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A Plethora of People (Part 1)
Lots of little people drawings Continue reading
Posted in california, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged cafe, farmers market, location drawings, people, people sketching, starbucks, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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Three San Jose cafes. And one in Oakland
It’s about more than just the coffee. Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged cafe, coffee, location drawing, people, people sketching, san jose, urban sketch
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Cafe Vignettes
Cafe vignettes might help ease you back into drawing people on location. Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged cafe, coffee, location drawing, people, people sketching, urban sketch
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Maskless Faces
One day soon this will seem normal and I’ll stop sketching everyone I see sitting outside maskless and chatting with a friend. But for now I just want to draw them all. Here are friends in the sun sharing a … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose
Tagged cafe, coffee shop, people, people sketching
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Amsterdam: A day in Edam, actually.
A day in the village of Edam. Continue reading
Amsterdam: Windmill and some easy-sketching
Amsterdam: Bloemenmarkt and Rembrandt Square Continue reading
Posted in amsterdam, Drink, Food, people, Sketch Journal, Travel
Tagged amsterdam, bicycle, boat, bridge, cafe, canal, food, location drawing, symposium, teaching, urban sketchers symposium, windmill
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Day 14-17: Direct Watercolor Challenge
Day 7-13: Direct Watercolor Challenge. Chugging along. Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, India, Paintings, watercolor
Tagged 30x30directwatercolor2019, cafe, chinatown, coffee, direct watercolor, jacaranda, small paintings, traffic, watercolor
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Close to home
Drawing close to home, and everyday practices. Do you have go-to subjects and locations? Is your sketching practice built around a schedule or does it fit into bits of your day, as mine does? I’d love to know. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Drink, Everyday Sketches, Food, people, Uncategorized
Tagged cafe, california poppy, coffee, everyday sketching, landscape watercolor, poppies, urban sketch
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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
Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook 