Main Street, Vista Village with San Diego Urban Sketchers

This sketch was created on location on Main Street in Vista, CA. The location of the San Diego Urban Sketchers event on Sunday. The area has many outside sculptures and murals to enjoy. The first minute of this video shows the artists and their work and the second minute shows the street art. Enjoy!

Los Rios Street with Urban Sketchers

This sketch was created on Los Rios Street this weekend while attending an event with Los Angeles Urban Sketchers, San Diego Urban Sketchers, San Clemente Urban Sketchers and Long Beach Sketch Meet Up. I normally sketch for 2 hours but this event was 4 hours which included coffee, visiting, taking photos and sketching. This extra time allowed me to tackle a full spread in this handmade sketchbook.

This is the video I created for the event: 

Drawing at the Library a San Diego Urban Sketcher Event

I attended an art reception at the library yesterday and sketched the scenery outside of the library entrance. I didn't go inside because I am the official "greeter" for the San Diego Urban Sketchers and this was one of our events.

 I worked with a Stabilo China Marker and watercolor. The sketchbook is a Daler Rowney 11 x 14, 65 lb paper. When I am drawing or painting on location I don't use a full page for each drawing because I don't carry my large brushes for location painting and I work with the sketchbook on my lap. I would probably get paint on my blouse.
It was a bit chilly and many of the sketchers drew parts of the library, the people and even drew from books.

SD Urban Sketchers and SD Plein Air Painters Art Reception

The San Diego Plein Air Painters Meetup Group invited the San Diego Urban Sketchers to participate in an art show at the Rancho Penasquitos Library during the month of March. The San Diego Urban Sketchers sketched in and outside of the library and Tricia De Luna gave a painting demo. This video was compiled from clips taken at the reception on March 17, 2018. There were 2 walls of framed artwork as well as a display case with unframed artwork and sketchbooks.

Bates Nut Farm Scarecrow Contest

I attended an event at the Bates Nut Farm with the San Diego Urban Sketchers today. Many of us drew the scarecrows during the scarecrow contest. I created my sketch with a brush pen and watercolor.

 This is a 3:09-minute video of the event showing the scarecrows, the artists, and their sketches.

Sketching at Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in La Jolla

This sketch was done on the back side of the watercolor paper. No matter how hard I tried to put in my darks they were soaked up by the paper. It was a fun morning anyway, I met with the San Diego Urban Sketchers. A 3:38 minute video of the morning is shown below.

This video shows the San Diego Urban Sketchers, their sketches, and views from the Monument.

Torrey Pines Glider Port

This is a 4:23 minute Lydeo of the Torrey Pines Glider Port showing the hang gliders, the artists I was with and their urban sketches.

Hotel Del Coronado Corner of RH Dana and Orange Avenue, Coronado

San Diego Urban Sketchers at Waterfront Park San Diego

my sketch from the front of the San Diego Administration Building

 

Mission San Diego de Alcala

This is the watercolor sketch done at the Mission San Diego de Alcala today with the San Diego Urban Sketchers Meetup Group. This mission was the first of the 21 missions and is known as the Mother of Missions.

The San Diego Zoo

My sketch from the zoo while on a meet up with the San Diego Urban Sketchers.

Oceanside Pier, San Diego, California

On a meetup with the San Diego Urban Sketchers I got to draw people in white gellyroll on black paper and use watercolor with pen and ink on watercolor board. These are my sketches:

Natural History Museum

 

My sketch, the San Diego Urban Sketchers and the group sketches at the Natural History Museum meetup today. There were TONS of interesting subjects to sketch. Not only did they have their regular skull exhibit but they had Pirates due to the special Pirate exhibit.



San Diego Botanical Garden, Encinitas

I met with the San Diego Urban Sketchers for a morning of drawing in the gardens. This is my sketch, the group and the groups sketches.

Santa Fe Train Depot and Plaza

Today I met with the San Diego Urban Sketchers at the train Station on Kettner and Broadway, the photos show my sketch, the group and the group sketches. YOu may also view a video of the sketchers and the area here: http://youtu.be/8C4XzAqtTlY

West Coast Clydesdale Ranch

Today I met with the San Diego Urban Sketchers Meetup group at the West Coast Clydesdale Ranch in Lakeside. The owners, Betty and Mark gave us a tour of the property and then we settled in to sketch. There were so many things to sketch! I settled on one of the buildings.

Sketching at Mira Mar Lake

Today was the San Diego Urban Sketchers Meetup at Lake Mira Mar. I sketched the view from the south side. I worked in pencil, watercolor and watercolor pencil in a Moleskine sketchbook.

The video shows the location, the sketchers and their work.

San Diego Central Library

today I got to sketch with the San Diego Urban Sketchers at the San Diego Central Library downtown.

 

I did this sketch of the street from the library plaza.

Rancho Buena Vista Adobe, Vista, CA

Today I had the pleasure of attending the San Diego Urban Sketchers Meetup group at the Rancho Buena Vista Adobe in Vista.

This is my sketch of the fountain and statue.
Rancho Buena Vista is the best-preserved of the fabled land-grant ranchos.  It looks much as it did over 150 years ago,

Old California Coffee House and Car show

 

These are my sketches done while at the San Diego Urban Sketchers MeetUP. We sketched in the Old California Coffee House then moved over to the car show. Please visit the San Diego Urban Sketchers Blog to view the other artist's work.