sketchcrawl 25: yerba buena gardens, sf

Saturday marked the 5th anniversary of Enrico Casarosa's original SketchCrawl. It's grown into a worldwide phenomenon with more participants in more locations every time. Here's to many more.

For more sketches from San Francisco and around the world, visit the forums at sketchcrawl.com

Here's a recent story about Sketchcrawl, featuring one of my sketches, over at Lines and Colors

happy dia de los muertos

Oaxaca, Mexico

life drawing

life drawing

handcar regatta, santa rosa

Sunday was the second annual handcar regatta in Santa Rosa's historic Railroad Square. The main event was a race featuring all manner of handmade railcars propelled by everything from classic handcranks to pedal power to man-sized hamster wheels to giant wind turbines. Here are a couple of the contestants, both the work of an outfit called Krank Boom Clank. The three-wheeler on the left is Murray the Fish. To the right is one of the front wheels of the Hennepin Crawler, featuring twin rubber tires for travel on ground, and a central groove for riding the rails. That's a flame thrower above the wheel.

More artwork from the day at urban sketchers.

sketchcrawl 24: chinatown/ north beach, sf

Another great day for a sketchcrawl in San Francisco. There was the Autumn Moon festival going on all over Chinatown, and an Italian American festa in North Beach. Good times.

For more sketches from San Francisco and around the world, visit the forums at sketchcrawl.com

life drawing

life drawing

urban sketchers

I've just become a correspondent over at urban sketchers.com. Urban Sketchers (USk) is the brainchild of Seattle journalist and illustrator Gabi Campanario and features location drawings and sketch reporting from all over the globe with new stuff posted daily. It's like a world-wide sketchcrawl that never ends. Check it out if you haven't already. Here's my introduction page. I'll be posting location drawings from northern California and anywhere else I travel to. Most of them I'll post here too, but a few may be USk exclusives.

Above is the Lone Star Industries cement factory in Oakland. I've often seen it in the distance from the freeway and thought of it as the "milk carton" building because of its distinctive shape.

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sebastopol

House sitting again in Sebastopol. I've drawn the tractor
before. Click the images to see larger

sketchcrawl 23: the presidio, sf

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amador county

Young cousins of mine at the ranch.
Acrylic on wood panel, 8 x 8".

the godfather 2

Here are some environment concept paintings I did for the Godfather 2 game recently released by EA Games.

sketchcrawl 22: chinatown, sf

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the new yorker's eustace tilley contest 2009

My piece won:

This is the second year the New Yorker has invited the public to submit their own interpretations of the magazine's iconic mascot, Eustace Tilley, originally drawn by Rea Irvin for the magazine's first cover in 1925.

12 winners were chosen from over 300 submissions. You can see a slideshow of all 12 on the New Yorker's website here

My piece also appears, along with three others, in the current issue of the New Yorker on the stands now.

Two of my pieces won last year too. You can see those along with the rest of the 2008 winners at the New Yorker site as well.

sketchcrawl 21: haight st, sf

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sketchcrawl 20: the mission /noe valley, sf

Saturday, Oct 25th was worldwide sketchcrawl 20. Here are some of the sights from San Francisco, including highlights from the Noe Valley Harvest Festival. Click on the images to see them larger.




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gallery nucleus

Opening this weekend at Gallery Nucleus: Endless Reflections - Commemorating 20 Years of Sandman Art, featuring two of my pieces and works by over 30 other artists.






If you're in the LA area, stop by!

Endless Reflections
October 4, 2008 – October 20, 2008
Opening Reception October 4, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Gallery Nucleus
210 East Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
(626) 458 - 7482

life drawing

life drawing

sebastopol

The abandoned tractor in its skeletal shed in the field just past the garden and the chicken run across the bridge from the willow tree. Click to see larger.

sketchcrawl 19: fort point

Saturday, June 21st was worldwide sketchcrawl 19. The San Francisco group met at Fort Point and Crissy Field. I got there a bit late and didn't draw as much as I wanted to, but I made these. Click to see them larger.


The fort was built in the 1850s to defend the bay against enemy warships. In the 1930s the Golden Gate Bridge was built right over it. The combination of the brick masonry and that giant red arch overhead makes this an amazing architectural space.This view features the lighthouse which dates from 1864.



Here is a quick sketch of one of the upper passageways, several of the cannons on display on the ground floor, and my buddy Justin Chin sketching. The passport-style souvenir stamp can be found at the Warming Hut, down the shore along Crissy Field.

For more sketches from San Francisco and around the world, check out the forums at sketchcrawl.com

tuolumne

I spent last weekend at Berkeley Tuolumne Camp, a family camp up in the mountains. This is a view from the beach looking out across the swimming hole to the main lodge complex. There's no lifeguard on duty, kids, so swim at your own risk. Click to see larger.



This fellow camper was kind enough to let me sketch her over breakfast

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fish head

What was left of the rainbow trout at Saul's

artists warehouse sale

I collaborated with Claire B. Cotts on a few pieces for the annual SF MOMA Artists Gallery warehouse sale. I drew the birds, she pretty much did the rest. The sale goes on May 7- 11, and the art goes for 50% off. Get the bargains while they last.


(detail)


SF MOMA Warehouse sale