Tag Archives: Ink

Waiting and Watching (and Sketching)

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

I love the way the big guy seems to be looking at the pretty girl’s butt in her shiny black tights. In reality they got in line at different times, but my drawing took on a life of its own. … Continue reading →

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The Voice: Top Ten Finalists Sketched

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

Faced with a Tuesday night at home instead of out with the Urban Sketchers (nobody could go) I turned on the TV. Boring. But wait, those performers on The Voice (a singing competition show) are all so interesting looking. Why … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Young Sketcher Mariah

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Just a small post (with a tiny cellphone photo) to celebrate talented 12-year-old sketcher, Mariah, who loves to draw and paint. For Christmas I gave her the accordion-fold Moleskine above along with some acrylics and brushes. She texted me this drawing … Continue reading →

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Ostrich with Hole in the Sand (How I Get My News)

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

One of the Everyday in May drawing cues is “Draw How You Get Your News.” The image that immediately came to mind was an ostrich with its head in the sand. I am the opposite of a news junkie. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art supplies, Birds, Drawing, Every Day Matters, Illustration, Pen and Ink | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Huntington Park Playground

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

Another drawing opportunity while the girls play in the park. They got bored and ready to leave at just the moment I finished the sketch. I added a little color with Pitt Artist brush pens when I got home. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawing, Outdoors/Landscape, Pen and Ink, Places, Richmond Annex, Sketchbook Pages | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

Brennan’s Bar Sketches

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

Sketching at Brennan’s Bar and Hoffbrau in Berkeley is always fun. When we met there for Tuesday night sketching last month Cathy had just returned from her sketching workshop that was held at Disneyworld in Florida so the first part … Continue reading →

Posted in Berkeley, Drawing, Pen and Ink, People, Places, Sketchbook Pages, Urban Sketchers | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

It’s All About Strong Values

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

When I was teaching my last session of watercolor classes I saw my students learning so much and was jealous. I realized that I wanted a teacher too! So I began a search for an oil painting mentor to review … Continue reading →

Posted in Art theory, Drawing, Food sketch, Oil Painting, Pen and Ink, Sketchbook Pages, Still Life | Tagged , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Sunset at the Doubletree Hotel, Berkeley

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

    On the last night of the heat wave we met to sketch behind the Doubletree Hotel in Berkeley by the bay to cool off. The debate between candidates for California’s governor was on the radio so I listened … Continue reading →

Posted in Berkeley, Drawing, Ink and watercolor wash, Interiors, Painting, Pen and Ink, Places, Sketchbook Pages, Urban Sketchers | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Where Did the Day Go?

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

Does this ever happen to you? You start off the morning feeling optimistic about everything you’ll get done today and then suddenly it’s evening and the To-Do list has only grown? Not only the day flew by, but given the … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawing, El Cerrito, Life in general, Pen and Ink, Places, Sketchbook Pages | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments

Cat Translation Spell (Never Mind!)

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

I’ve often wished I could understand what my cats were saying but I should have known! Fortunately the Cat Translation Spell has an Unspell to reverse the effects. This is another page in my Fake Journal for International Fake Journal … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Cats, Colored pencil art, Drawing, Ink, International Fake Journal Month, Sketchbook Pages | Tagged , , , , , | 12 Comments

A Frog and a Journal Named Froggie

Posted on April 4, 2010 by

I was listening to Ruth Reichl‘s book “Not Becoming My Mother and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way” while I sketched on a rainy Sunday, feeling a bit mopey. That book was the perfect antidote to mopeyness. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art supplies, Book review, Bookbinding, Drawing, Ink, Ink and watercolor wash, Life in general, Painting, Pencil drawing, Sketchbook Pages | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Tuesday Night Sketching at Brennan’s Berkeley

Posted on January 4, 2010 by

I stood outside on a dark, drizzly night in front of  Brennan’s Bar and Restaurant last Tuesday night, drawing until my sketchcrawl buddies arrived.  Brennan’s recently moved to a new building, a former train station a block away from their … Continue reading →

Posted in Berkeley, Drawing, Faces, Food sketch, Ink, Ink and watercolor wash, Painting, Pen and Ink, People, Sketchbook Pages | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments