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Category Archives: Vintage Signs
San Jose’s Pig Lights Up!
San Jose’s Pig Lights Up! And, Sharkie draws a selfie. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, san jose, Vintage Signs
Tagged location drawing, orchard supply, osh, pig, reportage, sketchbook, stevens meat products, urban sketch, Vintage Signs
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Chinatown, San Francisco
Sketching in Chinatown, San Francisco Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, san franciso, Vintage Signs, watercolor
Tagged chinatown, crowd, lanterns, li po, location drawing, people, san francisco, urban sketching, usk, Vintage Signs
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Line first or color first?
Line first or color first? Process shots. Continue reading
Posted in california, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs, watercolor
Tagged arrow sign, Dealin' Dollar Dan, location drawing, san jose, sign, urban sketch, Vintage Signs
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Why Save a Sign?
Why Save a Sign? Morgan Newby has a great reason for wanting to save this wonderful sign of a cowboy that sits on his lot. Continue reading
Posted in Activism, california, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs, watercolor
Tagged Dealin' Dollar Dan, location drawing, san jose, sign, urban sketch, Vintage Signs
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Wrapping up 2018 : Hello 2019
Wrapping up 2018 : Hello 2019. Looking back at last year and announcing more exciting projects and workshops for the new year. Cheers! Continue reading
Posted in california, challenge, Everyday Sketches, Figure Drawing, How to, Miscellaneous, people, san franciso, san jose, Silicon Valley, studies, teaching, Vintage Signs, watercolor, Workshop
Tagged 2018, end of year, workshop
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Keeping at it through the holidays
Keeping at sketching through December… Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Drink, Everyday Sketches, Food, people, san jose, Sketch Journal, Vintage Signs, watercolor, Workshop
Tagged cafe, coffee, coffee shop, journal, location drawing, Sketch Journal, urban sketching
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Why do you Journal?
Giving the question” Why do I Journal?” some thought helped me lay some ground rules and goals for my journaling practice. #sketchjournal #journal #usk #urbansketch #historysanjose #coffee #messyjournal Continue reading
Blurring the Lines: Painting & Sketching
Blurring the Lines: Painting & Sketching. Does it matter what you call it? #artquestion Continue reading
Posted in books, california, Close to home, Doodles, Everyday Sketches, Paintings, people, san jose, Vintage Signs, watercolor
Tagged location drawing, painting, sketch, urban sketch, watercolor
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Sign Painter, yup that’s me
Just a quick post linking to this piece that KQED’s ARTS section did on my sign-sketching obsession. Here is the video. And a link to a longer piece on their website. A big thank you to Creo Noveno for shooting … Continue reading
Storytelling Sketches
I like to think of every sketch as a story. Not always a big one, with a grand plot and story arc. Stories can be quiet little everyday things tucked into bigger pieces. Like this Saturday morning sketch at Social … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs
Tagged band, cafe, coffee, coffee shop, locatin drawing, music, orchestra, san jose, social policy, urban sketch, vintage, Vintage Signs
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