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More sketching near home
We’ve had so much rain in Northern California this winter and spring (and it’s still raining, which is so unusual for us) that it is super-green everywhere, and the lakes and waterfalls are pretty spectacular. This waterfall was at the … Continue reading
FAQs: Line First or Paint First?
Line first or color? Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, How to, Silicon Valley, watercolor
Tagged california, hakone gardens, los gatos, saratoga, watercolor
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Workshop Announcement: 2 days of Sketching in Los Gatos
Workshop Announcement: 2 days of Sketching in Los Gatos, California. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley, teaching, Workshop
Tagged art workshop, los gatos, urban sketching workshop, workshop
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A big week of sketching at ‘home’
Sketching near home is always a challenge for me. It’s harder to see the world through fresh eyes when you are in your everyday surroundings. And that’s when it’s lovely to have an urban sketcher from out of town visit … Continue reading
Drawing more people into your sketches
Drawing more people in your sketches, step-by-step. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, How to, people, Silicon Valley
Tagged gesture drawing, location drawings, los gatos, people, urban sketchers
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Water Play
Summertime and running in the fountains. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley, Summer
Tagged california, fountain, kids, location drawings, los gatos, people, urban sketch, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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Victorian Homes
Los Gatos, California has street after street of wonderfully preserved and restored homes. Here are a bunch of them, all on one block. These quick little sketches were made in a medium that’s unusual for me to use for urban sketches: … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley
Tagged architecture, charcoal, homes, house, location drawings, los gatos, urban sketch, urban sketchers, victorian
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Mixing it up
I’ve been playing with mixing up my line, and working with multiple mark-making tools to create contrast. It’s fun to decide what to go with: Drawing moving people? Let’s go with the brush pen, it allows for loose, gestural line. … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Figure Drawing, people, Silicon Valley, tools
Tagged california, coffee, location drawings, los gatos, urban sketchers
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Last week in sketches: a mixed bag
It finally feels like fall in California. Cold, grey and even a bit rainy. You can tell from my sketches because they move indoors: two coffee shop sketches this week, both at places which are serving coffee in festive red cups. Already?? And a … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Figure Drawing, How to
Tagged berkeley, fall, figure drawing, hand drawing, location drawing, los gatos, pumpkin, urban sketch, urban sketcher, value study, workshop
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An afternoon of sketching in Los Gatos
An afternoon of sketching in Los Gatos that began and ended with people sketching. A few pages of quick sketches of people crossing the street (or waiting for the ‘walk’ light). And my notes on drawing people. Drawing pages of … Continue reading
Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook 