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Blurring the Lines: Painting & Sketching
Blurring the Lines: Painting & Sketching. Does it matter what you call it? #artquestion Continue reading
Posted in books, california, Close to home, Doodles, Everyday Sketches, Paintings, people, san jose, Vintage Signs, watercolor
Tagged location drawing, painting, sketch, urban sketch, watercolor
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Sign Painter, yup that’s me
Just a quick post linking to this piece that KQED’s ARTS section did on my sign-sketching obsession. Here is the video. And a link to a longer piece on their website. A big thank you to Creo Noveno for shooting … Continue reading
Direct Watercolor Strategy #5: Paint something familiar
Here’s another direct watercolor strategy I plan to rely on: Strategy #5: Paint Something Familiar Something you know well, have drawn before, draw often…it could be anything. For me, it’s Walter. Walter is a human skull model that sits on … Continue reading
Posted in challenge, teaching, watercolor
Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, 30x30directwatercolor, direct watercolor, sketch, skull, walter
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Weekend in Yosemite: Part 1
We did a quick weekend trip to Yosemite for Hari’s birthday. Our timing couldn’t have been sweeter: the weather was warm enough for me to enjoy sketching outside (which means it must have been close to 70 degrees), the waterfalls … Continue reading
Posted in california, Paintings, Travel, watercolor
Tagged Half Dome, location drawing, people, sketch, urban sketch, watercolor, yosemite, Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park
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One Week 100 People: Let’s go!
It’s time for #OneWeek100People2018. If you’re feeling overwhelmed already, here’s a few things to keep in mind. Every person you draw this week is one more sketch than if you didn’t draw at all. Keep it simple. Really simple. All people … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Sketches, Figure Drawing, people, Uncategorized
Tagged #OneWeek100People2018, location drawing, people, people sketches, sketch, urban sketching
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San Miguel Allende, Part 5
The Mask Museum, Cañada de la Virgen and other adventures around San Miguel Allende Continue reading
Posted in mexico, Mexico City, Travel
Tagged architecture, location drawing, mexico, people sketch, san miguel, san miguel allende, sketch, Travel, travel journal, urban sketch, usk, vendor
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San Miguel Allende, Part 4
The Mask Museum, Cañada de la Virgen and other adventures around San Miguel Allende Continue reading
Posted in mexico, Mexico City, Travel
Tagged architecture, guanajuato, location drawing, mexico, people sketch, san miguel, san miguel allende, sketch, Travel, travel journal, urban sketch, usk, vendor
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