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San Jose’s Pig Lights Up!
San Jose’s Pig Lights Up! And, Sharkie draws a selfie. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, san jose, Vintage Signs
Tagged location drawing, orchard supply, osh, pig, reportage, sketchbook, stevens meat products, urban sketch, Vintage Signs
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My Everyday Sketchbook
My sketchbook records many small moments. Some sketches are better than others, but I’m always glad to have a memory recorded and thoughts jotted down in my everyday journal. Here is the big red Yesco Signs truck at the Stephen’s … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Doodles, Everyday Sketches, people, Sketch Journal, Summer
Tagged graduation, haircut, location drawing, rob sketcherman, tabla, uma kelkar, urban sketch, vintage sign, yesco
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Close to home
Drawing close to home, and everyday practices. Do you have go-to subjects and locations? Is your sketching practice built around a schedule or does it fit into bits of your day, as mine does? I’d love to know. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Drink, Everyday Sketches, Food, people, Uncategorized
Tagged cafe, california poppy, coffee, everyday sketching, landscape watercolor, poppies, urban sketch
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Big Island, Hawaii: Beach time
Big Island, Hawaii: Beach time and people sketching Continue reading
Posted in Food, How to, people, Sketch Journal, Travel, watercolor
Tagged beach, beach people, big island, food, hawaii, kona, location drawing, people sketching, sketches of hawaii, urban sketch, watercolor
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Big Island, Hawaii: The Volcano
Journal pages from the Big Island, Hawaii including a few process shots. The kids and I spent 4 days there in early April. When you’re jetlagged, an early breakfast is a lovely idea. And a kid that wakes up early … Continue reading
Posted in Food, How to, people, Sketch Journal, Travel, watercolor
Tagged big island, hawaii, how-to, location drawing, sketches of hawaii, step-by-step, urban sketch, volcano, Volcano National Park, watercolor
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(All sorts of) People Drawing
One last post before a two-week blog-break for me. But lots to share at the end of two weeks, I promise. Are you thinking of the #OneWeek100People2019 challenge yet? It’s coming up the week of April 8-12. If you are … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Sketches, people, Portrait, san jose, Sketch Journal, studies
Tagged #OneWeek100People, figure drawing, journal, life drawing, OneWeek100People2019, people, sketchbook, urban sketch
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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
