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The New Coffeeshop
The new coffeeshop. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose
Tagged coffee, coffee shop, location drawing, sketchbook, urban sketching
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Too Quick
The hardest stuff to sketch is something that happens only once and for not very long at all. Like this truck stopping in front of my house to deliver some chairs for the backyard. You’d think it takes a while … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose
Tagged men at work, movers delivery, people sketching, urban sketch, urban sketching
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Drawing the Kids
Drawing my kids, over and over. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, Portrait, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged kids, people, people sketching, sketchbook, urban sketch, urban sketching
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Finding Action, from a Distance
Finding new ways to draw people Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Construction, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose
Tagged pandemic, people, people sketching, sketchbook, urban sketching
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Pattern and Texture
To keep it interesting and inspiring, I lean a lot on taking an idea or technique and applying it to familiar objects and scenes.
What has kept you inspired and making art through the pandemic? What’s worked for you and what hasn’t? I’d love to hear from you. Continue reading
Posted in california, Cambodia, Doodles, Everyday Sketches, Sketch Journal
Tagged location drawing, shoes, texture, urban sketching
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Daytrip to Yosemite
Daytrip to Yosemite Continue reading
Posted in california, Travel, Uncategorized, watercolor
Tagged El Capitan, location drawing, urban sketching, yosemite, Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park
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Sketching as a Question: USk Talks
This weekend I had the huge honor not only of being on a USk Talks session, but also on sharing the hour with one of the most inspiring sketchers, USk founder Gabi Campanario. If you missed the session, it is here: Continue reading
Posted in Education, Everyday Sketches, teaching
Tagged gabi campanario, urban sketching, usk, usk talks
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Neighborhood Rally
#blacklivesmatter #blm #reportage
Miyazaki Marathon
Day 79 at Home: Miyazaki Marathon #summer #miyazaki #urbansketching #usk #peoplesketching
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged location drawing, miyazaki, people sketching, studio ghibli, urban sketching, uskathome
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Day 72 at Home: First Heatwave of the Year
Day 72 at Home: First Heatwave of the Year
#sketchathome #stayhome #usk #urbansketching #summer #peoplesketching
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Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged Everyday Sketches, heatwave, people sketching, sketchathome, summer, urban sketching, uskathome
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