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Category Archives: Silicon Valley
Three San Jose cafes. And one in Oakland
It’s about more than just the coffee. Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged cafe, coffee, location drawing, people, people sketching, san jose, urban sketch
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More Early Mornings at the Market
More early mornings at the Farmers’ Market. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, teaching
Tagged farmers market, location drawings, people sketching, workshop
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Getting There Early
Getting to the Farmers’ Market early to catch the action before it opens up… Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, teaching
Tagged farmers market, location drawings, people sketching, workshop
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The Gift of a Really Cheap Sketchbook
I use and enjoy plenty of nice sketchbooks, books with lovely multi-media and 100% cotton watercolor paper. This book below isn’t one of them. The Midori Blank Notebook is about 4×6 inches, has 176 thin pages, and costs a little … Continue reading
Cafe Vignettes
Cafe vignettes might help ease you back into drawing people on location. Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged cafe, coffee, location drawing, people, people sketching, urban sketch
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Marking the Summer
Marking the Seasons with Produce Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, teaching
Tagged farmers market, location drawings, people sketching, workshop
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Faces of Recovery: Heroes of PRIDE
PRIDE month, celebrates how far we have come, but we also reflects on the past. here are our Heroes of Pride, portraits from the PRIDE Month series Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Faces Of Recovery, people, Portrait, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged faces, Faces Of Recovery, PRIDE
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Faces of Recovery: PRIDE Month Stories
Portraits of Recovery to mark PRIDE month, celebrating how far we have come, but we also reflecting on the past. More portraits here: https://sketchaway.wordpress.com/faces-of-recovery/ Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Faces Of Recovery, people, Portrait, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged faces, Faces Of Recovery, PRIDE
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Shape and Pattern
I find it super relaxing to draw like this: start somewhere, and draw out from there, looking at just shape and edges, building in a flat, pattern-like form. A cup of chai, a pencil and the backyard orange tree. In … Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged orange tree, pattern
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Faces of Recovery: PRIDE Month Stories
Portraits of Recovery to mark PRIDE month, celebrating how far we have come, but we also reflecting on the past. More portraits here: https://sketchaway.wordpress.com/faces-of-recovery/ Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Faces Of Recovery, people, Portrait, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged faces, Faces Of Recovery, PRIDE
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