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Balboa Park with the Urban Sketchers
Yesterday afternoon I began to sketch a couple sitting on a log looking over at the gigantic Moreton Bay Fig Tree that dominates Balboa Park’s eastern side as you walk in from the parking lot. An arch from two yellow … Continue reading
Posted in Telling a Story
Tagged Balboa Park, Gouache, San Diego, San Diego Urban Sketchers, Urban Sketching
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Sunset with the Urban Sketchers
The San Diego Urban Sketchers Symposium kicked off tonight with a Drink and Draw in Little Italy. The plaza overlooks the harbor and seats a good-sized crowd. We all visited and made art together as the sun went down. It … Continue reading
Posted in Telling a Story
Tagged Gouache, Little Italy, San Diego, San Diego Urban Sketchers, Urban Sketching
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View from Zoro Garden
Zoro Garden is a sunken garden squeezed between two large buildings at Balboa Park. On three sides, it is built up with stonework nooks that shelter plants attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. This view is towards the fourth side and … Continue reading
Posted in Plein Air
Tagged Balboa Park, Gouache, Plein Air, San Diego, Urban Sketching, Zoro Garden
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Santa Margarita Waders
You are not supposed to swim in the Santa Margarita River, even when it is sweltering. But there are a few spots where the trail crosses the river, and people are allowed to wade to the other side. These two … Continue reading
Posted in Plein Air, Uncategorized
Tagged Fallbrook CA, Gouache, Plein Air, Santa Margarita River, Summer, usksandiego
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Marbles and Books
It’s Tuesday, so our group of artists met on the internet to paint a still life scene together. The contrast between the rectangular books and marbles made this a fun sketch to make.
Succulent of Unusual Size
I am getting ready to give a demo for the San Diego Urban Sketchers at the end of this month. I’ll be sketching at Balboa Park’s Succulent Garden. It is full of eye-catching plants and land formations and is one … Continue reading
Oranges across a Table
It was my turn to set up the Tuesday night still life scene for our Zoom group. There is a lot of thought that goes into one of these. Is it something that the limited range of a computer camera … Continue reading
Deliberate Sketching 