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Backyard Stuff

Backyard Construction and Learning the names of new Tools Continue reading

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Fragments. Memories.

Some of the quickest sketches are the ones with the best memories. They might now always be “good” sketches, but I am always glad I made them and dated them. Like these quick studies of Russ and his assistant jackhammering … Continue reading

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Embrace the Pace: Construction Crews

Drawing things that move Continue reading

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A tool I love: The Pentel Pocket Brushpen

Sketching with a favorite tool: the Pentel Pocket Brushpen Continue reading

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Looking through a fence

In trying to put this scene on paper, perhaps I was trying to solve the wrong problem: I wasn’t really interested in drawing the fence. I was interested in the experience of looking through the fence at this view beyond. Continue reading

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Digger

A walk around a digger, captured in a sketch. Continue reading

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Repacking a Sketch Bag

Repacking a sketch kit and ready to sketch anytime!

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Day 13 at Home: Construction

Day 13 at Home: Construction #urbansketching #usk Continue reading

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One Tall Crane

This was a huge construction crane. Every time it spun back and lowered it’s hook, these men would pick up and quickly attach yet another huge air conditioning unit for the crane to pick up. If I had thumbnailed this and figured … Continue reading

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Destruction/Construction Part 3

My nieces and I painted this Hokusai-inspired mural (you only see the right half of it here, it’s huge!) on a big empty wall at home a few years ago. That we painted it together was the hardest part of letting it … Continue reading

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