continue reading
Posted in california, flowers, san jose, Silicon Valley, Uncategorized
Tagged flowers, iris, location drawings, nolas, urban sketchers
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California Poppies
It’s a superbloom year in California! Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, flowers, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged california, california poppy, flowers, location drawings
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Everyday Views, Everyday Tools
Drawing with simple tools Continue reading
Two Museums
What I love about seeing art in museums (besides the obvious “it’s much better in real life” bit) is that I get to look at it in two ways: as an art piece in itself and as a part of an interaction with museum goers. Continue reading
Robots
At a First Robotics event in Monterey, California. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, reportage, Silicon Valley
Tagged california, first robotics, location drawings, people, robot, robotics, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching
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Urban Farming
Garden to Table Silicon Valley is the non-profit that runs Taylor Street Famrs in San Jose, where I sometimes volunteer with my kids. It’s an urban farm built on what was once a parking lot. With year-round veggies that they … Continue reading
Pink and Blue Swatched Pages
This salmony pink and blue aren’t colors I’d normally chose. But I’ve been to the Rosicrucean Museum before, and know they’re the colors of atleast one of their outdoor gardens. So I prepainted a page with random swatches in both … Continue reading
Dance, Stories, Song and more
Song and Dance celebrate Women’s History Month in San Jose Continue reading
Posted in california, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged california, dance, location drawing, location drawings, people, people sketching, san jose, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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The drought and the deluge
Still wondering if climate change is real? Come spend a year in California, you’ll see how dire the situation is. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san franciso, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged climate, climate change, location drawings, trees, urban sketchers, waterfall
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Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook 