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Rodin’s Thinker
I sketched this gigantic Thinker by Auguste Rodin at the Cantor Museum on the campus of Stanford University. This little gem of a museum has loads of pieces by Rodin, including many of the small studies for his Gates of Hell sculpture. Initially … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, people, Silicon Valley
Tagged auguste rodin, california, cantor museum, family, location drawings, people, rodin, stanford, the thinker, urban sketchers
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Costa Rica, Part 1
Of all my recent travels, Costa Rica has been the hardest place to capture in sketches. For one, we visited in the rainy season. It rarely ever stopped pouring for more than a few minutes. And, we hiked, river rafted, ziplined and … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica, Travel
Tagged costa rica, family, kids, location drawings, people, tortuguero, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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Beach Day
At Capitola beach on what turned out to be a super hot Saturday. Perfect people sketching weather with lots of sunbathers. Little people studies are my warm-up. It’s amazing how many of these sunbathers were on their phones. Its not always … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, california, capitola, family, kids, location drawings, people, summer, Travel, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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More from the Farmers’ Market
This might just turn into a summer of sketching the Farmers’ Market every Sunday. Here are this week’s sketches. Usually I choose what to focus on: is it the produce that’s the focus of the sketch? Or is it the … Continue reading
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Tagged almaden, california, family, farmers market, fruit, location drawings, people, san jose, sketch, summer, urban sketchers, vegetable, watercolor sketch
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Summer is… Fruit from the Farmers’ Market
We’re lucky to have year-round farmers’ markets in California, but in the summer, the market REALLY comes alive. It’s summer fruit that I really enjoy painting: the peaches and nectaries, strawberries and melons, all in big, colorful, messy piles on tables across the … Continue reading
Summer is… Kayaking with the kids
Last weekend, we kayaked with the kids at Shoreline Lake in Mountain View. I was really surprised by how easy it was to get around in a kayak. Which made me wonder: could I sketch from one? (I’d brought my … Continue reading
Drawing People
I’m working on putting together my workshop at the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Paraty this year. It’s called ‘Never Fear the People!’. We’ll discuss tips and tricks to capturing people, and ways to get over being afraid to draw them, but nothing will substitute for loads … Continue reading
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Tagged california, drawing people, family, kids, location drawings, people, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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