friday field trip (from the sketch book).

march 7, 2012

berkeley, california

this is the B in my alphabet series. it was done with charcoal, pastels, and water color. i'm trying to bring a little more color in my life, though for me, "color" means vague, muddy and subtle.

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

march 14, 2012

berkeley, california

one of the projects in my "painting class" is to draw the alphabet in different medium and fonts. this "A" was done in charcoal and is approximately 14" x 20" (it's a BIG little A).

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

march 8, 2012

emeryville, ca

my friend, jessie, and i have started a painting salon (with just the 2 of us as members). we meet every wednesday morning, lock ourselves in her studio with a LOT of tea or coffee, blast the music, and then draw, paint, charcoal, pastel, ink, oil, scratch, smear, etc . . . with reckless abandonment.

one of the assignments we gave ourselves was to pick an object and to draw it every single day for 3 months. i chose this antique key from france as my object. it was a completely random choice, as my office is loaded with objects. but now that i think about it, it seems the perfect choice, plus it has a deeper significance. hopefully this will be the key that unlocks my inner-creativity. there ARE no accidents in life, right ?

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

berkeley, california

july 2010

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i've been sketching + painting right onto my pottery and combining my 2 great loves. sketching right on the clay feels so permanent and set in stone, which can be quite daunting at first. but nothing that can't be thrown against the wall at the end of the year !

this is one of my favorite quotes from "the little prince."

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

vermont.

august 2009

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