Bella Collina, San Clemente

Patti Prather, a San Diego Urban Sketcher created a group in San Clemente called, "San Clemente Sketchers, Just for Fun". I joined them yesterday at Bella Collina to sketch. I got a cute tip too!

Summer Past Farms 2015

a 4:41 minute Lydeo of our morning at Summer Past Farms

and our group photo

Mission San Juan Capistrano Sketch Trip 2015

Grape Day Park, Escondido, 2015

Hotel Del Coronado 2015

group photo from the woodie fest

Wave Crest Annual Woodie Meet September 2015

the woodie fest!

Garden Club at Rancho Santa Fe September 13, 2015

Del Mar Horse Park September 2015

The Lydeo of our meetup at Del Mar Horse Park.

Presidio Park, San Diego, California 9/5/15

Last Saturday I met up with the San Diego Urban Sketchers at the Presidio, a tranquil, beautiful park above Old Town in San Diego.  It felt like being in a forest at the top.  This was my first time visiting this site.  I've seen this tower many times when driving on the freeway, so it was good to finally check it out.  This building houses the Junipero Serra Museum.  Interesting timing given the Pope is coming to the States soon and will bestow saint status upon Serra, the 18th century Catholic monk who established the California missions.  A museum brochure states that the museum stands atop the hill recognized as the site of the first permanent European settlement, a presidio, in what would become the State of California.  Prior to Spanish colonization, native Kumeyaay people had lived on and around the hill for millennia.  Thank you to Lydia Velarde who organized another great USk meet-up.  It's really cool how sketchers from all over the world can meet-up with the local sketchers group of wherever they're visiting.  On this day we had visiting sketchers from the Netherlands and Australia.

Materials: Uniball Vision black pen, Gelly Roll white gel pen, Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolor travel kit

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Presidio Park Meetup video

Old Town San Diego - 3rd Annual West Coast Urban Sketchers Sketch Crawl ...

Balboa Park - 3rd Annual West Coast Urban Sketchers Sketch Crawl August ...

Meet and Greet 3rd Annual West Coast Urban Sketchers Sketch Crawl, Augus...

Mission Bay Park, bonita Cove Park, San Diego July 2015

NTC at Liberty Station, Balboa Park June 2015

sketching one coffee shop from another

Lofty Coffee Encinitas Roasting Works, June, 2015

Ventura Place and Oceanfront Walk, Misison Beach, San Diego May 2015

San Diego Urban Sketchers 2nd Birthday at Old Poway Park

a 2.5 minute video of our meetup at Old Poway Park

Presentation at Mesa College

In April, Lydia Velarde, San Diego USK Correspondent gave a presentation about the Art of Urban Sketching to Cindy Zimmerman’s Drawing Class at Mesa College, in San Diego. She spoke about the World Wide Group, the San Diego Local Chapter, showed some urban sketching tools and shared techniques for urban sketching. This talk was scheduled to prepare the students for urban sketching at an event they will be attending later in the week.

Dominique Eichi showing at the San Diego Airpot

Our very own Dominique Eichi is now featured on the airport website!
http://www.san.org/Airport-Art/Exhibit-Details?Id=90&Source=Current

The San Diego Urban Sketchers Ride the Trolley April 2015

Trixxie's Trolley Trek

"Trixxies's Trolley Trek" started at the Santee Trolley Station. The San Diego Urban Sketchers hopped on the trolley for a short ride to the next stop where we got off, sketched for 15 minutes then jumped back on the trolley to the next station. We sketched at 4 different stops before returning to Santee. All of the sketches were done quickly, after the 2nd stop i realized I left my bag on the trolley, while it was on the way to downtown San Diego, I continued to sketch but with pen only. Thanks to a trolley flagger who radio'd the trolley I was lucky get my bag back with all my valuables still in it.

The San Diego Urban Sketchers at Greenwood Cemetery April 2015

Greenwood Cemetery stop motion

a 12 second stop motion of our meetup at the cemetery

San Deigo Urban Sketchers at Scripps Memorial Hospital

Sketching Vultures at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park April 2015

San Diego Urban Sketchers at El Campo Santo Cemetery March 2015

San Diego Urban Sketchers at Powerhouse Park March 2015

Spanish Village, Balboa Park

Spanish Village, Balboa Park

This sketch was done at Spanish Village in Balboa Park this morning. It was done in colored pencil. (The stamp was done in life drawing by my friend Stephen Sloan.)

Note: Balboa Park is the location of the 3rd Annual West Coast Urban Sketchers Sketch Crawl which will take place August 7,8, and 9th 2015.

San Diego Urban Sketchers at Vacation Village March 2015

barefoot bar and grill

The Barefoot Bar and Grill is located in Vacation Village, tucked away on gentle Mission Bay in the heart of San Diego. The restaurant was the location of this sketch done in pen and watercolor.

Barefoot bar and grill

By Lydia Velarde
The Barefoot Bar and Grill is located in Vacation Village, tucked away on gentle Mission Bay in the heart of San Diego. The restaurant was the location of this sketch done in pen and watercolor.

San Diego Urban Sketchers at the North Park Water Tower February, 2015

North Park Water Tower

By Lydia Velarde
The North Park Water Tower is located in San Diego and is registered with the California State Historical Resources Commission. The tower was built in 1924, and it held 1.2 million gallons before it was retired in the 1990s.

Bernardo Winery

By Lydia Velarde

San Diego Urban Sketchers at Bernardo Winery

San Diego Urban Sketchers at Midland and Temple

Spanish Village, Balboa Park

This sketch painting was created today at Spanish Village.  This is an area of Balboa Park, in San Diego where over 37 working art studios are located. The village has a colorful flagstone patio filled with seasonal blooms, and unique shops housed under the historic Spanish-tile roofed buildings. Balb oa Park is also the location of our 3rd Annual West Coast Urban Sketcher Sketch Crawl, August 7, 8, 9, 2015, information at http://3rdwcuskskcrawl.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

Spanish Village, Balboa Park

This sketch painting was created at Spanish Village.  This is an area of Balboa Park, in San Diego where over 37 working art studios are located. The village has a colorful flagstone patio filled with seasonal blooms, and unique shops housed under the historic Spanish-tile roofed buildings. Balb oa Park is also the location of our 3rd Annual West Coast Urban Sketcher Sketch Crawl, August 7, 8, 9 2015! information at:  http://3rdwcuskskcrawl.blogspot.com/

Queen Califia's Magical Circle

Queen Califia's Magical Circle is a sculpture garden located in Escondido, California. It is one of the last works of French artist Niki de Saint Phalle and the only American garden by the artist.

My watercolor sketch on gessoed paper.

San Diego Urban Sketchers at Amici Park January, 2015

San Diego Urban Sketchers at Myrtle Creek Nursery - jan. 2015

Chess Set at the Nursery

There is a huge cement chess set at the Myrtle Creek Nursery in Fallbrook where the San Diego Urban Sketchers met today. This is my ink sketch of the set.

January, February and March Meetups posted

These are the latest meetup dates for the San Diego Urban Sketchers Meetup Group:

January 21, 12 pm
Deadline for Art Exhibit Solana Beach Library

January 24, Saturday 11 a.m. -1 p.m.
Amici Park, Little Italy

February 8, Sunday 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Temple St. and Midland Road, Poway

February 21, Saturday 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
North Park Water Tower

March 1, Saturday 9 a.m. -11 a.m.
Paradise Terrace, Vacation Village, Mission Bay

3rd Annual West Coast Urban Sketchers Sketch Crawl
August 7, Meet and Greet, TBD, 6-8 p.m.
August 8, Botanical Building, Balboa Park 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
August 9, Old Town Historical Park 9-12 noon

 

For details and to rsvp go to our meetup site: http://www.meetup.com/San-Diego-Urban-Sketchers/

Tree:SanDiegoCalifornia

Graphite&AquarellablePencilOnAcetatePaper&Tape(by David Clemesha)

Westfield Mall Food Court, San Diego

The food court has changed.. A LOT. It seems to seat more people and has a little area that looks cozy with plants and nice chairs.

This is a snack stand I sketched while on an outing with the San Diego Sketch Crawlers.

Date Change for Fallbrook.

Due to the Fallbrook weekend weather forecast of 60% rain I have changed the meetup date for Myrtle Creek Botanical Garden and Nursery. Rather than wait until the night before or the morning of the event I have contacted the owner and he has agreed to the date of Sunday, January 18th. 10 am to 12 noon. I hope those that have rsvp'd can still make it on the 18th. Sorry!

BirdOfParadise:SanDiegoCalifornia

Graphite&Aquarellable pencil&Dr.Martin's dyes on acetate,paper,&tape(by David Clemesha)

SeaChannel&Family:SanDiegoCalifornia

Graphite&Aquarellable pencil&Dr.Martin's dyes on acetate,paper,&tape(by David Clemesha)

Hoodie&the#992:SanDiegoAirportCalifornia

Graphite&Aquarellable pencil,ChinaMarker&Dr.Martin's dyes on acetate,paper,&tape(by David Clemesha)

MouseEars&TwoDogs:SanDiegoAirportCalifornia

Graphite&Aquarellable pencil,ChinaMarker&Dr.Martin's dyes on acetate,paper,&tape(by David Clemesha)

DepartingTrain:SanDiegoCalifornia

Aquarellable&Graphite pencil on acetate,paper&tape(by David Clemesha)