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Category Archives: studies
Sunflowers
Sunflowers in Mixed Media (and some works from 2009 for comparison) Continue reading
Join me in Drawing the Beauty Around You
Draw what’s blooming around you, share it and tag it #2022inbloom Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, san jose, studies, Summer
Tagged 2022inbloom, bloom, challenge, flowers, foliage, fruit, gulmohar, nature, shilpa agashe
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Iris
I painted these iris n March 30th, Van Gogh’s birthday. You can see from this photo that I wasn’t exaggerating any of the colors! I used liquid watercolors for the base painting and brought in crayons and charcoal after that … Continue reading
Posted in flowers, Paintings, studies
Tagged floral, flowers, iris, mixed media, painting
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Sketchbook as Study
Looking at Alice Nee’s people, looking at me. Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, hands, people, san franciso, studies
Tagged alice neel, de young, hands, people, people drawing, people sketching, study
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Poppies and Other Native Flowers
Poppies and other native vegetation.
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Posted in california, experiments, flowers, studies
Tagged california, california poppy, floral art, flower, location drawing, location drawings, poppy, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching
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Wisteria
Wisteria in bloom.
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Posted in california, Close to home, flowers, studies
Tagged florals, flower, flowers, wisteria
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California Poppy Day
April 6th is California Poppy Day. Continue reading
Posted in flowers, Paintings, studies
Tagged california poppy, floral, flowers, mixed media, painting, poppy, spring
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Flora, Fauna, and a Cat
Flowers. Because it is spring.
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Posted in california, Close to home, flowers, studies
Tagged family, florals, flower, flowers
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Springtime flowers
Flowers. Because it is spring.
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A few wild trees
For me, drawing trees is all about capturing energy, gesture and movement. Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, studies
Tagged location drawings, manzanita, markmaking, mohini, nature, nature drawing, oak, park, tree, tree sketch
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