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Two flutists (and a tabla player)
Friday night we attended a lovely little concert at the Saratoga Foothill Club in a gorgeous hall designed by Julia Morgan. Ray Furuta and Prasad Bhandarkar played the Western flute and the Indian flute. Vikas accompanied Prasad on tabla. This first … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal
Tagged classical music, concert, flute, location drawing, music, musician, prasad bhandarkar, ray furuta, sangam arts, saratoga, sketch, urban sketch
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Line first or color first?
Line first or color first? Process shots. Continue reading
Posted in california, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs, watercolor
Tagged arrow sign, Dealin' Dollar Dan, location drawing, san jose, sign, urban sketch, Vintage Signs
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Why Save a Sign?
Why Save a Sign? Morgan Newby has a great reason for wanting to save this wonderful sign of a cowboy that sits on his lot. Continue reading
Posted in Activism, california, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs, watercolor
Tagged Dealin' Dollar Dan, location drawing, san jose, sign, urban sketch, Vintage Signs
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Mustard Fields
Saratoga, California. The mustard blooms are out! Continue reading
Keepers of Memories, Stories and Lesson Plans
Sketch Journals as Keepers of Memories, Stories and Lesson Plans. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Food, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, teaching
Tagged burger, coffee, elvas coffee in-n-out, food, history, location drawing, perspective, san jose, Sketch Journal, teaching, urban sketch
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Wine and Watercolors
Watercolor sketches on wine labels. Continue reading
Posted in california, Drink, Food, watercolor
Tagged illustration, location drawing, stanford, urban sketch, vineyard, watercolor, wine, wine label, winery
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A little wander down the coast: Part 3
A little wander down the coast: Part 3. Wrapping up. And, unfinished sketches. Continue reading
Posted in california, people, Sketch Journal, Uncategorized
Tagged california, cannery row, carmel, carmel-by-the-sea, landscape, location drawing, monterey, monterey bay, people sketches, urban sketch, watercolor
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