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The week that was: everyday sketches from last week.
You’ve seen some of my little everyday sketches from last week already as I warmed up for my weekend workshops in Berkeley and San Francisco. You might have noticed that these pastels are showing up a lot in my work. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged food, kids violin, location drawings, pear, people, people sketching, urban sketchers, whole foods
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Easy People Sketching
If you want to draw people but don’t know where to start, start here! Continue reading
Posted in california, people, san franciso, Silicon Valley, teaching, Workshop
Tagged california, gesture drawing, location drawings, people, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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Labor Day weekend on Lake Shasta
Sketching landscapes, working outside my comfort zone… Continue reading
Posted in california, Summer, Travel
Tagged lake shasta, landscape watercolor landscape, location drawings, people, swimming, urban sketchers
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Monday Morning: Little sketches
Here are some of last week’s little sketches. While my little sketches, mostly done at home, don’t vary much in subject matter, I still enjoy just the act of making them, sometimes trying new stuff, but mostly just doing something over and over … Continue reading
Posted in people, Portrait, san jose, Uncategorized
Tagged family, fig, food, ink, kids, location drawings, music, pear, people, portrait, urban sketchers, violin
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Sitar Recital
Sketches from a sitar recital. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, people, Silicon Valley
Tagged california, location drawings, music, sitar recital, urban sketchers
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Impressions of Italy: Last sketches
As a tourist, I’m always struck by and want to sketch all the stuff everyone sees and photographs. Like the Coliseum. But the stuff that I keep coming back to is the littler stuff, the quick sketches and little observations. Even this … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, people, reportage, Travel
Tagged coliseum, forum, galileo, Italy, location drawings, people, road signs, rome florence, sketch, uffizi, urban sketchers, venice
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Impressions of Italy: Back Streets, Little Bits
Back Streets and Little Things… Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged artisan, Basilica de Santa Croce, fish market, florence, instrument, ironwork, Italy, location drawings, market, mask, music, people, police car, rome, scooter, urban sketchers, venice, vespa, viola, violin
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