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Victorians
More sketching adventures with Liz Steel. One of the things I like about sketching with other sketchers is that I get to sketch different stuff from what I’d usually gravitate towards. I knew Liz had been sketching the Painted Ladies … Continue reading
The trouble with Painted Ladies
Trying to draw the befuddling Victorians… Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, How to, san franciso
Tagged alamo square, architecture, bernal heights, houses, how-to, location drawing, painted ladies, pen and ink, san francisco, urban sketch, victorian, watercolor
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A Victorian from the 1800s.
Painting a gorgeous old Victorian in San Jose. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley
Tagged california, house portrait, location drawings, urban sketchers, victorian, victorian home, vintage
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Victorian Homes
Los Gatos, California has street after street of wonderfully preserved and restored homes. Here are a bunch of them, all on one block. These quick little sketches were made in a medium that’s unusual for me to use for urban sketches: … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Silicon Valley
Tagged architecture, charcoal, homes, house, location drawings, los gatos, urban sketch, urban sketchers, victorian
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A Christmas Carol
Victorian Era costumes are so much fun to draw. Couple that with theater, and what’s to not like? So when my local Whole Foods store announced that San Jose Youth Shakespeare was performing ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the store this weekend, … Continue reading