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Category Archives: Summer
Backyard Sketches
Backyard sketches: agapanthus, fences and chairs. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Summer
Tagged location drawings, neighborhood, urban sketch
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Summer Mornings are the Best
I love the long days of summer. The middle of the day is really hot but the mornings are glorious. I’ve taken to having my first cup of chai on the front steps of the house which face west and are still cool and shady in the morning. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Summer
Tagged location drawings, neighborhood, urban sketch
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Van Life
Van Life. Missing summer travel, painting vans in the neighborhood. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Summer
Tagged location drawings, rv, urban sketch, vanlife
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Wax Crayon and Oil Pastels
I grew up using wax crayons and oil pastels a lot, so going back to them makes me paint and mess around like a child, and that’s always a good thing. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Summer, tools
Tagged drawing, location drawings, people sketching, vehicles
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Scratching the Surface
Some days I draw just for the joy of mark-making, to pull a mark across paper, to feel the drag, the resistance, the imperfection of the line. Drawing with less familiar tools is a little frustrating: they don’t work like I think they will, they don’t hold ink, they bend and snap… But it also makes me really aware of the marks I make. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Summer, tools
Tagged big basin, big basin state park, drawing, location drawings, redwoods, sketchingplaylab
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Jacaranda
Jacaranda season Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, Silicon Valley, studies, Summer
Tagged jacaranda, location drawings, urban sketchers, usk, watercolor
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Zandvoort Beach
Peoplemania! workshop at Zandvoort Beach Continue reading
Posted in amsterdam, people, Summer, Travel, Workshop
Tagged amsterdam, beach, location drawing, people drawing, urban sketching, workshop, zandvoort
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Supplies packed, headed to Amsterdam
Supplies packed, headed to Amsterdam for the Urban Sketchers Symposium. See you there? Continue reading
Posted in amsterdam, Summer, Supplies and Materials, Travel, Workshop
Tagged amsterdam, location drawing, pigments, supplies, sympsoium, watercolor kit, workshop, zandvoort
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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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My Everyday Sketchbook
My sketchbook records many small moments. Some sketches are better than others, but I’m always glad to have a memory recorded and thoughts jotted down in my everyday journal. Here is the big red Yesco Signs truck at the Stephen’s … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Doodles, Everyday Sketches, people, Sketch Journal, Summer
Tagged graduation, haircut, location drawing, rob sketcherman, tabla, uma kelkar, urban sketch, vintage sign, yesco
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