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When the first one doesn’t work…
There’s this fabulous looking sign that just reads ‘Time’ over a clock located above a shopfront on the corner of Bascom and San Carlos in San Jose. Turns out it’s the Time Deli which has been around since 1950. I had … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley
Tagged deli, food, location drawings, san jose, sketch, urban sketchers, vintage sign, vintage signage, watercolor sketch
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Western Appliance and Capri Motel
I’d love to say I was experimenting with a new technique here. Actually, I didn’t realize that my brush pen had water-soluble ink in it. Coloring over my linework made for an ‘interesting’ effect :) Here’s another quick sketch of that same sign. When … Continue reading
Drawing Busy Places: At the supermarket
I love sketching busy places. One place that’s guaranteed to have a crowd ( and good pastries) is the Whole Foods Market not far from home. Capturing crowds of people and color and texture is always exciting. I love the challenge of conveying … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home
Tagged food, grocery, location drawing, market, sketch, urban sketch, whole foods market
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Inspiration and Information
I’ve often wondered what this beautiful fruit was. It grows on trees in my neighborhood park. Recently a friend mentioned ( where else, on facebook) that he harvests and eats it. It is the fruit of a Strawberry Tree, a Mediterranean shrub not … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged food, fruit, nature, sketch, strawberry, watercolor sketch
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Meet Woofie
This is Woofie. A long time ago, he was called Mr. Brahms. If you pulled his tail and let it go, he played Brahms’ lullaby. His tail can’t be pulled anymore and he doesn’t play the lullaby either. His once-blue … Continue reading
Posted in Close to home
Tagged bear, children, kids, sketch, stuffed toy, watercolor sketch
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Paraty by the Sea
In Paraty, you never forget you are by the sea. There are, of course, the colorful fishing boats (which I sketched a lot ). And then there is this fascinating flooding of the city. Paraty was designed so that the streets are flooded by the … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Travel
Tagged big island, boat, brazil, flood, high tide, location drawings, paraty, sketch, Travel, travel sketch, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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