Arty Velarde

Poway Lake

2012-02-01T19:11:00.000-08:00

A rare occurrence ... I got off work early and got to break in my new Moleskine watercolor sketchbook. this is lake Poway.

patio painting

2012-01-28T18:34:00.001-08:00

A view from my kitchen patio. A tiny 2x4 inch sketch done with ink and watercolor.

the Art of Urban Sketching

2012-01-16T12:17:00.000-08:00

Quayside Publishing’s new book The Art of Urban Sketching, by Gabriel Campanario in which my work appears, is now available!

Please follow this link to the Qbookshop website where you can view and order books. http://www.qbookshop.com/products/193933/9781592537259/The-Art-of-Urban-Sketching.html

zine world review

2012-01-15T12:09:00.000-08:00

Thank you Karlos for the great review in Zine World #30.5!

Zine World, PO Box 3556, Portland Or 97208 or at http://www.undergroundpress.org/

Phone

2012-01-14T08:52:00.000-08:00

a phone call and a phone

sandwich

2012-01-11T19:53:00.000-08:00

tooth rock part 2

2012-01-03T20:43:00.001-08:00

Tooth Rock

2012-01-02T15:18:00.000-08:00

My monthly picture of Tooth Rock. It looks tiny in the photo but the rock is HUGE

Sleeveless the Magician

2012-01-01T19:59:00.001-08:00

Sketch done at Urban Grind in Hillcrest using a Koh-i-noor pen and watercolor.

morning stuff

2011-11-22T12:28:00.001-08:00

11 things I've observed while working as a vendor.

2011-11-21T17:01:00.000-08:00

quote

2011-11-20T16:01:00.001-08:00

torrey pines

2011-09-28T07:22:00.000-07:00

this sketch was done while waiting for a friend.

the bridge at torrey pines, san diego ca.

work

2011-09-19T20:06:00.001-07:00

day

2011-09-18T21:07:00.001-07:00

sleep

2011-09-12T17:09:00.000-07:00

watercolor moleskine flip

2011-09-11T16:38:00.000-07:00

April - August 2011

book binding

2011-09-10T20:25:00.000-07:00

chuck e cheese

2011-09-09T21:40:00.001-07:00

chiquita

2011-09-07T21:24:00.000-07:00

Cactus Garden

2011-09-06T17:56:00.000-07:00

box making

2011-09-05T13:10:00.000-07:00

Today I made a box out of a square sheet of paper to "organize" some cards in my office. The box on the left is a brown cardboard box covered with the same paper. This will help me keep my small frames in a more compact space in my artroom.

While I was doing this I was wondering why I don't just buy boxes instead of making them. I think this is just what artists DO...

songs

2011-08-29T19:43:00.001-07:00

Stagecoach Days, Old Town, San Diego

2011-08-28T10:34:00.000-07:00

Gray

2011-08-24T17:52:00.000-07:00

louie ck

2011-08-17T19:16:00.001-07:00

Stale

2011-08-16T18:38:00.000-07:00

donovan

2011-08-14T15:53:00.001-07:00

7 Gods of Happiness

2011-08-06T15:06:00.000-07:00

Today I finished Ebisu, my 3rd God in the set of 7 Gods of Happiness. He is pure hearted and contented with a simple life, always lucky and happy.
To his right is Hotei, very open-minded, an optimist and always happy.
The lady is Benten the only woman in the group. She represents art, literature, music and eloquence and my favorite. The tallest figure is about 8 inches tall.
I was introduced to these when my friend Eileen showed me a set her dad gave her when she was a little girl.

dont sweat the small stuff

2011-08-04T11:52:00.001-07:00

Tooth Rock

2011-08-01T18:08:00.000-07:00

The big rock on the top of the hill is called Tooth Rock.

I plan to photograph it every month for a year from the very same location and make a poster out of it.

I have 3 photos so far!

This is August 1st 2011 version of TOOTH rOCK.

move forward

2011-07-25T20:51:00.000-07:00

everything

2011-07-24T19:53:00.001-07:00

root beer floats part 2

2011-07-19T20:52:00.000-07:00

an athlete said it

2011-07-18T21:27:00.000-07:00

kitchen patio

2011-07-17T21:01:00.001-07:00

a friend in the kitchen patio

Live your life

2011-07-16T18:36:00.001-07:00

Crow stamps

2011-07-04T20:29:00.000-07:00

A few years ago I met 2 strangers on the internet. One of them was Stephen Sloan who is an artist, book binder, street performer and an eraser carver. He has inspired me in so many ways. I finally tried my own stamp carvings when making a gift for a friend. This is a "test page" testing 4 stamps of crows I made during the last week. It's getting easier with the right tools and lots of practice. Oh, the other stranger I met was Rachel Kopel my art buddy, book maker and mail artist. Thanks guys!!

International zine Month

2011-07-03T12:11:00.000-07:00

My very first zine got a good revie in Narcoloepsy press!
and BTW its International Zine Month
http://internationalzinemonth.wordpress.com/

Farmers Market in Poway California

2011-07-02T18:12:00.001-07:00

I like getting my fresh flowers at the farmers market because they are very inexpensive and you get big bundles! This was a vendor selling succulents.

do the right thing

2011-07-01T20:46:00.001-07:00

supermarket

2011-06-28T22:00:00.000-07:00

San Diego County Fair

2011-06-26T19:45:00.001-07:00

Sketching at the San Diego County Fair this week with Terry and Kathy.

Making stepping stones

2011-06-25T17:14:00.001-07:00

hourly comic

2011-06-05T20:02:00.001-07:00

june 4, 2011

2011-06-04T22:17:00.000-07:00

Cactus Garden Balboa Park, CA

2011-06-03T19:46:00.001-07:00

I enjoyed the day with about 6 other sketchers at the Old Cactus Garden in Balboa Park, CA.

This is my drawing and a video of all of us sketching along with photos of the cactus and surrounding area.

transmission

2011-05-11T06:38:00.001-07:00

Mother's day

2011-05-08T19:25:00.000-07:00

thank you

2011-05-07T18:17:00.001-07:00

sketchbook journal page

2011-05-01T08:40:00.000-07:00

dishwasher

2011-04-07T21:22:00.001-07:00

root beer floats

2011-04-06T19:59:00.000-07:00

Balboa Park, California

2011-04-01T17:22:00.000-07:00

I went to Balboa Park on my day off. I met a few friends to sketch at the Memorial Garden outside the San Diego Veterans Museum. This is a sketch and the video.

vw

2011-03-31T18:43:00.001-07:00

this is what I worked on today. Drawing on my vw wall hanging. its 8 x 22 inches and made of styrofoam and paper mache.

View from my patio

2011-03-30T19:57:00.000-07:00

watercolor in a watercolor moleskine

Post Office

2011-03-28T15:36:00.001-07:00

San Diego Aztecs

2011-03-24T18:57:00.001-07:00

Watching SDSU on tv.

Panera

2011-03-23T19:45:00.001-07:00

tastes good

2011-03-21T19:18:00.001-07:00

Due Date

2011-03-20T21:43:00.001-07:00

...........................................................kind of

time change

2011-03-15T21:12:00.000-07:00

journal entry

electric blanket settings

2011-03-14T20:09:00.001-07:00

sketchbook page

2011-03-13T20:11:00.001-07:00

march 5-12, 2011

hairdresser

2011-03-05T14:32:00.000-08:00

using empty moments to draw.

eat pray love

2011-02-20T19:41:00.001-08:00

zine world

2011-02-19T18:14:00.001-08:00

thank you zine world for using my spot illustrations in issue #30.

yay!

Katies

2011-02-18T17:22:00.000-08:00

A page of Katies

Eat Pray Love

2011-02-17T20:31:00.001-08:00

coffee with friends

2011-02-16T18:03:00.001-08:00

my car

2011-02-10T20:11:00.001-08:00

Teri

2011-02-10T19:06:00.001-08:00

I'm so proud of my friend.....

Lily

2011-02-09T19:31:00.000-08:00

eileens

2011-02-07T20:23:00.000-08:00

Habits

2011-02-06T05:56:00.000-08:00

a page of Teris

2011-01-31T21:22:00.001-08:00

coffee with friends

2011-01-30T13:59:00.001-08:00

7am

create something

2011-01-29T21:29:00.000-08:00

a gas station

2011-01-28T21:41:00.001-08:00

a gas station drawn from a parking lot nearby

liars

2011-01-27T20:22:00.001-08:00

sick

2011-01-26T21:00:00.001-08:00

Marilyn

2011-01-25T18:03:00.000-08:00

Robin Hood

2011-01-24T18:03:00.000-08:00

Watching Robin Hood.

a fun dinner

2011-01-23T19:47:00.000-08:00

Peace

2011-01-22T20:35:00.001-08:00

a fast food issue

2011-01-21T20:35:00.000-08:00

car wash

2011-01-20T21:10:00.001-08:00

change

2011-01-19T19:18:00.000-08:00

My friend said it.

misdirection

2011-01-18T17:26:00.001-08:00

you had to be there

2011-01-17T17:56:00.000-08:00

the big shopping carts at Stater Bros make you feel like you are in an alice in wonderland movie.

Rock Star

2011-01-16T13:29:00.000-08:00

I saw a rock star today:

scary movies

2011-01-15T18:42:00.000-08:00

Helen

2011-01-14T19:32:00.001-08:00

Helen

2011-01-13T16:31:00.001-08:00

journal entry

2011-01-12T21:50:00.001-08:00

a few sketchbook entries

2011-01-11T18:43:00.001-08:00

sketchbook page

2011-01-10T21:24:00.001-08:00

Helen

2011-01-09T08:25:00.001-08:00

Rest in Peace Helen Sherry McGee.

Boone

2011-01-08T18:32:00.001-08:00

Boone smells.

popcorn lover

2011-01-07T20:39:00.001-08:00