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Keeping at it through the holidays

Posted on December 19, 2018 by

Keeping at sketching through December… Continue reading →

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Why do you Journal?

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

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 →

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How to sketch in 5 minutes

Posted on November 19, 2018 by

Have I mentioned I love sketching people? People are walking, breathing, texting stories, and I love drawing them. The trouble is you never know when they will get up and go.  So this is how I work when I don’t … Continue reading →

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That Transition Page. And, I’d Love Some Advice.

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

Do you have tips and advice to help me build a daily sketching practice? I’d love to hear from you! Continue reading →

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Where’s the line?

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

I’ll be doing a lot of direct watercolor posts this month. But that’s just in addition to what I usually do, not instead of it. Here are a bunch of random sketches from the last few days in my sketchbook. … Continue reading →

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Direct Watercolor, Day 1

Posted on June 1, 2018 by

When ‘direct watercolor’ isn’t your go-to painting strategy, and you’re taking the #30x30DirectWatercolor2018 challenge, you need some strategies to take the leap: Strategy #1: Pick a forgiving subject Continue reading →

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Storytelling Sketches

Posted on May 2, 2018 by

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 →

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