November 30, 2010

Maps for Sketching

I had fun making these maps for the Memphis Urban Sketchers sketch group this Saturday.


November 26, 2010

Riverboat

November 25, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving!
























November 24, 2010

Ravioli Prep

November 23, 2010

Clinton Kelly at Macy's

This isn't him, though. He was moving too fast to capture.

November 18, 2010

Memphis Urban Sketchers Are Famous!

Check out the article in today's Memphis Flyer by the awesome Mary Cashiola about Memphis Urban Sketchers!

November 17, 2010

Poplar - Westward

Poplar and one of those streets that starts with A - sketched while waiting in the Radio Shack parking lot

New on Etsy!

See the listing here!

November 16, 2010

Poplar Ave.

















Poplar Avenue 8/11/10
I remember this being the last thing on Poplar headed east when I was a kid, and it did not look this good at the time. Now everything is built up around it, and it is home to a law firm. a guy was painting the front porch when I sketched it.

November 15, 2010

Did I Show You This?

My last still life from the acrylic painting class I took at Flicker Street Studio, instructed by Melissa Dunn.






















November 14, 2010

Band Recital

My nephew Calvin had a band recital a couple of weeks ago.



























November 13, 2010

Three-Fourths of a Car

November 11, 2010

More Cooper Young I Forgot to Post Earlier

The name tag is from the Cooper Young Invitational Exhibit opening at David Perry Smith Gallery. The pirate ship was on Nelson in someone's front yard the night of the Cooper Young 4-miler.

November 10, 2010

River Arts Fest Sketches

I went to River Arts Fest a couple of weeks ago to sketch.























Fire Station on South Main


















Central Station and crowd

November 09, 2010

Waiting in Line

At Crosstown Arts' MemFEAST dinner last month

November 08, 2010

Sketching at Elmwood Cemetery

Sketching with Memphis Urban Sketchers at Elmwood Cemetery on Saturday

I took my colored pencils and watercolors, but I ended up just wanting to use my pencil.






































































A few of us went to lunch at 3 Angels Diner on Broad

Sassy Shoes

Just posted this on Etsy! Here's my shop.

November 07, 2010

Sketch Group!

This is what I sketched at Elmwood Cemetery with Memphis Urban Sketchers on Saturday





















































November 03, 2010

Cruise Day 4 - Lido Deck

November 02, 2010

Cruise Day 4 - The Wake

November 01, 2010

Cruise Day 4 - Free Champagne

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