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Tag Archives: drink
Daily Sketching and Inspiration
With sketching everyday, I’m not looking so much for inspiration on what to sketch. Just anything that is in my daily life that catches my eye will do-it’s only a little sketch after all. But last week was especially challenging … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Drink, Everyday Sketches, Figure Drawing
Tagged architecture, drink, family, how-to, kids, location drawings, watercolor sketch
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Valladolid,Part 1
My favorite part of our trip to the Yucatan peninsula was the sleepy town of Valladolid. At first glance the only action you notice is that tour buses that ply between Cancun and Chichen Itza stop here for a little break, and everyone gets … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Tagged cenote, cenote xaci, drink, mexico, valladolid, yucatan, yucatan peninsula
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This week in sketches
It’s getting cold even here in California, and my outdoor sketches are getting rarer. Last week, I ended up with just this one, from downtown Willow Glen, right by the old-fashioned La Villa Delicatessen. Lots of people strolling down the street, many … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Drink, Food, Silicon Valley, Uncategorized, Vintage Signs
Tagged drink, food, fruit persimmon, location drawings, urban sketchers, vintage sign, vintage signage
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Chai Time
Brook Bond Red Label loose tea,brewed with milk and lots of ginger, but no sugar. Marie biscuits to dip in my tea. So good on a cold day. Watercolor on Stillman & Birn Beta paper.
Long winter shadows
Long winter shadows and my morning cup of chai. You can’t go wrong with a granulating blue-ochre combination. More chai cups and other drinks here
Happy 2015. A week in drinks.
I am just back from a week-long road trip with my kids. Sketches coming soon, but here’s some of what we sipped last week. Hot tea in a paper cup in Pismo. I’m fascinated by the designs on these cups. Who designs … Continue reading
Last Post of 2014.
One last post for 2014. Thank you for following my blog. Posting here has been an invaluable part of the learning process to me. It helps me articulate what I do, and gain insight from your comments, questions and input. A few sketches from the … Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Drink, people, Silicon Valley
Tagged california, costa rica, drink, location drawing, swim, tea cup, urban sketch, winter
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