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Summer is….
Summer is my favorite season in California. Summer is when school is out and I get to hang out with my kids a whole lot of the time. Summer is all the things we’ll do and explore over the next few weeks. Last week it … Continue reading
Sunny Day by the Ferry building
I was in San Francisco on a rare sort of day- sunny and warm enough for me to sketch outdoors. Here are a few sketches from my day. The bluest, clearest sky and Coit Tower. The tower is the recognizable … Continue reading
San Francisco in the summer
Want to catch a super foggy, windy day in the city? Chances are pretty high you will-especially if it’s summer. It’s noon, and 70 degrees, but the fog is relentless. We’re parked at Fort Point, just below the bridge when … Continue reading
Old friends, wine, jazz on a Sunday afternoon….and sketching
Friends, jazz , wine and some sketching all in one afternoon is wonderful, but when the musicians playing while you sketch ( and try to drink a glass of wine, all at the same time) ARE your friends, it’s even … Continue reading
Posted in california, Silicon Valley, Uncategorized
Tagged california, family, jazz, location drawings, music, performance, portrait, san francisco, sunna gunnlaugs, urban sketchers
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A warm day in the Mission District, San Francisco
An unusually warm day for San Francisco – 75 degrees and not windy. My idea of a perfect day to sketch in the city. This is the view of the street corner (Mission and 25th) from the window at Mission … Continue reading
Posted in california, Silicon Valley
Tagged california, location drawings, mission, mission district, san francisco, sketch, Travel, urban sketchers
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Portrait of the Artist: Jun Pei Cui
Every weekend, Jun Pei Cui sets up a little table with a very powerful table lamp outside the Museum Store at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Jun Pei Cui is a Master Seal Maker, and author of the … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, people, Portrait
Tagged artisan, artist, Asian Art Museum, california, Jun Pei Cui, location drawings, museum, people, portrait, san francisco, urban sketchers
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Doing the touristy thing in San Francisco
Nothing is more touristy than Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco. Yes, it’s mad, it totally misses that wonderful feel of all the different neighborhoods of the city. But is is fun, especially with kids. First stop: Musee Mechanique, with it’s … Continue reading
Posted in california
Tagged california, fishermans wharf, kids, location drawings, pinball, san francisco, ship, ss jeremiah obrien, tourist, urban sketchers, world war ship
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