Sketching, Illustration, Design and Everyday Life.
Copyright by © Nina Khashchina except where noted.
Jul 29, 2009
Jul 27, 2009
Post 500 - Sketching in the shade of Peacock tree
We called this tree Peacock tree because of the shape and brightness of the flowers. But I just did a quick search and found out that it's called mimosa tree or Albizia julibrissin :) I spent a wonderful half-hour drawing in it's shade on June 24th :)
Jul 24, 2009
Palm tree
I started a new sketchbook today - much larger then little moleskines I've been using lately and this book has almost real watercolor paper :)
It's different for sure!
Jul 20, 2009
Jul 18, 2009
San Antonio Park
We had a great time at friend's birthday party at the park. I posted a quick shot of me sketching right form the spot but had a chance to scan this sketchbook only later :)
Jul 17, 2009
Jul 16, 2009
Jul 14, 2009
Jul 11, 2009
Jul 9, 2009
Plein Air Trip to the Park
Plein Air Trip to the Park, originally uploaded by apple-pine.
And another self portrait after the run ;)
Jul 7, 2009
Jul 6, 2009
SF Zoo Visit May 25 2009
SF Zoo Visit May 25 2009, originally uploaded by apple-pine.
Jul 5, 2009
Jul 3, 2009
Jul 2, 2009
Park again and evening hand ;)
What do you draw when it's late and you just need to draw something? well, I have a lot of drawings of my hands and feet... Bottom part of this page - a sketch from the park - I realized that all I had with me was my son's magic pencil and I loved it! :)
Jul 1, 2009
The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter Newsletter
I had a wonderful opportunity to illustrate two articles In the latest issue of the The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter Newsletter.
Sierra Club is a great grassroots environmental organization. These two articles cover two important local (for SF Bay area) issues:
Future California High Speed Rail and it's impact on Peninsula:
And proposal of the largest shoreline development on the SF Bay in 50 years and how it will affect local wetlands:
Click on images to see them in detail.
Full text of the articles should be available soonish online at:
http://www.lomaprieta.sierraclub.org/newsletter.asp
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Inspired by one of the posts I found on a new blog by Roz , I decided to give a little kick to a couple of dying Faber Castell Pitt Artist ...
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I've been using tombow fudenosuke for some time now - it's a great workhorse - easy on any paper and with a varied line width and ... -
I recently realized that my work pants need some mending (when my phone fell through the pocket and hit my foot pretty painfully) and decide... -
I recently changed the way I store my old sketchbooks. Before this change, I had a large box on top of another large box with some more ske... -
This is a note to myself - to record what gouache kit I took with me to the island trip at the beginning of the summer and how I changed the... -
I am a "list" person - I have many lists. For example, I keep a list of places/things/events I want to draw. It's long and the...
