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India Summer ’22: Mango Season
India Summer ’22: Mango Season at the farm Continue reading
Posted in India, people, Travel
Tagged alphonso, deogad, farm, food, india, mango, mango picking, mango season, people, people sketching, ratnagiri, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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Wilder Ranch State Park
I went for a lovely walk at Wilder Ranch State Park and didn’t sketch these incredible views of the cliffs and the ocean. But this farm equipment at Jacobs Farm, I couldn’t pass that up. I guess I will just … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home
Tagged california, california state park, farm, jacobs farm, sketchbok, tractor, wilder ranch state park
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Home: India 2017
Going home. Continue reading
Sheep Shearing
It was Sheep Shearing day at Hidden Villa Farms today. We’ve been excited about going to this ever since our last visit to the farm. Here are Vicki and Hope, two of the border collies who were herding the sheep. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, california, Close to home, Silicon Valley
Tagged collie, dogs, farm, herding, hidden villa, los altos hills, shearing, sheep, spinning
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Farm Animals
These are my sketches from a ‘farm tour’ at Hidden Villa Farms in the Los Altos Hills today. I sketched these as I tagged along with a moving group. I started by using just a brushpen (I love my Kuretake Sable Hair … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, california, Close to home
Tagged animals, farm, hen, hidden villa, location drawings, los altos, pig, sheep, suhita, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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Away from the madness: 2 days at the mango farm
If you haven’t eaten a warm Alphonso mango in the summer, you haven’t eaten a mango. I haven’t eaten one in 12 years now. My parents own an alphonso farm, but I only visit in the winter when the trees … Continue reading