建筑/毁坏
I’ve always loved sketching construction work on the streets, so it’s a treat to get to sketch a process like that right at home. What started as a “maybe we need to fix that broken kitchen cabinet” snowballed into a much bigger project. Here are sketches from the process. Painting the front door before it […]
日常素描
Sometimes I have to remind myself that I don’t need a big event or exciting travels to be inspired to sketch. Everyday moments are worth recording. Like this quiet weekend morning, where (miraculously) everyone at home was occupied and sitting still long enough for a super-quick sketch. Or these two sketches of my kids practicing […]
夏天的迹象
Some people say it’s always summer in California. But it’s only summer for sure when the Farmers’ Market is loaded with peaches and plums, nectarines and apricots. And all sorts of cross-bred fruit: ever heard of a pluot? or a peachcot? They’re here at the local Farmers’ market in San Jose. And they’re literally bursting […]
Vintage Signs
It’s a recent obsession. I’ve been tracking down and sketching signs near San Jose, California.The nice thing about hunting down these hidden signs is that every so often, someone will write in and tell me about a sign I haven’t sketched, and sometimes it’s surprising how much I haven’t discovered of places that are quite […]
Pinewood Derby racing with my 6 year old
My 6 year old is a boy scout, so we were introduced to our very first Pinewood Derby Race this year. If you grew up in the US and were a scout, or had a scout for a sibling, you probably know how this works ( and might even have a few little pinewood cars […]
缺少的是人!
有时我画一条街道，一栋建筑，一些我周围的城市景观的草图。但它看起来就是不对。通常，我缺少的是人。路过的人、人群、在巷子里走来走去的孤独的人--他们都是城市景观的一个组成部分。而画他们是[...]
画（小）人
有时场景中的人让我的素描变得生动。但有时，尤其是孩子们，会吸引我的注意力，使他们成为我素描的前台和中心，而他们的环境是围绕着他们的，给他们提供了背景，但只是勉强。这总是引起一个问题，他们是城市素描吗？有些显然是，[...]
The end of soccer season, the start of barbecue season…
Feels like summer is here! Soccer season is over, and barbecue season is here. I didn’t go watch too many of my son’s soccer games this season, but when I did go, I sketched. Little fellows, pretty close to the ground, scooting around a field are fun to draw. They remind me of goblins. Thank […]
你了解你的狄更斯吗？
You know it’s almost Christmas when you find a production of Dicken’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ being performed at your local grocery store. That’s just what happened this Saturday: our neighborhood Whole Foods announced that San Jose Youth Shakespeare was performing the play at the store, so I was there. With my sketchkit, ofcourse. If you […]
足球季来了!
Fall Soccer season is here, and I have a kid that plays with the Dynamites and another that plays with the Broncos, but if you ask me which team which kid belongs to, I’m never very sure. But I do go to practice and games and shout “Go Broncos” and “Go Dynamites”, and I sketch. […]