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SketchCrawl 15: Berkeley   August 30th, 2007

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Spenger’s Restaurant [larger]

Last Saturday, August 25th, was the SketchCrawl #15 event. If you are not familiar with SketchCrawl, you can read all about it here. It’s a great concept: people sketch together in locations all over the world and share the results online. The idea is to get you sketching and it sure does!

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In Sur la Table [larger]

I joined the Berkeley group: eleven intrepid sketchers crawling the 4th Street commercial district. We found good subjects to sketch including street musicians, buildings old and new, storefronts, people milling around and hanging out and even a snake and reptile store.

Jana and I sketched together and it was great fun. I wanted to do a number of sketches but spent a lot of time talking to everyone :) , so ended up inking my sketches on site and adding the color later that evening and the next day.

At the end of the day we gathered at Brennan’s and shared sketchbooks over Irish Coffees. It was a blast and so inspiring! If there is one thing I like better than sketching it’s the opportunity to see other peoples’ sketchbooks. It was great to meet new sketchers including Pete, who’s sketchblog I have long followed and admired, and to see friends Jana, Doña and Vern and family once again.

Fabulous sketches were done by the group, many of which can be seen here. And you can view other sketches done all over the world that day right here.

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House on 5th Street, Palm Tree [larger]

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4th and Hearst [larger]

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Down Home Music [larger]

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Peets Coffee [larger]

Some Photos of our Day:


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Distractions: iPhone & Bose   August 11th, 2007

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My New iPhone (larger)
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Noise Cancelling Headphones (larger)

I’ve been neglecting the sketchblog of late; my attention has been consumed by new toys! The iPhone with the Bose headphones has proven to be an excellent pair. Fear not though, I am getting back on track :)

By the way, the next World Wide SketchCrawl is Saturday August 25th. I plan to join the Berkeley contingent.

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