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Fall Concert at Pioneer High
Sketches form a concert: For all its challenges, there’s nothing quite like sketching on location. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged band, location drawing, music, orchetra, people, people sketching, pioneer, sketchbook, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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Sketching Place
Too often, I’m guilty of drawing an iconic structure and assuming I’m capturing something of place… Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs
Tagged asilomar, location drawings, plaza hotel, sketchbook, taxi, urban sketch, vintage sign, Vintage Signs
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Sketching at the SFMoMA
Drawing at the SFMoMA Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, san franciso
Tagged diego rivera, location drawings, museum, rivera, sfmoma, sketchbook, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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Fragments. Memories.
Some of the quickest sketches are the ones with the best memories. They might now always be “good” sketches, but I am always glad I made them and dated them. Like these quick studies of Russ and his assistant jackhammering … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches
Tagged band, construction, doctor, location drawing, music, people sketching, sketchbook, urban sketch
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Hakone Gardens
Hakone Gardens, Saratoga. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, reviews, supplies, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged hakone gardens, japanese garden, kakimori, nature, saratoga, sketchbook, trees, urban sketch
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Three Tools
Three tools I love, two I’ve used for a long time and one that’s new… Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, reviews, supplies, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged hakone gardens, kakimori, nature, sketchbook, trees, urban sketch
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Small Sketchbook Reset
Stuck in a rut? This tip might work for you… Continue reading
Posted in books, california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san franciso, supplies, Supplies and Materials
Tagged california, golden gate, golden gate park, location drawing, location drawings, people, people sketching, san francisco, sketchbook, urban sketch, urban sketchers, urban sketching
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Virtual Travel Sketching
Virtual Sketching with friends. Continue reading
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Tagged joshua tree, joshua tree national park, layout, sketchbook, taiwan, virtual travel
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Embrace the Pace: Cooking
Adventures in the Kitchen: part of the series on drawing movement Continue reading
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Tagged cake, cooking, food, food sketch, how-to, location drawing, location drawings, moving, people, sketchbook, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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Embrace the Pace: Ice Skating
Ice Skaters: part of the series on drawing things that move Continue reading
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Tagged how-to, ice skating, location drawing, location drawings, moving, people, sketchbook, urban sketch, urban sketchers
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Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook 