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Travel-Sketching Oaxaca: Life on the Streets

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Travel-Sketching Oaxaca: My Favorite Church and a Colorful Street

Travel-Sketching Oaxaca: My Favorite Church and a Colorful Street Continue reading

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Travel-Sketching Oaxaca: Monte Alban and More

10 years after I visited (on my last trip to Oaxaca) I clearly remember the magic of Monte Alban. It’s hard to put it into words. There are more famous pyramids in Mexico. I’ve visited a few in the Yucantan … Continue reading

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Travel-Sketching Oaxaca: Capturing Vignettes

A long, luxurious sketch is lovely. But what do you do when you travel with non-sketchers? Go on guided tours? Or when you watch a performance that won’t last very long? You find quicker ways to sketch. Perhaps you capture … Continue reading

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Travel-Sketching Oaxaca: Jumping Right in

I’m back from a wonderful week teaching a travel-sketching workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico. I thought I’d share sketches from the trip and take you along for the ride. We sketched in markets, and in the streets, at ancient sites and … Continue reading

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Small Setup

Testing a Small Setup, ready to sketch in Mexico! Continue reading

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Quick Capture Video

I made this little video for those that have signed up for my Travel Sketching workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico, so I thought I’d share it here. 5 minutes is all it takes to capture a scene full of color and … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday: Oaxaca, 9 years ago

Throwback Thursday: Oaxaca, 9 years ago. Sketching everything, then and now. Continue reading

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Travel Sketching Workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico

Travel Sketching Workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico. 12 spots only on this amazing 6 day-5 night adventure! Sign up here: https://www.artleapadventures.com/sketchoaxacasuhita.html Continue reading

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The Colors Of Oaxaca

Just got back from 8 days in Oaxaca, Mexico- what really, really struck me was the color- everything is a riot of color- and it wasn’t just special costumes and crafts, it was everyday stuff : the taxis, the markets, … Continue reading

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