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Pismo Beach in Winter
It seems like we visit the beach a lot more in cold weather than we do in the summer. Luckily, ‘cold’ is never very cold in California, (or atleast not for my kids). The day after Christmas, we headed down … Continue reading
Posted in california, Travel
Tagged beach, location drawing, location drawings, pier, pismo beach, road trip, urban sketch, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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Costa Rica, part 4.
One last post from Costa Rica, from the relatively dry (just a couple of thundershowers everyday) Pacific Coast near Manuel Antonio National Park. We spent lots of time at a quiet little cove called Playa Biesanz where the ocean was as calm … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged beach, costa rica, family, fauna, iguana, kids, location drawings, manuel antonio, manuel antonio national park, Travel, urban sketchers, vegetation, watercolor sketch
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Beach Day
At Capitola beach on what turned out to be a super hot Saturday. Perfect people sketching weather with lots of sunbathers. Little people studies are my warm-up. It’s amazing how many of these sunbathers were on their phones. Its not always … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, people, Silicon Valley
Tagged beach, california, capitola, family, kids, location drawings, people, summer, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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Winter Beach Weekend
A winter weekend at the beach. Pismo , California. There’s the food: People line up for the fish tacos and clam chowder at Splash Cafe. They’re worth the wait. My kids and I polished off a rack of ribs at … Continue reading
Posted in california, Travel
Tagged beach, birds, cafe, california, family, fog, food, kids, location drawings, nature, people, pigeon, pismo, pismo beach, seagull, tidepools, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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Big Island, Hawaii, The classic Hawaiian side
This flower stall is at the Kona Farmers Market. I have never seen a flower stall so packed with gigantic blooms. The Lifeguard Hut at Kahalu’u Beach Park. How could I NOT draw something that is such a vivid shade of … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged beach, big island, boat, botanical illustration, botanical sketch, botanical watercolors, family, hawaii, kids, location drawings, snorkel, tidepools, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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Big Island, Hawaii, The Jurassic Side.
Yes, Hawaii has great beaches (and I’ll come to those in my next post). But my favorite part is the tropical vegetation. The lush, neon green mosses and drippy ferns. Things that grow, rot and regrow all at the same … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged beach, big island, botanical drawing, family, hawaii, hilo, kids, location drawings, rain forest, Travel, urban sketchers, volcano, volcanoes national Park, watercolor sketch
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My Many Indias. Part 6: Goa, Malvan Coast and goodbye India, I’ll be back!
Goa is where I “go back” to when I go to India. It is where my parents live. I know, lucky me! There’s the incredible surf and sand bit that everyone visits Goa for. But here’s some of the less … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged beach, boat, church, coconut, family, fisherman, goa, india, kids, location drawings, malvan, mango, padel, people, portuguese, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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