Drawing at the Opera

Several artist groups were invited to the San Diego Civic Center to sketch during the dress and music rehearsal of Pirates of Penzance. I participated in this event last night. We had a little reading light and kept very quiet while drawing. It was a fun challenge drawing the moving singers. I dropped in watercolor on the first few sketches but decided my sketchbook was too big for me to be painting quickly.

AT the Gaslamp

This is my first sketch in a very large sketchbook my friend Doris Bertch gave me. The watercolor paper pages are 11 x 14.5 inches. It was a bit scary at first, and I had to practice holding it on my lap before going out with it. I think I am going to enjoy this book.

watercolor and brush pen

Los Rios Street

This sketch was done at Los Rios Street in San Juan Capistrano. I was chatting with friends now and then so I did this in bits and pieces. First brush pen, colored it with watercolor paint then added a bit of rapido sketch pen.

West Coast Clydesdale Ranch

With the San Diego Urban Sketchers in Lakeside today.

Bella Collina, San Clemente

Sketching with the San Clemente Sketchers, Just for Fun Meetup Group on the golf course!

Tulips on gessoed paper

The quotes were glued on an encyclopedia page. I gessoed around the quotes and intended to watercolor after drawing the flowers with the brush pen. I stopped painting after I remembered how frustrating it is trying to lay watercolor on gessoed paper.

Life drawing

life drawing in Ramona, #figure drawing, brush pen, china marker and stabilo

drawings from the zoo June 12

Museum of Man

Sketching with the Weekday Sketchers at the Museum of Man in the middle of a heat wave. Rachel called it Sketch and Sweat.

Outside the Museum of Man
Brush pen with watercolor

Mayan Ball Game Whistle
pencil with watercolor

Mayan Artifact

Mike and Rob

Life drawing in Encinitas with my friend Rachel K.

(top) Charcoal pencil with watercolor on Canson. (lower left) technical pen with watercolor on watercolor paper. (lower right) diluted brown ink in a water brush, watercolor, on canson pastel paper.

use your pen in 2010

Life Drawing

I went to Ramona today to draw with a life drawing group. I warmed up on a large sheet of bond then, retreated to my small watercolor moleskine. The bean sketch is from yesterday. Just a reminder to myself....

zoo sketches

just a sketchbook journal page

A watercolor moleskine page covered with tissue paper from a gift and drawings with a brush pen and watercolor.