Buy art at my Etsy store
Sign up for my online class
I am an Urban Sketcher
Tag Archives: people sketching
How to sketch in 5 minutes
Have I mentioned I love sketching people? People are walking, breathing, texting stories, and I love drawing them. The trouble is you never know when they will get up and go. So this is how I work when I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Drink, Everyday Sketches, Food, How to, people, san jose
Tagged coffee shop, how-to, location drawings, people, people sketching, starbucks, urban sketch
12 Comments
‘People at Work’workshop (and a downloadable pdf)
Not all sketching is about the sketch. Sometimes it’s about who you sketch with and just the memories… Continue reading
Posted in Portugal, Travel, Workshop
Tagged duoro river, location drawing, people sketching, porto, Portugal, teaching, urban sketch, urban sketchers symposium, usk, vignettes, watercolor, workshop
13 Comments
That Transition Page. And, I’d Love Some Advice.
Do you have tips and advice to help me build a daily sketching practice? I’d love to hear from you! Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose
Tagged advice, coffee shop, daily practice, how-to, people sketching, sketching practice
46 Comments
A Summer Tradition (and line versus no line)
Thinking about line and no-line in the #30x30DirectWatercolor2018 challenge. Continue reading
Posted in california, challenge, Close to home, Figure Drawing, Paintings, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Summer, watercolor
Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, challenge, direct watercolor, directwatercolor, location drawing, people sketching, petroglyph, petroglyph lounge, urban sketch, urban sketchers, watercolor painting
8 Comments
Sketching with the Cambrian Symphony
On Saturday I sketched live at the Cambrian Symphony‘s Frontiers Concert. I guess sketching live is what I always do. But on Saturday I got to do it with a video camera projecting the work as I sketched at the concert … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, people, reportage, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged cambrian symphony, classical music, location drawing, music, orchestra, people, people sketching, reportage, symphony, urban sketching
15 Comments
March for Our Lives, San Jose
Today San Jose joined the nationwide movement March for Our Lives calling for sensible gun legislation. The pouring rain did nothing to dampen anyone’s enthusiasm. It was inspiring to see young people turn up in large numbers and lead the march. … Continue reading
Coffee Shop Sketches to wrap up the year
‘Tis the season for drawing in coffee shops. Because I’m a cold wimp. So come 60-ish degree weather (yes that’s cold) I’m headed indoors. Drawing in coffee shops is a great way to start at people drawing, if you find … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, How to, people, Portrait, san jose
Tagged coffee, coffee shop, location drawing, people, people sketching, sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketches, urban sketching
10 Comments
