Category Archives: Subway drawings

A is for Age, Avoiding, Annoying, Anxious…

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

In April my sketch group decided to sketch things starting with “A” but I kept going with it. I had a lot of fun finding things about the people I sketched that started with A. Click on any of the … Continue reading →

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(Mostly) Subway Sketches

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

I’ve gotten so used to sketching people in public that sometimes I forget to be subtle. Then I get glares or confused looks from people who can’t figure out why I keep looking at them. One day a guy down … Continue reading →

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Subway Sketches and Exploding Head Decisions

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

It’s appropriate to be posting sketches of heads since mine feels like it might explode if I have to make one more decision! There is so much going on in my little life right now, and so many important and … Continue reading →

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Quick Sketches in Stonehenge Kraft Brown Potato Chip Journal

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

I breezed through this little pamphlet-bound potato chip box journal in a few weeks. Since Roz Stendahl just posted about her problems binding this paper, I thought I’d share my results with binding and sketching on this paper. Since my sketchbook … Continue reading →

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Apples, Delicious #1 (post fixed)

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

It’s funny how a small apple on a small panel can look so big! In the lunch room at the office where I work, people bring in boxed lunches from a nearby cafe. The boxes always include a petite Delicious … Continue reading →

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Mohawk Fashion Victim: Subway Drawings

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

You can imagine my glee when this gentleman in full Mohawk sat down across from me on BART. Entranced by his cell phone, he never noticed me sketching and held perfectly still. It must have taken him a long time … Continue reading →

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Wintery Rider on Way to Work

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

There’s something about this sketch that really says winter in Northern California to me: bundled up, boots on, bare trees out the window, and a sense of quiet. Now that I only work in the office two days a week … Continue reading →

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Bundled Up and Busy on BART

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

    I’m wrapping up the last of my sketches in my last handmade sketchbook with these two subway sketches and next time, my end-of-journal self portrait. I didn’t get around to binding another journal one in time and so … Continue reading →

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Copper Pitcher, Copper People

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

    I needed to draw and paint something fun and refreshing after the ordeal with the last oil painting. I reached into my still life cabinet and pulled out this fun little pitcher. This gave me the idea to … Continue reading →

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Subway Drawings: BART Riders

Posted on September 4, 2010 by

This lady carefully marked up her cheesy crime novel, “Guns Before Butter” with her pencil as she read.  The train ride was really bumpy and so my ink line got pretty squiggly. I switched to drawing her after a big … Continue reading →

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Birth of Impressionism Show and Gopher Close Up

Posted on July 2, 2010 by

I’m not a fan of crowds, blockbusters or standing in line, but I put up with all the above to visit the Birth of Impressionism show in San Francisco’s De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. I had planned to … Continue reading →

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Pinole and Pen, Paper, Ink Tests

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

Warm sun, green hills, blossoming trees and a great Peet’s cappuccino to sip at an outdoor table while sketching was made even better by a pen that actually worked in my sketchbook. After struggling to find a pen that would … Continue reading →

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