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Category Archives: Silicon Valley
Brown Ink
A switchup I made recently: I filled one of my pens with Brown DeAtramentis Document Ink. When I used the ink, though, it looks a wee bit lighter and more burnt sienna-ish than the web sample shows. So I added … Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, tools
Tagged contour drawing, people sketching, simple line drawing, tea
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A Forever Keepsake
A Forever Keepsake on Graduation Day Continue reading
Posted in california, people, reportage, Silicon Valley
Tagged graduation, keepsake, location drawing, memory, reportage, urban sketching
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Everyday Summer Sketches
Everyday sketches from the summer. Boba Tea is a family favorite. I think I discovered a new one I like: Panda Boba, milk tea with a mix of black and white boba. Are you more likely to tip if Yoda … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal, Summer
Tagged boba, food, lifeguard, location drawing, music, summer, swim, violin
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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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