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People on the Streets
On wearing (and sketching) masks Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged covid, location drawing, mask, people, people sketching, urban sketching
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Sketching a Teashop in Myanmar
A few days ago, I posted about doing a Sketching PlayLab livestream with Paul Wang, where we chatted and sketched from a photo. Here are some images from that session. The top of this image is the photo reference we … Continue reading
Posted in people, supplies, teaching, tools, virtual sketching
Tagged people sketching, sketching playlab, tea, usk, usk talks
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Drawing the kids again
As this country seems to go completely crazy (and I’m not just talking Covid here) , I turn to home and to the kids in my sketches to find some sense of sanity. The everyday feels sane, and the kids losing themselves in their books, games and music is what I sketch. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal
Tagged kids, location drawings, people, people sketching, urban sketch
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Where are the people?
I’m in search of people to draw. In the pre-Christmas rush, I found them in them (and me) in line at the post office, dropping off last minute parcels. Even a quick sketch while standing in a 6 feet apart … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged grocery, kids, people, people sketching, post office
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New Workshop and Quick Gesture Drawing
A new people-sketching workshop. Coming, Jan 2021. Sign up now. Continue reading
Posted in people, Workshop
Tagged online class, people sketches, people sketching, workshop
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Two Toned Papers
Toned paper is really fun to work on. I don’t use it as my primary sketchbook, but I always have a small book in my bag. For this little waterfall at Uvas Canyon County Park, I started with white wax … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged location drawings, people, people sketching, reportage, uvas canyon, waterfall
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Life Drawing in Line and Shape
To answer a question I get asked pretty often, “Do you do line first or shape/color first?” I shot this little video while sketching in a virtual life drawing session. The answer: I go either way and the end results … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Sketches, people
Tagged life drawing, people, people sketching, virtual life drawing, virtual sketching
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People in my House
Drawing the big-little moments in my day. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose
Tagged location drawings, people, people sketching, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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Crissy Fields, San Francisco
An afternoon at Crissy Fields, San Francisco Continue reading
Posted in california, people, san franciso, Sketch Journal
Tagged beach, crissy fields, people sketching, san francisco, summer
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Too Quick
The hardest stuff to sketch is something that happens only once and for not very long at all. Like this truck stopping in front of my house to deliver some chairs for the backyard. You’d think it takes a while … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose
Tagged men at work, movers delivery, people sketching, urban sketch, urban sketching
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