-
-
Recent Posts
- Watching the Skaters December 15, 2025
- Somewhere on the Road December 12, 2025
- Road Trip December 9, 2025
- Going Down the Hill December 7, 2025
- Sunshine and Shadow November 20, 2025
Archives
Categories

Tags
Tag Archives: San Diego Opera
One More from Speed Painting at Aida
Yesterday when I posted sketches from speed painting at the San Diego Opera’s Aida, I overlooked this one. Today when I got to looking at it I decided I liked it for its whimsical feel.
Posted in Telling a Story
Tagged Aida, Black Watercolor Paper, Gouache, In- the- moment, San Diego Opera
1 Comment
Speed Painting at the Opera
The San Diego Opera invites artists to paint and draw during a practice prior to the opera’s opening. Aida opens tomorrow and I was one of the lucky artists who got to spend three hours painting in the darkened orchestra … Continue reading
Live Sketching at the San Diego Opera
The San Diego Opera invites artists to its first rehearsal for many of its productions such as its upcoming Pirates of Penzance. We get to sit up close in magnificent chairs and sketch just as fast as we possibly can. … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting
Tagged #sdopera, Gouache, Like Action Sketching, San Diego Opera
Leave a comment
A Finished Sketch from Falstaff
I sketch often with the San Diego Urban Sketchers and one of the guidelines we follow when we post to their site is that our sketches should be completely done in a live setting from direct observation, not from photos, … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged #sdopera, Gouache, San Diego, San Diego Opera
1 Comment
Live Sketching at the San Diego Opera
The San Diego Opera season opens this Saturday with Falstaff. Local artists were invited to live sketch the Wednesday working rehearsal and I was so glad to be part of the group yesterday evening. We sat in the orchestra section … Continue reading