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My Everyday Sketchbook
My sketchbook records many small moments. Some sketches are better than others, but I’m always glad to have a memory recorded and thoughts jotted down in my everyday journal. Here is the big red Yesco Signs truck at the Stephen’s … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Doodles, Everyday Sketches, people, Sketch Journal, Summer
Tagged graduation, haircut, location drawing, rob sketcherman, tabla, uma kelkar, urban sketch, vintage sign, yesco
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A day in paradise at Maison du Lac
A day in paradise at Maison du Lac, Santa Cruz Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Paintings, san jose, Silicon Valley, teaching, watercolor, Workshop
Tagged botanical art, flowers, location drawing, maison du lac, nature drawing, negative painting, poppies
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In the Sierras
2 days of painting in the Sierras. Continue reading
Posted in california, Paintings, Travel, watercolor
Tagged location drawing, painting, plein air, sierras, watercolor, watercolor painting
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Chinatown, San Francisco
Sketching in Chinatown, San Francisco Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, san franciso, Vintage Signs, watercolor
Tagged chinatown, crowd, lanterns, li po, location drawing, people, san francisco, urban sketching, usk, Vintage Signs
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On keeping it non-precious. And drawing people.
People are my go-to subject for quick little sketches. They’re the little thread of continuity that keeps my sketching and observation practice going in the leanest of times. And like all observational drawing, each sketch done makes it easier to see, simplify and capture from life the next time I draw. Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Doodles, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged location drawing, people, people drawing, sketching practice, urban sketching
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Big Island, Hawaii: Beach time
Big Island, Hawaii: Beach time and people sketching Continue reading
Posted in Food, How to, people, Sketch Journal, Travel, watercolor
Tagged beach, beach people, big island, food, hawaii, kona, location drawing, people sketching, sketches of hawaii, urban sketch, watercolor
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Big Island, Hawaii: The Volcano
Journal pages from the Big Island, Hawaii including a few process shots. The kids and I spent 4 days there in early April. When you’re jetlagged, an early breakfast is a lovely idea. And a kid that wakes up early … Continue reading
Posted in Food, How to, people, Sketch Journal, Travel, watercolor
Tagged big island, hawaii, how-to, location drawing, sketches of hawaii, step-by-step, urban sketch, volcano, Volcano National Park, watercolor
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