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Tag Archives: california poppy
South Bay Views
South Bay Landscapes in Mixed Media. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Silicon Valley
Tagged calero, california poppy, fortini trail, landscape, mixed media, poppies, poppy, san jose
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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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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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Bay Area Vistas
Bay Area Landscapes in Mixed Media. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Silicon Valley
Tagged california poppy, fortini trail, landscape, mixed media, palo alto, poppies, poppy
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Stepping out in Spring
Are you, like me, starting to draw outside more than you did in the last year? Any challenges that come up from a practice that may have been dormant for a while? Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, Paintings, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged almaden, california poppy, landscape, location drawings, poppies, sketchbook, urban sketch
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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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Sketching wildflowers
Drawing outside my comfort zone today. I like to draw fast and loose. To capture an impression, often without much detail. So it was quite a challenge to walk around Guadalupe Oak Grove Park and draw some really tiny wildflowers that I wanted … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home
Tagged botanical illustration, california, california poppy, nature, wildflower
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