sketching tv faces

sketching while watching the news

Rancho Santa Fe Library

This is the view just outside the front door of the Rancho Santa Fe Library. The Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club is right across the street which might explain all the pretty flowers. LOTs of pretty flowers.

4 artists showed up to paint. 2 artists showed up to visit and check the place out. I just sketched in my watercolor moleskine.

figure practice

Figure practice using 30 second pose feature on posemaniacs.

flu

journal page

sketchbook journal page

Friday Plein air meet up in San Diego

Spanish Village in Balboa Park, San Diego was the meet up location organized by Rachel Kopel today. Stephen and Sally also attended. Drawing, talking about mail art, book binding and ending the morning with a walk through the Chinese brush painting exhibit made it a good morning.

 This is my sketch of some of the studios in spanish village.

 

Rachel, Stephen and Sally.

Stephen and Rachel were using books they bound themselves.

Sally

more super foods

more notes from the book I am reading, Superfoods RX by Kathy Matthews, Steven Pratt

journal entry

Life drawing

I tried a new life drawing group in San Diego. It was good session but I got pretty tired and some man said I was annoying him because my charcoal was too loud. I was new to the group so I didn't say anything mean back to him. 

This is one sketch from a 20 minute pose done in a watercolor moleskine. 

self portrait

I was inspired to do a self portrait after reading about Johan Leion on the Drawn blog. Johan has been doing a self portrait everyday for about a year now. I did a search on MY blog and found out I haven't done one since 2006. 

A heat wave and coffee

a sketch done on a work break.

a sketchbook spread

sketchbook journal entry

Ft rosecrans cemetey

These are the last of the cemetery sketches and a few notes from a dvd I watched about being creative.  I think what they were saying is that it's not really about the money. (because most of the time there is NONE) It has to be about YOU. we create for ourselves or because we have to. As I say, "It's in my bones". 

A nice gentleman contacted me about the cemetery sketches he saw on the "urban sketchers" blog. He works for the VA in the communications division of the cemetery administration and wants to use my sketches in his newsletter. Of course I said yes!

If you haven't seen the blog you should check it out here> Urban sketchers.

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

The second sketch I did at the cemetery was of the private residence on the premises.

fort rosecrans national cemetery

The SDWS paint out was at the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Point Loma, California. I have passed it many times on the way to the light house but never stopped. It was a good place to visit today.

Only 4 of us were there. It was very windy and cold so I only stayed a few hours. This is one of my sketches and a few pics as well.

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I think this is north island naval air station

super foods

notes to help me want to eat better

journal entries

It was a HAPPY EASTER!

Henry Jonas

Cool you tube video

View from my kitchen patio

The view from my kitchen patio.
The sky is kind of gray. Blue gray.
It's already rained once this week and we expect more.

Lots of green.

Journal entry

I've been reading the book Superfoods RX by Kathy Matthews, Steven Pratt

Sandwich shop, Poway

This is the sandwich shop across from Old Poway Park. I like it because it has Betty Boop standing out front. The page came out muddy because I tinted the paper an off white before I worked on it. But really...that's just an excuse for a lousy sketch painting.....

Starbucks, Encinitas, California

Urban sketching after work today.

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fod court, mission valley

this was done while enjoying an ice cream after work

Hollywood Undead

Hollywood Undead and 91X were in my store today. 
There were a lot of kids waiting to see these guys.

The store was pretty busy because of it. I got to take some pics and I also got a 91X key chain. I really liked all the excitement.

April 4th

drawing at cynthia's

a patio plant and a friend

Poway, California

Painting at Cynthia's, Poway, California, she has magnificent views all around.

Journal entry 04/01/2009