Sketching Around

Rose Walk Steps, Berkeley, Ink & Watercolor — Rose Walk Path steps, Berkeley, Ink & Watercolor

For our Monday night sketchcrawl we met at the Berkeley Rose Garden, sketched a bit, and then took a stroll along Euclid Ave. At sunset we sketched at the foot of the Rose Walk Path steps where two women residents of the cluster of Maybeck cottages there had a cheerful chat in front of a large Japanese maple while we sketched them.

20090720-Hollyhock — Hollyhocks, ink & watercolor

Berkeley Rose Garden views, Ink & watercolor

Inside the rose garden I sketched the trees and the person reading in a bright spot of sun. The hollyhocks on the right were our last sketching stop since it was totally dark by the time we finished them.

On Sunday I spent the afternoon on a beautiful sailboat on the San Francisco Bay. After our sail my friend Barbara and I found a dockside bench near a cafe to sketch before heading home. This funny little fishing boat was docked there and was a perfect subject for a quick sketch.

Tags Berkeley, Flower Art, Ink and watercolor wash, Pen and Ink, People, Sketchbook Pages

5 replies on “Sketching Around”

A beautiful group of sketches – thanks for posting them!

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Thanks for the pics, Jana. I just wanted to say hello and let you know that I always enjoy your posts. I am in Concord so many of the places that you go to, including the Berkeley Rose Garden, are nearby and accessible.

Thanks Again,
Libby Fife
http://quiltedcraftsman.blogspot.com/

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Hey Jana! I dreamt about you last night?! A bit random, I know. But I think it was a reminder that I hadn’t visited your blog in too long a time. Just spent a lovely half an hour looking around. Cheers, my dears.

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