Kick-Off Event
Posted: September 21, 2014 Filed under: USkO | Tags: kick-off event, outing, pen, tablet, watercolor, watercolor pencils 2 Comments
Sketching Supplies
Posted: September 8, 2014 Filed under: USkO | Tags: pen, supplies, watercolor Leave a commentI am currently experimenting with many different media and am never sure what I want to use on any particular occasion. This is a sketch of most of the art supplies I bring when I go out sketching. I have a watercolor set in addition to watercolor pencils (which I’m still figuring out how to use), four different pens (a red, blue, and black needle-point pen and one brush-like ink pen), a small set of oil pastels (which I have recently discovered to be good fun – as are crayons), vine and stick charcoal, a set of graphite pencils, and at least one sketchbook (preferably one for dry and another for wet media). A goal of mine at the moment is to challenge myself more with charcoal and graphite, which are media that I do not use often.
An Evening Stroll
Posted: August 25, 2014 Filed under: USkO | Tags: pen Leave a commentThese are two sketches of subjects that caught my eye when I went on an evening stroll. I enjoy drawing old, weathered objects. They have a lot of character. I suppose it also helps that I am challenged by proportions and perspective, which then tends to give inanimate objects a bit of a personality. I also liked the way this A-framed house was tucked away behind the trees on its perch above the street.
Flora
Posted: June 1, 2014 Filed under: USkO | Tags: ink brush pen, pen, watercolor Leave a commentThese are a few of my recent sketches focusing largely on plant life in my neighborhood and the outdoors, which, due to changing weather conditions received interesting raindrop splatter marks.
A Moment Between Downpours
Posted: April 2, 2014 Filed under: USkO | Tags: ink brush pen, pen, portable water brush pen, watercolor Leave a commentIt has been rainy and windy the last few days, but I slipped in a sketch last Sunday at 17:00 as the sun set. Looking at the pair of shoes I sketched, I should probably consider having a warm-up period.
Afterwards, I did a sketch of the sunset. I liked the stark contrast between the bright orange sky and the dark green leaves of the tree in the foreground. Rain clouds were sneaking up behind me so I had to finish the sketch indoors.
January – March Backlog
Posted: March 30, 2014 Filed under: USkO | Tags: automobiles, birds, houses, ink, ink brush pen, outdoors, pen, portable water brush pen, watercolor Leave a commentHere are a few of my sketches from January to March of this year. In many, I tried sketching a different subject (e.g., cars, birds) or using a different medium (e.g., quills, ink brush pens) or technique.
Pow! Wow! Hawai‘i
Posted: March 5, 2014 Filed under: USkO | Tags: pen, Pow!Wow!Hawaii, urban art Leave a comment“Centered around a week-long event in Hawaii, POW! WOW! has grown into a global network of artists and organizes gallery shows, lecture series, schools for art and music, mural projects, a large creative space named Lana Lane Studios, concerts, and live art installations across the globe. The central event takes place during Valentine’s Day week in February in the Kaka’ako district of Honolulu, and brings over a hundred international and local artist together to create murals and other forms of art.” (from the Pow! Wow! Hawai‘i website)
This is the first time I’ve seen it. Here are a few photos of their artwork. Most are from this year’s festival. Definitely something to check out if you have not already. Pow! Wow! Hawai‘i
A photo of a rough and quick sketch of an artist at work.
AJ Tauber
Harald Ebeling
Terri Dux
noah kutaka
Susan Li
Sebastian
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Urban Sketchers O‘ahu 