San Diego History Center

This is the building that houses the San Diego History Museum, the Railroad Museum and Photography Museum. I met with 3 sketch buddies today to sketch in this area of Balboa Park. I started on a 4 x 6 inch Arches watercolor board with pen and ink then painted it with watercolor.

This huge book in the history museum is the Guest Register from the 1915 Exposition. A beautiful book that was almost destroyed for scrap paper. 

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