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Category Archives: Silicon Valley
People on the Streets
On wearing (and sketching) masks Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged covid, location drawing, mask, people, people sketching, urban sketching
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Accordion Fold Books
A walk and aa accordion-fold book Continue reading
Drawing the kids again
As this country seems to go completely crazy (and I’m not just talking Covid here) , I turn to home and to the kids in my sketches to find some sense of sanity. The everyday feels sane, and the kids losing themselves in their books, games and music is what I sketch. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal
Tagged kids, location drawings, people, people sketching, urban sketch
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Where are the people?
I’m in search of people to draw. In the pre-Christmas rush, I found them in them (and me) in line at the post office, dropping off last minute parcels. Even a quick sketch while standing in a 6 feet apart … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged grocery, kids, people, people sketching, post office
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Fall, Continued.
Fall Colors continued Continue reading
Still More Fall Colors
Fall Colors Continue in Almaden. And some thoughts on why I use the Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook.
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More Fall Colors
Still more Fall colors in Almaden. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged almaden, big shape, fall, fall colors, location drawing, san jose, urban sketch
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Fall in Almaden
Fall in Almaden Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged almaden, big shape, fall, fall colors, location drawing, san jose, urban sketch
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Posca Markers Gas Station
An urban cacophony, captured with markers. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, tools
Tagged city of saratoga, gas station, location drawing, marker, posca, urban, urban sketch
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A Tutorial, a Giveaway and Fall Colors
A tutorial and a giveaway this fall Continue reading
Posted in books, california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, How to, Silicon Valley
Tagged fall, fall colors, location drawing, tree, trees, urban sketching
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