eraser carvings

eraser carving practice, cow, crow, wings

The Persian Water Rug Fountain

I met with "the Rachel Group" in Balboa Park today to sketch in a little area where the Persian Water Rug Fountain is located. The fountain wasn't running but there was a great view and a lot of art talk.
The photos show my sketch, the group and group sketches.

 

Tractor Museum, Vista CA

Today I met with my friend Kim Cruz at the Tractor Museum in Vista for a Meetup of the San Diego Urban Sketchers Group. There was also a gem show and a Fiber show.

Top: Lydia's Bottom: Kim's

Rendezvous in Poway, Old Poway Park

Today I got to meet with the San Diego Urban sketchers Meetup Group to wander around encampments from the late 1800's at Old Poway Park, in San Diego. We talked with Civil war soldiers, cowboys, and a medicine man.
These are my sketchers.

Gravity

each day a new beginning

put your food away

Wavecrest Woodie Event, Moonlight Beach, encinitas, California

Saturday was a huge event for the San Diego Woodie Club which is a Chapter of the National Woodie Club. They had their Wavecrest event at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas where over 300 Woodie enthusiasts meet to show off or sell their cars. This is the largest Woodie networking event in the country.

The San Diego Urban Sketchers met at this event for a morning of sketching and networking as well!

Copper Meadows, Ramona, CA

Yesterday I attended an Eventing Event my neighbor participated in. I only saw one of her events but found out later she placed 2nd in the event! It was held at Copper Meadows in Ramona. I did a little sketching while there.

Copper Meadows Eventing is a 65 acre, 3-day Eventing facility located in Ramona, California; about 45 minutes northeast of downtown San Diego.

Festival of the Sail 2013

Festival of Sail is the LARGEST Tall Ship festival on the west coast and is hosted at the Maritime Museum of San Diego. Me and Dominique Eiche visited the harbor to sketch the event.

The Pilgrim was built in 1945; Denmark. Her home port is Dana Point, CA. The Pilgrim is a full sized replica of the 1825 hide brig immortalized by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. in his American seafaring classic novel, Two Years Before the Mast.

Surprise built 1970; Nova Scotia. Home port: San Diego, CA The ship now known as HMS Surprise began life in 1970 as a replica of the 18th century Royal Navy frigate Rose. During the next 30 years Rose sailed thousands of miles as an attraction vessel and sail training ship prior to her conversion to HMS Surprise for the academy award winning film, *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

Soviet-era diesel-electric sub

People at the harbor.



Guanyin

Guanyin - Sculpture, Northern China, Shows Guanyin seated in "royal ease" , the image projects openness, approachability, and majestic calm.

This sketch was done while visiting the San Diego Museum of art. In a Black Moleskine notebook, ink brush with watercolor.

weekend sketchers in balboa park

Balboa Park weekend sketchers and my sketch of a planter near the botanical gardens. Technical pen and watercolor in a moleskine sketchbook.

At the Corner of Balboa and El Prado, San Diego

The San Diego Urban Sketchers Meetup group met at the corner of El Prado and Balboa today. There was a great view of the bell tower. I drew the tower, Mikes bike and a view through the park trees.

Life drawing at Judy's

meet virginia

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.

Windansea

Fun times sketching and painting with the San Diego Plein Air Painters and San Diego Urban Sketchers today.

My friends, Lyn, Al, and Dominique

 

My sketch, pen and ink with watercolor.

Beach People

Beach people while visiting a friend in Oceanside, California. Fountain Pen and watercolor.

birds at oceanside marina

 

A friend of mine came down from Los Angeles and while we sat at the Oceanside Marina I drew these birds sitting on the beach. Mostly pigeons. They were drawn with fountain pen on craft paper in a moleskine sketchbook.

Exciting find

Today was the grand opening of a Goodwill store in town. I went to look for an art stool and ended up finding these instead. I think they are Japanese Seals They are really beautiful and stand about 3 and 4 inches high. They are 2 inches wide. I tried them the minute I got home. Last night I painted a sketchbook page gold and it was a nice page to try them on.

feeding birds

Lindo Lake Park, Lakeside

These are my sketches when I met with the San Diego Urban Sketchers Meetup group at Lindo Lake Park.

Lindo Lake, Pencil with Watercolor in a Moleskine sketchbook.

The squirrels kept popping up out of the ground in front of me. They would stay still for a long time.

Flying Leatherneck Museum

These are my sketches from the San Diego Urban Sketchers Meetup group at The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum. A one minute video shows the other artists and their work. This was also attended by Dominique Eiche, Ida Mae and Judy Jiru.

International Cottages, Balboa Park, CA

This is a 2 minute video of my friends and I sketching in Balboa Park. It shows the artists, sketches and some of the cottages.

A+ Automotive

This is a sketch of the coffee bar at the place I get my car serviced, Good service good coffee.

What else is there to do?

Leo Carrillo Ranch, Carlsbad

Today I got to sketch with the San Diego Urban Sketchers MeetUp Group at the Leo Carrillo Ranch in Carlsbad. These are my sketches of some of the buildings and some people on a tour.