Sketching, Illustration, Design and Everyday Life.
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December 2011: Wunderlich Park
We had a great hike but forest is very dry, even dusty in some places. Great mushrooms in some places though. I hope New Year will bring more rain, more green, more fog to these woods.
December 2011: Treasures
We found a few very colorful trees in a neighborhood which we thought we new pretty well: pomegranate and persimmon :) Persimmon tree is in someone's yard do I got a chance to draw it - but no fruits were close enough to draw them individually (or eat them ;) And this little pomegranate was on the ground - though it's so tiny that we use it as a new year decoration :)
December 2011: People
Drawing people listening to a lecture - great lecture, great chance to draw :)
December 2011: Pine Trees
Pine trees continue to be cut to pieces :( I tried to console myself by spending some time drawing the process but it was very hard to hear the sound of broken limbs. Street looks foreign.
December 2011: The Last of Persimmons
I just finished my reserve - no more persimmons... and no more drawings of them ;)
December 2011: SF Zoo
Holiday Season is at large in San Francisco Zoo!
Reindeer, fake ice-skating, polar bears everywhere plus train with lights!
I had a great time - especially being quiet by koala and trying to draw cassowary while it's trying to find a best angle to look at me :)
And:
I saw how giant anteater was licking what looked like strawberry yogurt with a lot of enthusiasm :)
Hornbills were entertaining us with sounds and action!
Flamingos were asleep - all of them!
The most active member of the zoo this time was Hippo - playing in the water all the time - I got almost splashed, saw his grin about 10 times in 12 minutes and he ran a several times from the water and back just for the fun of it!
Reindeer, fake ice-skating, polar bears everywhere plus train with lights!
I had a great time - especially being quiet by koala and trying to draw cassowary while it's trying to find a best angle to look at me :)
And:
I saw how giant anteater was licking what looked like strawberry yogurt with a lot of enthusiasm :)
Hornbills were entertaining us with sounds and action!
Flamingos were asleep - all of them!
The most active member of the zoo this time was Hippo - playing in the water all the time - I got almost splashed, saw his grin about 10 times in 12 minutes and he ran a several times from the water and back just for the fun of it!
December 2011 - Tree Cutting Continues.
Added pencil at home - wind picked up a lot of dirt and dust.
November 2011: Park
While I spent time sitting on the grass drawing this page a whole bunch of kids decided to position themselves on a tree nearby in a hope that I might draw them - with the tree. I was not able to fir them all on the tree - and show how fast they were moving - but here are some of my young friends - posing :)
November 2011: Hiking in Wunderlich Park
I took my little moleskine with me to the trail - not a large journal. Lots of mushrooms, patches of dry forest though. Tasty persimmons for snack :)
Badger Log Update
Swimming goggles don't help badgers with chopping onions!
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November 2011: 100 Views of Persimmons
I am addicted. I eat them at breakfast, as a snack, with my tea and at any other excuse of a meal. And I am going to share my persimmons with you :)
November 2011: Hidden Villa
Garden colors, bottomless creek and usual suspects - trip to Hidden Villa :)
Badger Calendar 2012
Available to order today - with wishes for a wonderful New 2012 - year of the Badger ;)
I got my first copy and it's the size of a standard small wall calendar (7x7"), printed on a nice glossy paper and has a badger for every month and occasion! - check out photos below or click this link and go to preview to see them all before you order bunch!
Hurray!
I got my first copy and it's the size of a standard small wall calendar (7x7"), printed on a nice glossy paper and has a badger for every month and occasion! - check out photos below or click this link and go to preview to see them all before you order bunch!
Hiking and Sketching at Coyote Hills Regional Park
Amazing amount of sky, birds and some very interesting creatures to meet :) We came pretty close to a group of turkey vultures, saw a stray cat hunting in the grass and dozens of egrets sitting together.
November 2011: Dentist
I love drawing our visits to the dentist - so much better than being in that chair...
November 2011: Sketching in Point Lobos
This weekend I had a glorious sketching day in Point Lobos State Park. Above are two large color sketches which you can see together with my watercolor and gouache paint sets on the image below.
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