In the last article I described my activities in the 1.5 days in Pasadena before Sketchkon. Now it’s time to tackle the big event itself. I attended it as a normal participant (not a presenter) but had two small tasks (giving a short talk and leading a 1 hour sketchcrawl). Not having a heavy work...
CONTINUE READINGI arrived in Pasadena on Wednesday afternoon and was very happy with the view of City Hall from my room at The Westin (the venue for Sketchkon). BTW Sketchkon was the first in-person convention for Sketchbook Skool (founders Danny Gregory and Koosje Koene) and was run in association with Artists Network. You can find out...
CONTINUE READINGOne of the highlights of my half day in San Francisco in 1999 (my first trip to USA) was visiting a little building by Frank Lloyd Wright (FLW) – originally the VC Morris Gift Store – which was a prototype for the Guggenheim in NYC. So I was pretty happy when Laurie Wigham suggested we...
CONTINUE READINGAfter our sketching of San Jose Victorians (refer to the end of this article) Suhita organised a few friends over for an evening of catching up and sketching. I had hoped to sketch some pumpkins this trip but these gourds were the closest I got to doing a seasonal still life. (Note: it’s spring in...
CONTINUE READINGA little over a week ago I got some of the new Daniel Smith half pan sets (delivered to me direct from DS). Amongst the new sets is this one – the Sketchers kit which includes my base 6 colours, plus 9 empty half pans in a compact box. I’m unbelievably honored and excited about...
CONTINUE READINGIt’s been nearly a week since I arrived here in the SF/Bay Area and it’s been pretty busy (that is a little bit of an understatement). I have been with friends the whole time so I haven’t had a chance to share anything here. But today, I’ve got a few hours spare as I’ve joined...
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