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A beginner’s watercolor lesson. Painting with my daughter.
My daughter Kavya and I sometimes sketch together. Most often that means we sit next to each other and draw. But this weekend I thought I’d do a little ‘lesson’ with her and talk her through how I look at things when I draw. I … Continue reading
When the first one doesn’t work…
There’s this fabulous looking sign that just reads ‘Time’ over a clock located above a shopfront on the corner of Bascom and San Carlos in San Jose. Turns out it’s the Time Deli which has been around since 1950. I had … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley
Tagged deli, food, location drawings, san jose, sketch, urban sketchers, vintage sign, vintage signage, watercolor sketch
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Drawing Busy Places: At the supermarket
I love sketching busy places. One place that’s guaranteed to have a crowd ( and good pastries) is the Whole Foods Market not far from home. Capturing crowds of people and color and texture is always exciting. I love the challenge of conveying … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home
Tagged food, grocery, location drawing, market, sketch, urban sketch, whole foods market
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Inspiration and Information
I’ve often wondered what this beautiful fruit was. It grows on trees in my neighborhood park. Recently a friend mentioned ( where else, on facebook) that he harvests and eats it. It is the fruit of a Strawberry Tree, a Mediterranean shrub not … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged food, fruit, nature, sketch, strawberry, watercolor sketch
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Fall Color Palette
You can tell it’s fall when the green disappears from my flickr stream. And, as it starts getting chilly outside, I start painting little still lifes on my kitchen counter.Because I hate the cold (yes, even what passes for ‘cold’ in California). Here … Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Food
Tagged candy, fall, food, gourd, halloween, location drawings, pumpkin, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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Drawing Pears, Pondering People.
I’m usually out and about sketching at the busiest street corner I can find. So drawing little objects at home is a change of pace for me. The nice thing about drawing like this is that it forces me to slow … Continue reading
Sketching Dinner
Something about the purple of an eggplant makes it so worth painting, even if that means dinner is late. These are the ingredients for on of my favorite recipes my mom makes. Chopped coriander leaves, along with the peanuts I’m pulverizing … Continue reading
