Cactus Garden Balboa Park, CA

I enjoyed the day with about 6 other sketchers at the Old Cactus Garden in Balboa Park, CA.

This is my drawing and a video of all of us sketching along with photos of the cactus and surrounding area.

Bernardo Winery

Painting with the watercolor society.

Centro Cultural de la Raza

I met with 3 other sketchers at Balboa Park today. These are my sketches and the youtube video. After looking at the video I realized 3 of us had made our own sketchbooks! It's always fun to sketch with friends...



My sketches of buildings in the distance.
Marker with watercolor on the left. Sharpie with watercolor on the right.


People in the area.

Seaport Village, San Diego

I met my husband at Seaport Village today - got to do a few sketches and a video.

Butterfly Exhibit at Wild Animal Park

The Butterfly Exhibit is in full swing at San Diego's Wild Animal Park. I took a short video and went back to sketch but there really wasn't anyplace to sit so I sketched the Gorillas instead.

You can view the video here or on my youtube channel, zipchips.

Greenwood Cemetery, San Diego, CA

Today I attended a paint out with the watercolor society. It was a great location to sketch and paint. Here are my 2 pieces and the link to the youtube video.

Salli Lynn Chapel

life drawing at Judy's

I got to meet my friends for life drawing today.
You can view the video on youtube or here:

Painting at Swamis with the SDWS

Today was the San Diego Watercolor Society paint out at Swami's Beach in Encinitas, California. I made another video which can be viewed here. It was so hot and shade was limited. I left early. .






Bid on this piece here: ebay


Swamis on ebay

Painting at Torrey Pines State Reserve

Today was the paint out with the North County Society of Fine Arts in Torrey Pines, La Jolla. I had never been there and once again was in awe of the BEAUTY in my back yard. . . well in the same county... here is a link to my you tube video and my piece.

appointment

Philip Schiliro done in china marker and watercolor in a moleskine cahier.

tv and family

Trying some faces from tv and photos. Pen and ink with watercolor.

The car wash

tortoise

I tried doing a cool painting of a tortoise but this is what I got.

Quail Botanical Gardens

I worked in Encinitas today ... a beautiful day I might add...
which just happened to be the FREE day for Quail Botanical Gardens ... so I stopped in for an hour, sat under a tree and drew the following:

Its pen and ink with watercolor in a watercolor moleskine.

Daily Painting 052908

Ostrich
found on the way to Wild Animal Park
2.5 x 3.5 inches

Pen and ink with Watercolor and marker

Public restroom series (part 4)