67 VW Bus

I always say I am going to paint everyday. Here is another attempt at painting OUTSIDE everyday. Urban Sketching to be exact....

Our 67 VW Bus

Alta Vista Garden

my watercolor sketch from this morning at Alta Vista Garden.

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.

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.

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.

City Administraion Building, San Diego

By Lydia Velarde
I sat in my car and sketched the San Diego Administration Building this morning... killing a few moments before an appointment.

Urban Sketching in Poway

An article about our Meetup group and my involvement in 92064 magazine this month.

Rendezvous in Poway, October 4, 2014

Mountain men and women, cowboys, and other reenactments from the 1800's were our subject for the meetup on at Old Poway Park.

This 4 minute video shows our adventure and our sketches.

San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido

The San Diego Urban Sketchers met at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido on Friday. It was cold and rainy. The photos show our group and our sketches.

Swami's Beach, Encinitas, CA

With the San Diego Plein Air Painters Meetup Group at Swami's Beach, Encinitas, CA

a 1.5 minute video of the area on youtube

Obon Festival, Vista, California

The Obon Festival was held this weekend at the Vista Buddhist Temple. Several Urban Sketchers met to draw the activities and had a challenge with the rapidly moving Taiko Drummers from UC Irvine. One of our urban sketchers, Carol Bonomo  was our hostess and event coordinator of the festival. Rachel Kopel, another urban sketcher gave demonstrations on Etegami in the cultural center.

Dominique Eichi's sketch

Lydia Velarde's sketch

Taiko Drumming

San Diego Urban Sketchers

Rachel Kopel at the Etegami table

Group of sketchers

 Koto Music Performance

 

Carol Bonomo event coordinator and urban sketcher.

Lindo Lake Park, Lakeside, CA

Two San Diego Urban Sketchers met at Lindo Lake Park in Lakeside this morning. There were plenty of things to draw, mostly people walking their dogs, children playing and people fishing. We chose to sketch the lake, ducks and squirrels.

 

Pen and ink with Watercolor, Linda Giese

Pencil with watercolor, Lydia Velarde

Squirrels, Lydia Velarde



House of Scotland, International Cottages, Balboa Park, San Diego

Today I met with Carol and a few other sketchers at the International Cottages in Balboa Park. This is my sketch of the House of Scotland and a group picture.

Leo Carrillo Ranch, Carlsbad, CA

The San Diego Urban Sketchers Meetup group met at the Leo Carrillo Ranch today.

This ranch is a former working ranchero once owned by Leo Carrillo, an actor who appeared in the tv series Cisco Kid. We had the chance to sketch any adobe buildings, windmills and about 2 dozen peacocks roaming the grounds.

Greenwood Mortuary

Today the San Diego Urban Sketchers enjoyed the quite of the Greenwood Mortuary, sitting in the shade drawing statues. Rachel Kopel, Kypris, and Lydia Velarde.

Lake San Marcos, California

The San Deigo Urban Sketchers MeetUp group met at Lake San Marcos today. It was quiet and peaceful sketching the lake as the ducks and swans played in the water in front of us. There was a great view of houses and boats surrounded by palm trees across the lake .

Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

This sketch was done while waiting for the San Diego Art Institute to open. The archway at Balboa Park, San Diego, CA