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Day 37 at Home: Music, again
Day 37 at Home: Music, again. #uskathome #sketchathome #stayhome #peoplesketching Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged Everyday Sketches, location drawing, music, piano, routine, sketching at home, uskathome, violin
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Everyday Summer Sketches
Everyday sketches from the summer. Boba Tea is a family favorite. I think I discovered a new one I like: Panda Boba, milk tea with a mix of black and white boba. Are you more likely to tip if Yoda … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, Sketch Journal, Summer
Tagged boba, food, lifeguard, location drawing, music, summer, swim, violin
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Life Happens
After a long break, some everyday sketches… Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, Uncategorized
Tagged Everyday Sketches, food, friends, journal, kids, location drawing, music, musician, people, piano, pizza, urban sketchers, urban sketching, violin
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Last week in small sketches
Working on large projects, especially when they’re approaching deadlines means you don’t get much other drawing done. That’s when I am really glad I have a book to sketch small, quick sketches in. There’s always music practice to sketch. My … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Figure Drawing, Paintings, san jose, Silicon Valley, Summer
Tagged cello, figure drawing, location drawing, music, people, people sketches, portrait, skull, urban sketchers, violin
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Winter Concerts
End of year is also concert season for the kids. These first sketches are from a recital that my daughter’s violin teacher holds every holiday season. It was a small, intimate setting, so I didn’t pull out my watercolors. A pen, … Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, people, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged castillero middle school, concert, location drawing, music, recital, school, urban sketchers, violin
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Reportage illustration with just 3 tools
Reportage illustration with one pen, one pencil and small journal. Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, reportage, san jose, Silicon Valley, Uncategorized
Tagged cello, location drawing, music, orchestra, reportage, school, sketchbook, urban sketchers, urban sketching, violin
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Last week in little sketches
We’re into October already. Or maybe it’s InkTober to you? You’ve seen a few of last week’s little sketches already in my Inktober post. Here are some more from the week that was. It must be fall, because the pears … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Sketches, Figure Drawing
Tagged everyday sketch, fall, gourd, inktober, music, pumpkin, violin
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Monday Morning: Little sketches
Here are some of last week’s little sketches. While my little sketches, mostly done at home, don’t vary much in subject matter, I still enjoy just the act of making them, sometimes trying new stuff, but mostly just doing something over and over … Continue reading
Posted in people, Portrait, san jose, Uncategorized
Tagged family, fig, food, ink, kids, location drawings, music, pear, people, portrait, urban sketchers, violin
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Impressions of Italy: Back Streets, Little Bits
Back Streets and Little Things… Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged artisan, Basilica de Santa Croce, fish market, florence, instrument, ironwork, Italy, location drawings, market, mask, music, people, police car, rome, scooter, urban sketchers, venice, vespa, viola, violin
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Why do you sketch everyday?
Why do you sketch everyday? Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Sketches
Tagged california, car, cat sketches, cats, food, fruit, kids, location drawing, location drawings, music, olives, peach, pear, people, urban sketch, urban sketchers, violin, watercolor sketch
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