Key Chain Books

Today on my day off I made 3 little key chain books. They measure about 2 x 3 inches. The instructions were found in Cloth Paper Scissors, Pages Magazine, Volume 2 in an article by Sue Bleiweiss.

Sleep Music

I heard Laura Cain on the Jeff and Jer Showgram talking about Sleep music a few months ago. I want you to know it REALLY works! If you ever have trouble check it out. I used Delta Sleep System by Dr. Jeffery Thompson.

24 hour zine

I had a great surprise in my mailbox this morning. A 24 hour zine by Rachel Kopel, titled 9 Views of the Arbrary which gives a little tour of her new apartment. She also made some stamps. I only know what one of them means though...

(the zine is actually all white but I accidently spilled my coffee on it)

A journal entry in video form.

The video shows a few pieces from the San Diego Museum of Art, Petey Dietz's piece at the San Diego Art Institute, a few sketches at Balboa Park and Jennifer New's Books on Dan Eldon.

Bad food day

Watercolor Wednesday

Notes and Quotes from the Ted Nuttal Watercolor Workshop at the Fallbrook School of the Arts.

There is no object so foul, that intense light will not make it beautiful~ Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Day 2 of the Mosaic Workshop

The last day of the Mosaic workshop given by Gwen Pellecchia and the Ramona Art Guild this weekend. I made 2 turtles and the others made turtles, mirrors, a tray and a birdbath.

Moleskine Monday

Crafters Devotional

A few months ago I was googling my name under BOOKS to see if my name showed up with the Urban Sketchers book. Well it did but I also found out my mermaid post was used in the book Crafter's Devotional - 365 Days of Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for unlocking your Creative Spirit by Barbara R. Call. On day 285 she suggests using mythical creatures in your art. My mermaid creature was used after making a tuna sandwich. I realized I COULD NEVER be a mermaid.

Figure Friday

I took down my drawer of conte, charcoal and pastel crayons to create this page of figures drawn from my favorite practice site, Posemaniacs.  I had already glued a sketch of my friend right in the center so I had to work around him.The oil crayons were hard to work with they are thick and wide. My favorite was the conte pencil and of course my technical pen. 8 x 11.5 inches in a large watercolor moleskine. BE YOURSELF.

Tooth Rock, Poway June 2012

This is my monthly photo of Tooth Rock taken from the trail on Espola Road.

Mosaic Workshop with Gwen

My day at the Ramona Art Guild workshop with Gwen Pellecchia.

mom

Lucian

May 1, 2012

the kuru toga mechanical pencil

When I first got the kuru toga mechanical pencil I thought the idea was silly and it was just another mechanical pencil. But after using it for several days I realized it is not just another mechanical pencil. It feels good in my hand and draws a steady width with each stroke.



I am used to being a little frustrated with my mechanical pencils, I have a heavy hand and the tip breaks often during use. Not with the Kuru Toga. You only have to press the top once to feed the lead out. Each time you lift the pencil from your drawing the lead rotates to give you an even point. I liked this pencil. I tried doing a zentangle with it as you can see in the photo. I only had to feed the lead out once.

This is not the first time I have purchased from Jet Pens. My favorite product from the website is the Pentel Pocket Brush Pen . I have tried many VERY EXPENSIVE Japanese brush pens from synthetic to pure sable tips. The is the first brush pen to give me an even flow every time. I hasn't dried up on me and is very reliable. It's my favorite of all time!

Taxes

journal page

Sketchbook journal page april 8 thru april 13 in a watercolor moleskine, watercolor, fabric paint, collage, brush pen, technical pen.

Paint out at Lake Murray, San Diego

This is an oil sketch done in a watercolor moleskine while on a paint out with the San Diego Art Institute at Lake Murray, in San Diego, CA. I have also included the video which shows the other artist painting and the lake area.

life drawing

Life drawing at Judy's today. (the sketch is NOT of Judy)thank you

Carlsbad Flower Fields

OUr day at the Carlsbad Flower Fields:

nURTURING cREATIVITY

Elizabeth Gilbert on Ted Talks

http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html

forgot

Barbara Roth Class

A book I made in the barbara roth class today.
It was a GREAT class with lots of fun artists.

Lyd

barnes and noble starbucks

Drawing people at the Barnes and Noble Starbucks after work. Trying out the new Pentel Hybrid technical pen and the Pentel Pocket Brush Pen.

Sketchbook Flip

A small sketchbook journal from August 2011 thru January 2012.

march 9, 2012

my sketchbook page in a large watercolor moleskine.

another bathroom incident

San Diego Art Institute Paint Out

My sketch done at the Balboa Park Reflection Pond in Balboa Park. Pen and ink with watercolor.

Sketchbook journal entry.


the video of the other artists and surrounding area

the bathroom incident

gratitude

Focusing on good things.

This morning I decided to focus on the good things that happened to me throughout the day...

urban sketchers

My spread in The Art of Urban Sketching by Gabi Campanario.

ice cream

Ted Nuttall workshop paintings

These are the watercolors I did during the Ted Nuttal Workshop in Fallbrook.

Sculpture Court Balboa Park

This is one of the sculptures I sketched with watercolor today at the sculpture court in Balboa Park in San Diego. The video shows the other artists, their sketches and more sculptures.
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Ted Nuttall

Studying with with Ted Nuttall all week. Figurative Watercolor from Photographs
at the Fallbrook School of the Arts.

Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego

Painting with San Diego Art Institute Paint Out participants and my friend Lyn Feudner on Saturday Feb. 4, 2012.

Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego

This was done while sketching and painting at the Old Mission Dam with my friend Lyn. This dam is located in Missjon Trails Regional Park in San Diego.

It ws built in the early 1800s using Kumeyaay labor under the direction of the Franciscan Padres from the San Diego Mission.

A+

Wood Pen

Poway Lake

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

patio painting

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

the Art of Urban Sketching

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

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

a phone call and a phone

sandwich

tooth rock part 2

Tooth Rock

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

Sleeveless the Magician

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