SketchCrawl 14: San Francisco
On the Filbert Steps (larger) On Saturday I joined the San Francisco SketchCrawl group for SketchCrawl 14. I hooked up with fellow art blogger Jana Bouc and we spent the day wandering and sketching....
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Poiret Show at the Met Bouclier Day Dress, 1925 (larger) Dress Costume, 1911 (larger) One of the highlights of my trip was the exhibition of Art Deco designer Paul Poiret’s fashions and illustrations...
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Argonautika, Act I (larger) We went to see Argonautika the other night at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. It was quite good, especially the staging and costumes, and I particularly liked the helmets...
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Cappuccino (larger) At SketchCrawl #17 I met fellow sketchblogger Lee-Roy for the first time. He drove up from Los Angeles for the event and to spend a few days in the Bay Area. The day after the...
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Sketching at the Aquarium Continued from: Monterey Sketchbook, Part One Kelp Forest (larger) Giant Tree Frog (larger) Sea Otters (larger) Our sketching adventures continued with more exotic subjects at...
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Last Sunday Lisa and I joined the intrepid San Francisco SketchCrawl group on a chilly grey morning at Ghirardelli Square, where over 60 artists turned out to sketch in and around the Fisherman’s Wharf...
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Berkeley Symphony #1 (larger) I recently attended the Berkeley Symphony and sketched the musicians during the performance. As I’ve done in the past when sketching in a theater, I did the ink work in...
View ArticleNew York Sketchbook, 2008, Part One
Christie’s Spring Auction Preview (larger) I’ve just returned from a short trip to Manhattan for a couple of days of sketchcrawling. The highlight of my trip was getting to meet fellow sketchblogger...
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Continued from: New York Sketchbook 2008, Part One Koons Balloon Dog at the Met (larger) Continuing on with my recent New York Trip, I had a great day walking through Central Park and visiting one of...
View ArticleNew York Sketchbook, 2008, Part Three
Continued from: New York Sketchbook 2008, Part Two Madison Avenue Shop Window (larger) After I got back from my New York trip I decided to try making some additional sketches from photographs. Here are...
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