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Tag Archives: mount umunhum
Views of Mount Umunhum
You know you’re in the South Bay when Mount Umunhum looms above you… Continue reading
Direct Watercolor, it’s almost over!
Day 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the #30x30DirectWatercolor2018 challenge. Continue reading
The week I didn’t sketch
It’s Friday evening and I feel like I haven’t really sketched all week, so I go look at my Instagram stream where I post stuff as I make it and it looks like I have sketched, it’s just that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in books, california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Figure Drawing, Paintings, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs
Tagged almaden, beach, book, boulevard coffee, california, coffee, coffee shop, figure drawing, mount umunhum, natural bridges, natural bridges state beach, san jose, sign of the times, tech museum, watercolor, watercolor painting
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Paintings, sketches and a lovely surprise
One of the things I’m working on this year is working more without line. Not instead of my usual sketches, but in addition to them. Because I can always find more time to paint and draw, right? Two neighborhood scenes … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Paintings, people, Uncategorized
Tagged belle foundation, grant, mount umunhum, plein air, portrait, watercolor painting
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Learning from photographs
Taking photographs to learn from my mistakes Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, How to, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs
Tagged how-to, ketchup, leanring, mount umunhum, photograph, ritz cleaners, vintage sign
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