Asian Art Museum, 12/18/21

A few sketches made at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA.

 

SIP-n-Sketch: SF Skyline - Final project

Sketchers:

Thanks for all your support. Here it is:

SF Skyline, acrylic and pencil on paper, 12/2021 

 

"SF Skyline" is on display until January 16, 2022, at Blue Dot Cafe in Alameda California.

Here is a quick video of the final details.

CoWaBunGA! 

Blue Dot Cafe, Holiday show, 12/2021 - Update 12/11/2021

12/11/2021 Update - "SF Skyline" added to the show. 

Art Jammerz resumed our winter/holiday show this month with an exhibit at Blue Dot Cafe in Alameda, California. It was refreshing to get our artwork out into the public again after the pandemic shutdowns. Drop into Blue Dot Cafe and enjoy the show. 

"SF Skyline" added to replace sold work - 12/11/2021

Tommy's art anchoring the main wall

Arielle installing her works.

 

Tommy checking out Chrissy's installation

I have greeting cards on the table, reasonably priced

My installation at the corner

Blue Dot Cafe - Price List

SOLD: Bunker birds

Would you like water?

Maybe just a little from a golden lion aquamanile:

Lion aquamanile circa 1250 - 1300

 

SIP-n-Sketch: SF Cityscape, in-progress

Sketchers:

The first layer of paint was applied on paper, establishing the light and dark tones for the remainder of the sketch. I removed extraneous gridlines in the sky areas but kept the grid in the highway and skyline.

Enjoy your sketching!

CoWaBUNGA

 

SIP-n-Sketch: Dusk Construction, October 2021

Sketchers:

Finished. The last details were added in paint and color pencil. I prepared a short video of the final work  elements to complete this sketch.

"Dusk construction", acrylic & pencil on paper, 10/2021

 

For the next project, we will be using the grid technique to transfer a complex image to paper or canvas. It is a technique used by drafts people and photo-realist artists. I will be posting the project image shortly.

CoWaBunGA

SIP-n-Sketch: "Dusk Construction" In-progress 03

SIP-n-Sketchers:

Last two sessions we worked on middle ground, filling in colors and shapes. Now we can add details.

Keep sketching, see y'all next time.

CoWaBunGA

Brooklyn hipster or ?

Portrait of Bearded Man, Bassano, Getty Museum

Sketching at LACMA, 08/2021

Find the best angle to sketch sculpture.

"Sleeping woman with boy", Scherer, 1926 at LACMA

Dinner at the Gage, Chicago, 8/2021

While waiting for my dinner, I sketched the interior of the Gage, Chicago.

Fog City Java show, 10/2021-update

If you're in Pacifica this month and looking for coffee or art, stop by Fog City Java on Crespi Drive and check out my mini show. Fog City Java has been a long time supporter of local artists and is hosting my art for the second time this year. Luckily, I have some new work to show.

"Bay Bridge Cables" added 10/10/21 to replace sold work!

New works for Fog City Java show

Some previous works are back for an encore

The cafe is not open for indoor seating, but feel free to browse the art.

New greeting cards are available too

October starts the holiday season. So, support local artists and consider artwork for your holiday shopping.

CoWaBunGA
 

SIP-n-Sketch: "Dusk Construction", In-progress 02

Sketchers:

More first blocking and starting secondary subjects. The process is just blocking out the key elements, colors, and not to worry too much about the little details, yet.

See you next session...

CoWaBunGa

SIP-n-Sketch: "Dusk Construction" In-progress 01

Hi Sketchers: 

Here is the latest project. We added the base colors and the main composition elements. Not much to see now, but it will get there.

See you next time,

CoWaBunGA!

Dad's Life Hacks No. 4: Simple repairs

Things aren't always going to go perfect in your life. You might have an accident, you might run into a low wall after you underestimate the distance to your car. When that happens, don't despair; try your best to fix it. Some things are not fixable, but many things are - like this 2017 Toyota RAV4 door trim damaged by running into a low wall:

Ouch, this is a painful ding.

Try getting a quote from Auto Body shops. If the quote is too high, or they do not return your inquiries, then go online to find a replacement part. I found this one on eBay. Now, it's not an original Toyota part, but you don't really need original parts for body trim:

Look closely at the new trim, notice the screw and adhesive strip.

One thing you notice from the replacement part is that there is one (1) screw in a sea of snap-in pins. That tells you that there must be a nut to remove in order to remove the door trim. Also, you see that this trim folds like a clam-shell, so it's very likely that the inside shell is removed first to get to the screw. Finally, you notice that there is an adhesive tape at the top of the outside clam-shell - this keeps the water from getting into the trim.

Prying off the inside shell of the damaged trim, you get a sense of how it's attached and you see the cover for the screw. 

Inside shell released and there is a cover tab for the screw.

Pry off the cover tab to get to the screw. Take off the nut to release the outside clam-shell half, allowing you to remove the damaged trim from the door.

Cover tab removed to see screw/nut.

After removing the damaged trim, use Goo-be-gone to clean off the old adhesive from the door. This will allow your replacement trim adhesive to stick to the door better. Remove the red tape from the new trim to get it ready to attach.

Starting from the outside, snap the pins into the register holes in the door. The snap-in pins have to be gently pushed into the holes until you hear a "snap". I used my knees to push them in while holding onto the door, but not too forcefully to damage the new trim.

Old trim removed, door cleaned with Goo-be-gone

New trim snapped into place, screw replaced, inside clam-shell closed

After attaching the trim on the outside, replace the nut onto the screw of the new trim and tighten. Then, push the inside clam-shell snap-pins into the register holes. Again, push on the pins until you hear a "snap".

When all the pins are snapped into place, you might find that the top edge is not tight to the door body and you will need some clamping force to hold the trim tight to the door. One trick is to park close to a wall and use some scrap wood to push against the trim to hold it tight against the door.

Clamp struts placed against trim and wall.

Struts seen from the back side

Now let the adhesive set up, probably 2 to 4 hours will do, and release your wood struts afterwards. Get back on the road, you are ready to drive again!

 
   

SIP-n-Sketch: "Linda Mar surf check" Final

SIP-n-Sketchers:

All done. I've also included the video below if you want to see the process.

Thanks for tuning in, see ya next Tuesday!

CoWaBUNGA

"Linda Mar surf check", acrylic on watercolor paper, 9/2021

SIP-n-Sketch: New project starting 9/7/21

SIP-n-Sketchers:

For our new project, I saw this image during my night shift work and just had to paint this. There's so many potential approaches and subjects to work on here, it can be anything you want. 

I don't have a title for this image yet, so send me suggestions if you think of any.

See y'all next Tuesday...

CoWaBunGA

SIP-n-Sketch: Linda Mar surf check, In-progress 04

SIP-n-Sketchers:

"Eh, should we go in? Looks kinda flat..."

Almost done, one session left to go. I'll save it for August 31st when we meet again. Can you guess what's missing?

See you next Tuesday.

CoWaBunGA 

SIP-n-Sketch: Linda Mar surf check, In-progress 03

Sketchers:

Background almost finished, starting on the surfers.

Reminder - no session this Tuesday, see you on August 31st.

CoWaBUnGA

SIP-n-Sketch: Linda Mar surf check, In-progress-02

Sketchers:

Adding color and details slowly, moving from background to the foreground...

See y'all soon.

CoWaBunGA

SIP-n-Sketch: Linda Mar surf check, in-progress 01

Hi SIP-n-Sketchers:

I'm squeezing in some sketch time when there are free moments in the day. It's still early in the sketch so defining elements, colors, shadows, and tone are keeping me alert. I hope you all have a chance to work on your Linda Mar surf check.

CoWaBunGA

SIP-n-Sketch: New Project - Linda Mar surf check

SIP-n-Sketchers:

The new project for this month is "Linda Mar surf check". I know we said landscape, but I thought this would be more fun. It's got elements of land, but also surf and beach. Let's say it's a tribute to surfing making to an Olympic sport.

See y'all on Tuesday.

CoWaBunGA

 

SIP-n-Sketch: COVID Night Life, One Way

Sketchers:

I wrapped up COVID Night Life, One Way. The final process was filling in details and adding more washes to get the colors right. Since I did not finish during our session, I added a short video of the process at the end here. The music might be cut-off due to copyright.

Video here:

Look for the next project coming soon, landscape. 

CoWaBunGA

 

A new approach

At the Piedmont Art Walk, my daughter and I were approached by an architect who wanted to borrow our paintings for staging her designs at open houses. Since our paintings could be shown to new audiences, we decided why not.

"Black Sea Nettle" on display in the dining room

"Hay Rolls" in the living room

SIP-n-Sketch: COVID Night Life, One Way In-progress Session 3, 4

Hi SIP-n-Sketchers:

Last session, we worked on more pencil line work for windows, bike rack, and street bricks, added washes to define the street lamps, and defined the skyline better. 

I hope you are enjoying COVID Night Life - One Way.

CoWaBunGA 

SIP-n-Sketch: COVID Night Life, One Way - Session 1, 2

SIP-n-Sketchers:

First and second sessions of COVID Night Life, One Way. We discussed using thumbnails to work out composition, transferred the preferred composition to paper, and started blocking out the colors of the sketch. 

I'm taking a slightly different approach to this sketch by going back to pencil line, usually my last step in previous sketches. I am testing this out for a predominantly watercolor style final sketch. 

Enjoy your sketching, see you next time.

CoWaBunGA

 

SIP-n-Sketch: New Project Alert

Hi Sketchers:

By popular demand, a new night scene sketch starts tonight. The project is "COVID Night Life, One Way" and the image is here:

Feel free to use any medium you prefer, although I will sketch with acrylics and pencil. There are lots of fun elements in this image. 

See y'all tonight.

CoWaBunGA

SIP-n-Sketch: COVID Night Life, OAK - June 2021

Hi Sketchers:

We completed the COVID Night Life, OAK, this last session. I added a few more washes to the sky, filled in the details of the sweeper truck, and completed the night lights along the horizon. I applied washes over the clouds so they can fade into the background. 

Because I couldn't show my work within our 30 minute sessions, I've prepared this video for your reference. 

Look for the next project, more COVID Night Life, coming soon.

CoWaBunGA

SIP-n-Sketch: COVID Night Life, Airfield, In-progress Session 3

For Session 3, we added washes to the night sky to define clouds, added shadows to the clouds to present up-lighting, added washes to the asphalt to delineate old patches, and blocked out the sweeper truck geometry.

One element I forgot was the airfield safety lighting, the red lighting next to the porta-potty. I'll have to catch that this week or in the next session.

CoWaBUNga

SIP-n-Sketch: COVID Night Life, Airfield In-progress Session 1.2

Hi Sketchers:

So, we started a new sketch in the COVID Night Life series with a scene of the Oakland Airport airfield at night. My first attempt was off because the scale of the main subject took up too much of the composition. In the last session, I scaled back the porta-potty and sweeper truck to allow more of the sky to be in the sketch.

This allows more of the sky to appear in the sketch, which I find attractive. 

See you next time,

CoWaBUnGA