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Poppies, Poppies and more Poppies!
Last week was poppy week. I taught a workshop based on a request to share this “loose and free” approach to flowers. What I loved most of all is that even though we all followed the same process and worked … Continue reading
Posted in Paintings, studies, teaching, watercolor, Workshop
Tagged fall, floral, halloween, painting, poppies, pumpkin, skull, watercolor, watercolor painting
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Pumpkins and Skulls
Boo! Continue reading
Posted in watercolor
Tagged gourd, halloween, painting, pumpkin, skull, watercolor, watercolor painting
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More Sketch Journaling
More Sketch Journaling. Even @nytimes @nytimesarts says it’s good for you! #sketchjournal #urbansketch Continue reading
Posted in Doodles, Drink, Everyday Sketches, Sketch Journal, watercolor
Tagged black widow, fall, gourd, hands, journal, landscape, location drawings, pumpkin, Sketch Journal, sketchbook, urban sketch, urban sketchers, watercolors
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Little white pumpkins
A few weeks ago the kids brought home some mini pumpkins and gourds, ostensibly to paint cat faces on for halloween. But they ended up on my table being sketched and painted for a while. You might recall having seen some of these … Continue reading
Inktober 2016: Week 1
Happy Inktober! Here is my first week in #inktober sketches. These first few are done on the road, so they’re almost all with my Sailor Fude Pen. At my local Starbucks one morning.. Dip pen, Hero Ink, and lots of finger-smudging. Messy … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Sketches, people
Tagged inktober, inktober2016, pen and ink, people sketches, pumpkin
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Last week in little sketches
We’re into October already. Or maybe it’s InkTober to you? You’ve seen a few of last week’s little sketches already in my Inktober post. Here are some more from the week that was. It must be fall, because the pears … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Sketches, Figure Drawing
Tagged everyday sketch, fall, gourd, inktober, music, pumpkin, violin
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Last week in sketches: a mixed bag
It finally feels like fall in California. Cold, grey and even a bit rainy. You can tell from my sketches because they move indoors: two coffee shop sketches this week, both at places which are serving coffee in festive red cups. Already?? And a … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Figure Drawing, How to
Tagged berkeley, fall, figure drawing, hand drawing, location drawing, los gatos, pumpkin, urban sketch, urban sketcher, value study, workshop
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Fall Color Palette
You can tell it’s fall when the green disappears from my flickr stream. And, as it starts getting chilly outside, I start painting little still lifes on my kitchen counter.Because I hate the cold (yes, even what passes for ‘cold’ in California). Here … Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Food
Tagged candy, fall, food, gourd, halloween, location drawings, pumpkin, urban sketchers, watercolor sketch
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