march 10, 2012
emeryville, california
i used china marker + water color on this drawing.
(click on the image for a closer look)
sketchbook.
Friday, March 23, 2012
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, March 16, 2012
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, March 09, 2012
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, March 02, 2012
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
july 2004
stockholm, sweden.
i fell in love with stockholm while i was in sweden, attending the wedding of my friend lotta jansdotter. we stayed at this fabulous hotel called RIVAL. and right across the street was a beautiful cemetery. i find that most cemeteries tend to verge on the scary and creepy side, but this one was quite sweet and picturesque, with rows and rows of beautiful organic shaped and colorfully muted tombstones. stockholm is now one of my all time favorite cities. it is so lovely and inspiring and full of impeccable design as far as the eye can see.
Friday, February 24, 2012
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
02 september 2010
boston, massachusetts.
a chair in the copley square hotel, boston, massachusetts.
Friday, February 17, 2012
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
13 may 1993
spain.
i drew these in a car on a journey from zaragoza to madrid. the landscape was amazing and the colors SO rich and breathtaking.
Friday, February 10, 2012
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
june 2011
vallauris, france
the spoon series i was working on in the south of france.
Friday, February 03, 2012
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
july 2004
cortona is one of the sweetest towns i have ever been to. this beautiful little town is built upon a hill and has the most amazing medieval architecture. cortona was made famous by frances mayes book, under the tuscan sun. and just by chance, while we were there they showed this movie (under the tuscan sun) on a huge outdoor movie screen. watching this movie under the stars whilst sipping limoncello was truly an epic moment.
Friday, January 27, 2012
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
july 2004
one of my top 3 favorite countries has to be italy (tuscany, to be exact). tuscany is so luscious and rich with culture . . . the FOOD, the colors, the people, the art, the landscape. i could easily spend a year eating and sketching my way through tuscany . . . (a girl can dream).
Saturday, January 21, 2012
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
24 may 2003
paris, france
one of my favorite things to do in a foreign country is to hang out in a bar with a delicious libation, reading, playing games, sketching, writing, and rubbing elbows with the natives. paris has some of the best bars anywhere and a leisurely drink is always encouraged. did you know that i am going to paris in may with some of my clay posse?
i can’t wait.
Friday, January 13, 2012
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
2011
berkeley, california
just a page from my clay sketchbook. one day these will be made into actual vessels . . . stay tuned.
