Tag Archives: Urban Sketchers

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 →

Posted in Albany, Building, Drawing, Ink and watercolor wash, Pen and Ink, Places, Sketchbook Pages, Urban Sketchers | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Boring? Not!

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

At first glance, the corner of San Pablo Avenue and Carlson in El Cerrito is boring, boring, boring: a wide busy avenue with boxy buildings. But when viewed on a lovely summer day from a cafe table outside Peet’s Coffee with … Continue reading →

Posted in Bookbinding, Drawing, Illustration, Illustration Friday, Inspiration, Monoprint, Other Art Blogs I Read, Painting Exercise, photoshop, Quick Sketch, Still Life, Virtual Paint-Out | Tagged , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Mississippi Catfish and Smog Check

Posted on September 6, 2010 by

Would you eat dinner at a place that also offers smog testing? I didn’t take a chance on the food while my car was getting its smog test. Instead I stood out in front and sketched. The car was finished … Continue reading →

Posted in Building, Drawing, Ink and watercolor wash, Landscape, Life in general, Pen and Ink, Places, Richmond, Sketchbook Pages, Urban Sketchers | Tagged , , , | 16 Comments

Sketching at the Berkeley Pier

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

It was the hottest August day in the history of San Francisco, smack in the middle of the coldest summer since 1975. So for our Tuesday night sketch-out we headed for the cooling breezes coming in off the Pacific Ocean … Continue reading →

Posted in Berkeley, Drawing, Ink and watercolor wash, Landscape, Life in general, Outdoors/Landscape, Painting, Pen and Ink, People, Sketchbook Pages, Urban Sketchers | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments