Julia Louis-Dreyfus

African Lion and 4 Artists at San Diego Zoo, June 2015

back-to-back Accordion Book

from Alisa Golden's, "Making Handmade Books".

favorite quote

drawings from the zoo June 12

Lesser Kudus and 2 artists - San Diego Zoo June 2015

a 1 minute video

Elephants and Artists San Diego Zoo June 2015

A 2:50 minute video

Artists Sketching Flamingos at the San Diego Zoo June 2015

a 1:48 minute video of artists sketching the flamingos at the San Diego Zoo

Orangutan Baby San Diego Zoo June 2015

a 49 second video of the baby orangutan at the San Diego Zoo with a few sketches at the end

peacock displaying his feathers June 2015

a 34 second video of a peacock displaying its feathers

Sungazer at the San Diego Zoo - June 2015

Sketching Lofty Coffee from Lofty Coffee Encinitas Roasting Works.

Using a rapidograph and watercolor in a Moleskine Sketchbook.

Spanish Village, Balboa Park

Button Hole Stitch

Ella and I completed our books today! Original Instruction Credit to: Helen Shafer Garcia and Kieth A. Smith, Volume 1 Non-Adhesive Binding, Books without Paste or Glue. Mine is the hummingbird book on the left and Ella Whitehead's Steampunk book is on the right.

Tea Bag Book

Teabag Book from Alisa Golden's Making Handmade books. The teabag paper is made of newsprint splattered with leftover oil paints. The tag is card stock spray painted with gold and black.

The book is 3 x 4 inches

Ventura Place and Oceanfront Walk, Mission Beach

Pen and ink with watercolor, 5 x 7 inches

Sketch book flip November 2014 - May 2015- Lydia Velarde

This is a handmade Coptic stitch sketchbook journal made of
various types and sizes of paper. 10 x 11.5 inches. https://youtu.be/u0pFPWnMt6g

alphabet carvings

about 3/4 inch tall

Bug In 40, May 2015

a peek at the Bug-in held in Fontana May 2015

Mingei International Museum - Self Taught Genius May 2015

A few of my favorite items at the SELF-TAUGHT GENIUS – Treasures from the American Folk Art exhibit at The Mingei International Museum. The Mingei will be the only west coast museum to show the exhibition. This show runs On through August 16, 2015

California Tower, Museum of Man, Balboa Park May 2015

Alcazar Garden Balboa Park

San Diego Urban Sketchers 2nd Birthday at Old Poway Park

a 2 1/2 minute video of our meetup today and my sketch in watercolor

Virginia

life drawing at Judy's

Bananas

posemaniacs

in conte

tape

packing tape, painting tape, masking tape, duct tape in a sketchbook page

cows by Judy's house

Practicing watercolor.

willie nelson

Sketchbook journal page with a photo i liked.

Picasso quote

San Diego Museum of Art Visit, May 2015

Montval Field Sketchbook Flip

Sketchbook from September - November 2014. Montval Field Watercolor Book. 11 x 14 inches.140 lb Cold Press Watercolor Paper. Canson.

Outside the Mingei

When my friend told me there was a sketchbook of James Castle at the Mingei exhibit, SELF-TAUGHT GENIUS - Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum I decided to take a drive to see the show. Unfortunately the museum is closed on Monday but I made a fun morning out of it by sketching the front of the museum. I also got to visit the San Diego Museum of Art. (Balboa Park will be the location of the 3rd Annual West Coast Urban Sketcher Sketch Crawl in August)

Costco Purses

San Diego Book Arts Quarterly Potluck April 2015

A 3:14 minute video.

Published on Apr 27, 2015

Food, artist books and sketches were shared during the SDBA Quarterly Potluck. This 3:17 minute video gives you a peak into a few sketchbooks, a preview of Doria Goocher's workshop and Fran Watson's creation, "The Scheherazade Notebook".

Trixxie's Trolley Trek

"Trixxies's Trolley Trek" started at the Santee Trolley Station. The San Diego Urban Sketchers hopped on the trolley for a short ride to the next stop where we got off, sketched for 15 minutes then jumped back on the trolley to the next station. We sketched at 4 different stops before returning to Santee. All of the sketches were done quickly, after the 2nd stop i realized I left my bag on the trolley, while it was on the way to downtown San Diego, I continued to sketch but with pen only. Thanks to a trolley flagger who radio'd the trolley I was lucky get my bag back with all my valuables still in it.

"A World of Artist Journal Pages"

I just got "A World of Artist Journal Pages" in the mail, a book by Dawn Devries Sokol where I have 2 pages of art work published. My friends,Carol Bonomo and Francesca Albini are also in the book.

The San Diego Urban Sketchers at Greenwood Cemetery April 2015

Greenwood Cemetery

a 12 second stop motion film

vulture stop motion watercolor sketch

My first stop motion film sketching a vulture.

Lori

Life drawing at Judy's.

San Diego Automotive Museum, April 2015

a one minute video of my favorites at the automotive museum, along with a few sketches done on location.

Envelope Book and stamps

This is my completed humming bird stamp. I used the remnants to carve some flowers and leaves to decorate the paper bag books.

The books were made from instructions in Alisa Golden's, Making Handmade Books.

Hummingbird

In progress. This hummingbird is carved into a speed ball speedy cut. It is 4.5 x 4.5 inches. I stopped because I wasn't sure if I want to have the humming bird alone or with flowers. I decided to do the flowers separate.

Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla

The Wolfstein Sculpture Park at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, is part of the Arts for Healing program. The San Diego Urban Sketchers met there this morning to draw in and around the Serenity Garden. My sketch is of Pedestrian Observation by Ed Benavente.

Sketching Vultures at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park April 2015

The Weekday Sketchers celebrate 6 years of drawing together.

San Diego Urban Sketchers at El Campo Santo Cemetery March 2015

El Campo Santo Cemetery, Old Town, San Diego

The Roman Catholic El Campo Santo Cemetery was established in 1849. One of the graves here is that of Yankee Jim Robinson who was hung at the site of the Whaley House, two blocks away. 

A San Diego Book Arts Workshop with Helen Shafer Garcia March 2015

San Diego Urban Sketchers at Powerhouse Park March 2015

Time CHANGE

spanish village, balboa park

This sketch was done at Spanish Village in Balboa Park this morning. It was done in colored pencil. (The stamp was done in life drawing by my friend Stephen Sloan.)

Note: Balboa Park is the location of the 3rd Annual West Coast Urban Sketchers Sketch Crawl which will take place August 7,8, and 9th 2015.

Reporting for Jury Duty

Vacation Village, San Diego

The Barefoot Bar and Grill is located in Vacation Village, tucked away on gentle Mission Bay in the heart of San Diego. The restaurant was the location of this sketch done in pen and watercolor.