Category Archives: Building

Oakland Museum: View From Sculpture Garden

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

After my monthly workshop at the Oakland Museum, with John Muir Laws and his Bay Area Nature Journal Club, I stayed to sketch in the beautiful sculpture garden. There are lovely trees and plantings, colorful sculptures and interesting urban views. The … Continue reading →

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Earth Day Sketchcrawl in Healdsburg

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Our sketch group traveled up to the wine country for a sketchcrawl in Healdsburg. We discovered an Earth Day festival setting up in the town square, complete with Mother Earth, above. Covered in flowers and pink and green gauzy fabric, … Continue reading →

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Codex Book Fair at Craneway Pavillion

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

I attended the Codex Book Fair at Craneway Pavillion (a former car factory, now an event space) in Richmond with some friends from S.F. Sketchers on a gorgeous, sunny day. The fair is an annual event where book artists and … Continue reading →

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Mira Vista Country Club Golfcarts

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

My plein air group held our annual season kick-off meeting at the Mira Vista Country Club on Saturday where one of our painters has a membership. Afterwards, I sat on a bench in the sun and sketched the clubhouse, putting … Continue reading →

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Shadelands Ranch Museum Sketches

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

While I was in Walnut Creek to take photos of an industrial park for a painting commission I stopped at the Shadelands Ranch Museum to sketch. They were hosting a ladies’ tea that afternoon in the downstairs drawing rooms that … Continue reading →

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S.F. Cable Car Museum Sketches

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

We rode BART and a cable car to the Cable Car Museum in San Francisco to sketch. I  had to first draw some of the antique street “furniture” on display—an old Cable Car Ticket Machine and a street lamp with … Continue reading →

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Sketchcrawl 38 and Urban Sketchers Show

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

We had a fantastic time hosting sketchers from around the Bay Area at our sketching event last Saturday. There were at least 30 sketchers and a total of around 100 people who joined us at the reception for the show … Continue reading →

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Jingle Bells and Other Good Tidings

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

Happy Holidays to everyone! I made the digital sketch above in a new-to-me iPad app called ArtStudio. I’ve tried all the others and like this one the best. It has all the features of the other programs and more but … Continue reading →

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Oakland Chinatown Sketch and Group Photo (Plus One)

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

Early on the morning after Thanksgiving our Urban Sketchers group went to Oakland’s Chinatown for some sketching. It was business as usual in the busy produce markets, herb shops, meat and seafood stalls, and Chinese restaurants, with no sign of … Continue reading →

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Happy 75 Cerrito Theater! (Sketching on a Cube of Stone)

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

Well that’s a confusing title! What I meant was that I sketched while sitting on one of the giant cubes of stone set into the sidewalk along San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito. I assume they are meant to be … Continue reading →

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PiQ Cafe Sketches

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

PiQ Cafe (Pane Italiano Qualita) serves espresso and bakes pizza and Italian pastries near U. C. Berkeley. It’s a busy place in the evening with lots of sketching opportunities. I got a fabulous Decaf Americano coffee and drew the pastries … Continue reading →

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The Actual Cafe and Neighborhood

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

When we arrived at the Actual Cafe in Oakland to sketch, the sun was just starting to set. It seemed a shame to go indoors while it was still nice out so we sketched around the corner from the cafe … Continue reading →

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