Broadhurst Street

Week 2- 2012

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This weeks work... i went to an Occupy event, made a sketch book that's 4" x 5",sketched my partner while she practiced for her show and went to the conservatory. Where I got some sketching in on my giant (A4 i think) moleskine. I pre-painted two pages and worked over those. The last is a WIP i may post that when it's done.

2012 Week 1

2012-01-10T07:29:00.000-08:00

I think I am resolve to the fact that life is busy(or rather I make my life busy).

An instead of stressing about not posting everyday or using the time to post,I would rather use that time to sketch.

So I will try weekly posts that cover all I have done each week.

Here is week 1 of the new year.

Below is a "window" through the trees and branches at the conservatory. (the color on all of my scans is off :(

This is the design/sketch for the wall i built my partner

and this the finished product:

Stargazer Lily

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bought these for my girl two weeks ago and there are still a few going strong.

Guest Room

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at Evan and David's

Waiting at The Gladstone

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a bulk post

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A few things from this week. I will be in Toronto for the next few day and hope to have time to sketch there.

Tupperware

2011-11-01T05:20:00.000-07:00

A quick sketch at lunch. I have been watching art documentaries during on my break and get so inspired i had to sketch WHILE watching.

The result are so-so but the feeling while drawing was priceless.

I am using the Stillman & Birn ketchbook from the symposium. The format is a little smaller than i usually use but this will be an excersise in drawing across the gutter. ( well not in this sketch)

A new plan....

2011-11-01T05:13:00.001-07:00

to document the city i live in. More to come soon

New mini palette and lazy

2011-10-28T12:18:00.000-07:00

I just realized how dormant this blog has been. I am sketching but not posting. Some if it has been that the sketches were for me only and the rest, well that's just been laziness.

It's all about to change :)

To start off the rebirth of this blog is a quick photoshop collage of my new mini palette. (The center image is actual size. the top and bottom were adjusted to fit the canvas)

While in Lisbon for the Urban Sketching Symposium my girlfriend and I stopped at a few antique shops. One of them had this old eyeglass case w/ glasses. Immediately I thought it would make a great palette for my purse. So with a little coaxing we were able to buy just the case. (it was dirt chewap too)

It currently has 5 half pans and a brush i cut down. There's a pen barrel that I have kept on the brush to protect the bristles in my purse. So if I flip it around it acts as an extender making for the right length brush. (similar to Cathy Johnson's drinking straw idea)

The palette measures 4 3/8" x 1 3/4" x 5/8" and weighs almost nothing!!!

I finished it last night so we'll see how it works. I must say it fits anywhere.

Waiting for coffee time

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The sky is washed out for some reason on thhis scan.

Pear

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A friend brought me in a bag of pears from her garden. It was so good ( i usually don't like the texture) and so tough to stop and sketch when i wanted to eat it.

Water for Sudan benefit

2011-08-30T12:47:00.000-07:00

I drew this last Friday night while waiting for the benefit show to start. This Other Life (thisotherlife.us )and Left on Red (http://www.leftonredmusic.com/) played at a church to raise money for the Water for Sudan organization. They are a local not for profit who's "mission is simple: drill borehole wells which bring safe drinking water to the people in South Sudan's remote villages, transforming lives in the process. " check out their website for more info http://www.waterforsudan.org/mission/

It was such a good night. Awesome music, great company, sketching and doing for others. Need i saw more...

found sketches from Portugal

2011-08-30T12:44:00.001-07:00

I found these small sketches from Portugal in the pocket of my sketchbook. A few times i went out wiht just a small bag which i put some folded paper in. You know a girl cannot leave the house (or hotel) without paper and a pen. :) So here they are. One from dinner out, one from a lunch stop at a wonderful cafe in Sintra and the last done during a Fado dinner show.
It's crazy how looking at a sketch can transport you back to a moment so quickly.

Waiting for dinner

2011-08-16T06:58:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend I had dinner with friend and family. Luckily ( I never thought I would say luckily about this) there was an hour wait. So we got to sit outside by the water, have good conversations AND i got to sketch. Which was followed by a good dinner and ice cream.

Does it get any better?????

So here was the sketch. Not sure I am done with it but I figured I'd post in case I can't get back to it.

Drawn with Noodlers Flex pen and Noodlers Polar Brown Ink

South Wedge Market results

2011-08-16T06:53:00.000-07:00

We had a sketchcrawl at the South Wedge Farmers Market on the 4th. It was the second of 2 events coordinated with the market.

We had a great time drawing, chatting with the passers and recruiting people to join our band of merry sketchers.

These things are so great. I love that we can get the creative word out there. One by one I think we can get everyone out there sketching and truly seeing the world around us. At least that's what I hope. :)

The highlight of the night for me was meeting the newest sketchcrawl member... see the sketch below. :)

II International Urban Sketching Symposium- Lisbon

2011-08-03T11:44:00.000-07:00

I cannot begin to describe what a fantastic experience i had at the Urban Sketching Symposium in Lisbon. I had the opportunity to meet so many amazing people from all over the globe. All of us sharing the same passion for capturing the world around us.

I got to see so many different styles of sketching, learn new techniques not only from the workshops but from the artists around me.

One of my favorite things was being able to see other peoples sketch books. Throughout the workshops and lectures and down time people swap sketchbooks. The amount of inspiration i got from that is immeasurable.

Well, as you can tell i loved everything about it and I haven't even talked about how beautiful the city was.

So, here are my sketches from the first few workshops. There is a following post with the remaining workshops sketches as well as the one i worked on during the 32nd World Wide SketchCrawl.
-Enjoy

II International Urban Sketching Symposium- Lisbon

2011-08-03T11:24:00.001-07:00

These are the skecthes from ths last two workshops and the 32nd World Wide Sketchcrawl which coincided with the last day of the symposium.
It was so amazing to have nearly 300 people all drawing in the same place.

Urban Sketching Symposium

2011-07-28T19:01:00.000-07:00

I just returned from Portugal where I attended the three day Urban Sketching Symposium (http://symposium.urbansketchers.org/) which culminated with the 32nd World Wide SketchCrawl. There were approximately 300 people sketching and painting in the Praco do Commercio. The energy that surrounds a group of people (large or small) who share the same passion for creating is infectious and inspiring.

I had the opportunity to meet so many wonderful and talented people. People I have followed online and people I will now follow. Seeing their sketchbooks in person is awesome. It was such an amazing experience. I got to see so many different styles of sketching and pick up new techniques that i cannot wait to try out.

If you get the opportunity to attend next year you should!! I hope to :)

Having just returned from the trip i am not yet unpacked. I plan to share sketches from the symposium over the next few days.

For now Check out the USK Lisbon site http://symposium.urbansketchers.org/ for other peoples' sketches, photos and videos.

Happy sketching,
Genine

Catch up...

2011-04-20T10:03:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since i've posted. I have been sketching but haven't had so much as a moment to scan. Here are a few. My plan is to post on a more regualr basis.. Here we go :)

Rochester SketchCrawl

2011-02-21T10:10:00.000-08:00

We had a sketchcrawl here in Rochester yesterday. This is one of my pages.

The Berkshires

2011-02-21T10:07:00.000-08:00

Took a quick trip to the Berkshires aA few weekends ago. This is a page of random sketches.

Rochester Public Market

2011-01-31T05:34:00.000-08:00

a quick sketch at the public market. painted the next day at home. And the back of a few people at church.

Java's SketchOut

2011-01-28T15:11:00.001-08:00

Lately i have been copying a sketch a few times to try out different things. This is one of those times. Depending on time i may do another. This was the result of the first weekly SketchOut. Turn out was slim... ok really it was me but i am hopeful.
Going to do another next week. This time there will also be great music.
Either way at least it's a block of time set aside for sketching.

more details on the sketchout here.. http://rochestersketchcrawl.blogspot.com/

random sketches

2011-01-24T09:27:00.000-08:00

Some random sketches from the other night. Seems i am doing alot of that lately.

Sketching at Jemnetat

2011-01-21T05:50:00.000-08:00

I met a friend to sketch on Wednesday night at a cafe / gallery/ shop. They have a large range of African art and jewelry. It is a great place to crab a coffee and sketch. But, I got hungry before I could add color so I went home ate and then copied my sketch a few times to play with color, hatching etc. Shown are the original sketch and two of the one I experimented with.

Hanging out on a Sunday evening

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Saturday evening with friends

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Hanging out wih some great firends on a saturday night. Eating chili, chatting and a bit of sketching.
Life is good.

Rochester Sketchcrawl results

2011-01-10T17:57:00.000-08:00

We had the first Rochester Sketchcrawl of the year and a GREAT turn out. (This would explain the lack of sketches. ) There were quite a few new "crawlers" who met us at the conservatory. I always forget how great it is in there. It's like a little summer when you need it most.

So below are a few sketches. Switching mediums every sketch which is usual for a sketchcrawl.

The littlest things

2010-12-09T08:37:00.000-08:00

You know how every once in a while you do a sketch and it's one you really like? Well this is not much of a sketch in the sense of size , detail etc. But this is one of those sketches....

I was at friends house helping out with her son's project and did this quick while he worked.

lecture sketch

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Boulder Coffee

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and a bit of sketching.....

Back in Cooperstown

2010-11-12T04:59:00.000-08:00

Back again at Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park. They have beautiful log cabins in the woods. #5 has a great view!

10.16.10-2

2010-10-18T06:58:00.001-07:00

I stopped to sketch on the way to Meg's show tonight. The trees in the darkness caught my eye. I added the color when i got home that night.

Still using the new Hero M86

10.16.10

2010-10-18T06:56:00.000-07:00

Looking out the window in the morning while waiting for the coffee to finish perking....

2010-10-18T06:53:00.000-07:00

Playing with the new pen again and with the red onion that's now starts to sprout.

Below is a random little sketch while I was waiting. As I wrote I LOVE the Quin Gold. The scan does not do it justice at all!!

08 October 2010- There's no place like Gnome...

2010-10-18T06:27:00.000-07:00

We've got this gnome in the den. He just hangs out in the corner and was begging to be drawn. I didn't have all the lights on which is why he has a stump for on arm. I didn't know you could actually see his hand.
Oh, also tested out my new Hero M86 pen on this and the next bunch of sketches. The more i use it the more i like it. you get such a variety of line widths from one pen. This is what the pen looks like.

03 October 2010 at the First Unitarian Church

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Home again

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random sketch

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Garage Sale

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14 September 2010 Java's

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12 September 2010

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09September2010

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Last night at Java Joes

08September2010

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a few sketches from the other day

05September2010- my brother

2010-09-10T13:34:00.001-07:00

My brother and freidns were up visting for the holiday weekend...this is an attempt to get him om paper. He moved in the first one so the out line was all i got. The second i just used the brush and paint

Rochester Sketchcrawl

2010-09-02T10:00:00.000-07:00

Two of my sketches form the Rochester SketchCrawl back on August 14th.
We were down at Genesee Valley Park near the boat house, which i had to sketch. The othe is art of Bob, who was sitting in the grass next to me.

First Friday Rochester

2010-08-16T10:27:00.001-07:00

These are a few of my sketches from the First Firday event at ROCO. Check out the Rocheter Sketchcrawl blog for more info and photos from the night.
( rochestersketchcrawl.blogspot.com )

St.Croix 2010- and this is my 300th post

2010-07-19T10:33:00.000-07:00

It's been two years since I had been to St.Croix and how it was nice to go back. Two weeks of rest, relaxation and great weather.

AND... this is my 300th post... wow, i can not belive how time has gone by. I've been a little lazy this past year but have plans to change that. I am intent on giving myself more sketching time and have also signed up for the sketchbook project. Check it out here - http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject once all of the books are turned in they go on tour!!! I can't imagine how great it will be to go to one of the locations and be able to look at over two thousand sketchbooks....IN PERSON.... i better give myself a few days :)

Hospital Visit

2010-07-19T10:32:00.001-07:00

Sketching with a friend

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Trevor Flynn workshop

2010-06-23T11:07:00.000-07:00

Hey out there..... I've been a bit lazy with regards to posting lately, but i havent stopped sketching.

I attended a kickin' workshop this past weekend by Trevor Flynn, at the Memorial Art Gallery. These are my sketches from that. ( I also went to the lecture on Thursday evening)

This link http://rochestersketchcrawl.blogspot.com/2010/04/trevor-flynn-at-memorial-art-gallery.html will explain lecture and workshop a bit.... once I get a few more mintues , i will go into detail. There were two days of the workshop and each was a little different.

Oh and there are so many cool thing coming up here in Rochester for us sketchers.

More soon.....

25 May 2010 Highland Park

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22 May 2010-2

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22 May 2010-1

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15 May 2010-1

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15 May 2010 -2

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Boulder Coffee sketching 1 of 2

2010-04-28T05:55:00.000-07:00

sitting at boulder again sketching with Rachel... the second skech will follow soon. Top left are syrup bottles i saw at the counter when ordering my vanilla chai.

pinapple and the new pen

2010-04-28T05:16:00.000-07:00

My GF went antiquin with her mother last week and bought me a great old shaeffer fountain pen... it happen to have a cartridge in it still and i was able to find replacements for it. Being so excited about a new pen i decide i am going to draw with it. It writes well has a great line and nice weight (all this for only 2 bucks) now...the only thing is that the ink as you can see is not water proof. So the parts of the pinapple i did get to sketch (had to cut it up before i could finish) obviouslt bled and ran. I do not mind i but had i done the whole thing it would have been a mess. Now all i have to do is find a converter so i can fill it with some noodlers.

Sketching at Boulder

2010-04-19T13:51:00.000-07:00

a quiet friday night at Boulder...

Boulder Coffee sketching

2010-04-13T13:37:00.000-07:00

I went to Boulder for a bit to sketch. One is looking out at the building across the street. It has two billboards on top that angle back towards eachother. the other sketch is of this sacred heart lamp that hangs from the ceiling. It was still light out so it wasn't on.

my bicycle (well part of it)

2010-04-12T13:57:00.000-07:00

the talent show

2010-04-12T13:55:00.002-07:00

Waiting for the talent show to start. i aded color the next day...it wasnt until i was done did i realize that the color i added looked a but like the pattern and lighting that was shining on the stage curtain.

Waiting for my appointment

2010-04-12T13:55:00.001-07:00

Rochester Sketchcrawl 03.27.10

2010-03-29T06:07:00.000-07:00

Saturday was the Rochester Sketchcrawl. We started inside the library but with the sun shining we took to the streets. Walked over to St. Mary's and Washington Square park. Which has a stature of Lincoln...huh.....there were 5 sketchers and one photograhper. Not a bad turn out for March. Hoping to have some of the other sketchers sketches posted at the Rochester Sketchcrawl blog ( http://rochestersketchcrawl.blogspot.com/) check it out.

Immanuel Baptist Church

2010-03-26T12:04:00.000-07:00

We went to the Immanuel Baptist Church so see a how last week. Ihad never seen anyone play in a chruch before it was great.

Vegas

2010-03-26T11:59:00.001-07:00

I took a trip out to Vegas for a trade show a few weeks ago. Here are the sketches from that trip. Drawing faces are a new thing for me. In the past the only human head you saw was from behind. Using pencil to try and get over that. It's a slow process but i am starting to feel a little less scared :) .

Roving Sketchers "meet -up"

2010-03-26T11:58:00.000-07:00

babysitting

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Java's... with a bit of color

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Java's (before color)

2010-02-19T08:53:00.000-08:00

I met Rachel for some sketching last night. It was as always a great time. I had fun conversing about upcoming sketch crawls, lectures at the museum, her sewing and much more. Here is my sketch pre- color....i may try and play around with some this weekend. At least now its saved in it's original form and i can experiment freely... :)

stary nights cafe

2010-02-10T14:45:00.001-08:00

Jury Duty

2010-01-26T09:58:00.000-08:00

there was a bit of time before jury selection commenced yesterday so i got a sketch in. I was a bit dissapointed i didn't make the jury...i think it would have been an interesting experience. Oddly i am still on call for another month, so who knows. Maybe next time.

Baby Shower

2010-01-26T09:54:00.000-08:00

I had a baby shower to go to this Sunday and as luck would have it there were pens and paper out on the table. They were supposed to be used to play the word search (you can see it bleeding through) which i did do. But the back of the paper was free game :) This is a sketch of the center piece. They were DUM DUM lollypop trees. Real cute!

Pears

2009-12-31T06:52:00.000-08:00

Rochester Sketchcrawl

2009-12-21T06:25:00.000-08:00

Sketching and a chi-latte

2009-12-10T10:24:00.001-08:00

Guitars

2009-12-10T10:21:00.000-08:00

it's been so so long since i've posted and sketched but this is one of the pages from my current sketchbook....i hope to have a lot more soon.

A great night

2009-10-29T06:15:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday was the exhibition party for a new exhibit at the local gallery. Part of the event was a drawing party...(set up by a very good friend who works for the gallery and is a fellow sketchcrawler http://balduffington.blogdrive.com/) So there were pencils, makers and things to draw. People waandered in and out while a live salsa band played in the next room. It was great!! What is better than music, drawing and friends?!?!?

Here are a few sketches from the night....oh the Hello sticker... I was introduced to someone and they asked how i knew Rachel...after a short description I mentioned that we meant via sketchcrawl, the woman exclaimed "OH you're sketchcrawl". Hense the name tag :)

ITALY 2009 Part 1

2009-10-26T10:05:00.000-07:00

I returned two weeks ago from an AMAZING trip to Itlay. It was my first time there/ overseas.

I spent 4 nights in Rome, 2 in Cinque Terre and then a week in Tuscany. A truly amazing, humbling experience. I was fortunate meet and rent a room from a fellow EDMer Barbara. It crazy how the internet helps connects us all over the world. I am so glad I got a chance to meet and spend time with her and her family.

ITALY 2009 Part 2

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ITALY 2009 Part 3

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09.12.09-downtown

2009-09-15T05:12:00.000-07:00

I went downtown Saturday to sketch, pulled into a parking lot to draw the old church at St. Josephs Park (check out Chris' sketch http://www.flickr.com/photos/cbtribastone/3814389621/ of it), as i sat in the parking lot getting ready the buildings just past the church caught my eye. The foot bridges are what grabbed me. So i sat , listened to great music and sketched in the sun.

i think i may go back now and add something..not sure what but something, to give it depth.

helicopters

2009-09-09T05:14:00.000-07:00

i picked these up on my walk the other day...first signs of fall

Riley

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camera class

2009-08-31T10:32:00.000-07:00

i had read a description of a camera class that was comming up at the library and hopped on the waiting list. I was so excited to learn more about F-stops, depth of field and much more....well the first topic was "how to turn on your camera". From there it'd didnt get much better. I believe the title of the class should have been " Getting started with the digital camera you JUST bought and have no idea how to work". It is a great idea to have these classes, i just wish they would have deserving descriptions. Oh, well. sketched a short bit and hadd a good night anyway.

The Armory and Otis

2009-08-31T10:31:00.000-07:00

field of sunflowers

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2009-08-12T13:53:00.000-07:00

I received wonderful flowers for my birthday this year and had to sketch a few before they all died.

Jason Mraz, G Love and K'Naan

2009-08-12T13:52:00.000-07:00

Sketched at the concert a bit while there was light....GREAT show!!!

Palms and Pine Cones

2009-08-12T13:51:00.000-07:00

I saw a Palm on the tv so I started sketching, that let to the pines cones on top of the TV :

always waiting :)

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Pride Parade 2009

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just a random bedtime sketch

2009-07-16T13:21:00.001-07:00

i was so tired but really wanted to sketch. So i looked up and traced the bottled on my dresser. I had pre painted the page before i bound the book.

Sketcrawl 07.11.09

2009-07-16T13:18:00.000-07:00

a few sketches from the most recent skechcrawl. We were cut short due to rain but it was great to get out and sketch!

Camping

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camping

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Edamame

2009-07-09T14:40:00.000-07:00

from dinner last week at Piranha

Starry Nites Cafe

2009-06-23T19:11:00.001-07:00

I had a great day. Sketched this whiles sitting outside on a gorgeous Friday night, after running a 5K and having to work only half a day because we had our group picnic.

2009-06-16T09:59:00.000-07:00

A few doodles from todays meetingthe lights on the bottom left are going to be used in the new store. The one on the right is really colorful. But I bet they would have seen me sketching if I puled out my paint set. :)

adam the IT guy

2009-06-15T13:48:00.000-07:00

this is the IT guy who was installing/ configuring my new laptop at work. So while he did that I did this sketch! :)(added the paint when I got home)