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Impressions of Italy: Last sketches
As a tourist, I’m always struck by and want to sketch all the stuff everyone sees and photographs. Like the Coliseum. But the stuff that I keep coming back to is the littler stuff, the quick sketches and little observations. Even this … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, people, reportage, Travel
Tagged coliseum, forum, galileo, Italy, location drawings, people, road signs, rome florence, sketch, uffizi, urban sketchers, venice
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Impressions of Italy: Bridges and Canals
The bridges, canals and gondolas of Venice. Continue reading
Posted in Italy, Travel
Tagged bridge, bridge of sighs canal, gondola, gondolier, location drawings, people, rialto, rialto bridge, sketch, urban sketchers, venetian, venice, water
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At Mission San Juan Bautista
A quick little trip to San Juan Bautista Continue reading
Wine and sketching go together well
When you travel with kids you winery-hop until the kids complain. A lot. We only got as far as 2 wineries. Stop 1 was kid-friendly Sequoia Grove in Napa, with tall redwood trees and a little fountain to set by. Stop … Continue reading
Posted in california
Tagged book, location drawings, napa, old house, sequoia grove winery, sketch, st. clement vineyard, st. helena, urban sketchers, wine, wine country
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Caffe Frascati on a Friday Night
Local talent on a friday night at Caffe Frascati, San Jose. Continue reading
Posted in california, san jose, Silicon Valley, Uncategorized
Tagged cafe, caffe frascati, location drawings, music, musicians, people, portrait, san jose, sketch, urban sketchers
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The challenge of longer poses
One of the things I want to work on this year is getting better at working on longer pieces. I love a quick, gestural sketch (and quick poses which tend to be more dynamic and exciting). I find that working fast and … Continue reading
Posted in Figure Drawing, Uncategorized
Tagged charcoal, figure, figure drawing, human figure, life drawing, question, sketch, watercolor
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The ruins at Tulum
The setting of the ruins at Tulum is spectacular. The site is at the very edge of a cliff, the wind is strong and the ocean is an ever-changing array of jewel tones. I love painting like this, with the wind whipping … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Tagged el castillo, location drawings, maya, mayan ruins, mexico, ocean, quintana roo, ruins, sketch, tourist, Travel, tulum, urban sketch
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