Summer sketching workshop in Bothell
June 24, 2018
The summer edition of my Cloud 9 Art School urban sketching workshop in charming Bothell, WA., attracted a great group of participants. They came from
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Direct to watercolor online challenge
June 12, 2018
Inspired by the #30x30DirectWatercolor2018 online challenge going around. Good weather sure helps when you are painting with watercolors outdoors. DANIEL SMITH: Artists’ Materials watercolors on
Procreate Pocket for iPhone gets major upgrade
May 27, 2018
Hey, fans of the Procreate app, did you see the major update to Pocket Procreate that just happened a few days ago? Now the iPhone version of
Workshop rewind: Small sketchbook, big scene at Hing Hay Park
May 21, 2018
Hing Hay Park is just a small square. It only takes a half-a-block in the heart of Seattle’s Chinatown/International District. But the colorful place lives
Ballard Bell in pencil and pixels
May 17, 2018
This bell tower is a landmark in Ballard, a Seattle neighborhood that was its own independent city back in the early 1900s. The bell was
Pocket Urban Sketching at Hing Hay Park
April 23, 2018
Summary: A crash course in urban sketching with a basic tool kit consisting of a pocket sketchbook, pencil, pen and watercolors. If you are interested
From sketch to illustration
April 9, 2018
I recently redrew one of my pocket sketchbook drawings to illustrate one of my Seattle Times posts. Here’s the sketch, done on location and colored
Linville Falls, North Carolina
April 6, 2018
Spent the afternoon hiking to the Linville Falls in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Then, sketching heaven happened.
Hello Brick House
April 3, 2018
Sitting on the grass in front of my father-in-law’s house. Bic pen and watercolor on Zeta Series Stillman & Birn pocket sketchbook. 1 minute 10
Workshop rewind: Sketching weekend in Bothell
April 2, 2018
A weekend-long sketching class in a walkable urban setting with an interesting mix of architecture, history and nature. That’s the basic idea behind the workshop I
Sketching the Virginia V
February 24, 2018
Watch me make a pen drawing of the Virginia V steamship on my pocket sketchbook. The video is a 2-minute time-lapse of 20 minutes of real sketching time.
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