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Tag Archives: Vintage Signs
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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Two old signs in San Jose
Still so many old signs I haven’t drawn in San Jose… Continue reading
More Small Sketches
Even more small sketches. Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches
Tagged boba tea, diving lady, food, greenlees, location drawing, pavlova, people sketches, san jose, supplies, surreal, Vintage Signs
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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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Clearing up, Looking Back, Looking Forward
Bits and pieces from the start of the summer. Watercolor Artist Magazine featured one of my vintage signs. Check the backpage of your copy. I’ve been in studio-cleanup mode, which means the postcard collection on my wall is growing. There’s … Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Tagged bits and pieces, postcards, sketcbooks, Vintage Signs, Watercolor Artist
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Chinatown, San Francisco
Sketching in Chinatown, San Francisco Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, san franciso, Vintage Signs, watercolor
Tagged chinatown, crowd, lanterns, li po, location drawing, people, san francisco, urban sketching, usk, Vintage Signs
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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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Sign Painter, yup that’s me
Just a quick post linking to this piece that KQED’s ARTS section did on my sign-sketching obsession. Here is the video. And a link to a longer piece on their website. A big thank you to Creo Noveno for shooting … Continue reading
Storytelling Sketches
I like to think of every sketch as a story. Not always a big one, with a grand plot and story arc. Stories can be quiet little everyday things tucked into bigger pieces. Like this Saturday morning sketch at Social … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Vintage Signs
Tagged band, cafe, coffee, coffee shop, locatin drawing, music, orchestra, san jose, social policy, urban sketch, vintage, Vintage Signs
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Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook 