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You can see an animated for this uniquely imperfect monoprint on cradled board by viewing the image (actual, printed in the ArtSpan guide, or on the computer) through the Artivive iOS/Android app. The actual piece will be in the ArtSpan SF Open Studios Exhibition at SOMArts through October 13. Sorry I was unable to host OS with my studio mates @workspaceartists this weekend. This version of “The Supreme Court Stopped Big Pharma from Patenting My DNA, page 9” was created with support from the San Francisco Arts Commission.
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#traditionalanddigital #collage #digitalart #workspaceartists #sfartist #sfart
#dna #geneticsurveillance #bigpharma #medicalprivacy
#sanfrancisco @artspansf
#sanfranciscoartist
3rd drawing with my left hand, 2nd time in an emergency room waiting room since Thursday night when I broke the wrist of my right hand. Still have surgery ahead…
#stolenportait
#inkdrawings
#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge
#workspaceartists
@workspaceartists
“Man with Einstein hair, long whiskers, glasses and cap”—another library inkpen stolen portrait.
#stolenportait
#inkdrawings
#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge
#workspaceartists
@workspaceartists
Recent library stolen portait ink drawing.
#stolenportait
#inkdrawings
#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge
#workspaceartists
@workspaceartists
Preparation for a new uniquely imperfect monoprint from “The Supreme Court Stopped Big Pharma from Patenting My DNA, page 9”—I painted over the previous version, reworked the digital image, and setting up the new transparency to see if this print works better.
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#traditionalanddigital #collage #digitalart #workspaceartists #sfartist #sfart
#traditionalanddigital
#dna #geneticsurveillance #bigpharma #medicalprivacy
#sanfrancisco @artspansf
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“Beloved” —favorite organic vegan cafe may close—if you’re in San Francisco, hoping you can go and encourage others to go—they say if biz doesn’t pick up it’s the last month. Delicious dal, smoothies, salads, bowls…
#belovedcafe @belovedsf
#sfcafe
#inkdrawings
#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge
Profile sketch “Woman and her dog in a sling bag” sitting in an outdoor café.
#stolenportait
#inkdrawings
#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge
#workspaceartists
@workspaceartists
“Young woman in glasses and hood on her phone” another pencil sketch on the bus on the way to the studio.
“pencilsketch #drawing #workspaceartists #stolenportait
#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge
“Man in the library” pencil sketch… I had been drawing him from the back when my friend came up to me and said she wished she could commission me to draw him from the front—I said no need ever for commission—show me a character—and I’m in! (First drawing included)
#pencilsketches #drawing #workspaceartists #stolenportait
#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge
What kind of racket was this elder gentleman in tennis shorts carrying on the bus?
#weirdracket
#inkdrawings #inkdraw
#stolenportrait #sfartist #sfart
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#drawing #quicksketches #portrait
#workspaceartists
Déjà vu drawing before bed— yep, almost matches 2 weeks earlier in my sketchbook
#shoedrawing #dejavushoes
#watercolorpencil
#drawing #workspaceartists
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#dejavu
#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #drawing #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge
Uniquely imperfect thank you gift I made for one of Jeff’s colleagues—she gave me a hand-made wool blanket that she didn’t think was perfect enough—it’s perfect for me! (4”x4” uniquely imperfect monoprint from a digital painting/collage).
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#collage
#digitalcollageart #digitalcollageartist
#womenartists #traditionalanddigital #collage #digitalart #workspaceartists #sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #fabricart #sfwomenartists #fabricartist #monoprint #transfer #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso
Quick sketch of older couple at the library having an intimate conversation.
#stolenportraits
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#pencildrawing
#drawing #workspaceartists
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#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #drawing #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge
This new “Child Bride…” hand-painted monoprint is in the large “Women Rising 2024” show through Sunday at the fab new space for TheDrawingRoomAnnex on Valencia St, San Francisco.
Titleed “Child brides are particularly vulnerable to abuse." —The United Nations Population Fund”—to find out more about this and receive my occasional email art updates.
more info on the pieces attached:
Happy Accidents…?
Initially I intended "Child Brides…" to be a uniquely imperfect monoprint from the image of my painting of the same name, However, when the imperfection made the image unrecognizable, over the next few days I used a small watercolor brush to repaint it with pigment from scraps leftover from past monoprints. Now I know a new technique for making my monoprints more unique!
#sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso #womenartists #workspaceartists
@workspace #handpainted #monoprintingart @drawingroomsf_annex @drawingroomsf @studioreneedecarlo @curatedstate
Stolen portrait of woman reading her phone at a cafe.
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#inkdrawings #scribbledrawing #inkdraw #quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
#stolenportrait
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#sfart
#drawing
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Quick sketch (calligraphic brush) of man on BART train. He looked like he wanted to be masked—I wanted to tuck that mask over his nose.
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#calligraphypen
#inkdrawings #scribbledrawing #inkdraw #quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
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A couple of my artist friends also posted pictures of today’s amazing sky so here’s the snap I took. #cloudsky
#sanfranciscosky
“My boots before bed” so I can get that daily drawing in before I fall asleep.
#inkdrawings
#sfart
#inkdraw #drawing #workspaceartists
#scribbledrawing
#quicksketches
#shoedrawing
Ink pen drawing of Woman on the bus.
#inkdrawings #stolenportait
#sfart
#inkdraw #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
Super-quick scribbles of Circus Bella’s fabulous performers in constant joyful motion. Still performing today, and through next Sunday. If you’re in San Francisco, don’t miss them—Super fun!
@circusbella #circusbella #circusbellasf #sanfrancisco
#inkdrawings #stolenportait
#sfart
#scribbledrawing #inkdraw #quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
Pencil sketch of 2 women holding onto bus rails. Hard to see the woman on the right?
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#sfart
#drawing
#workspaceartists
#pencilsketch
Back in the library for “Woman with wool cap and sweater, glasses, and mask, at a computer. “
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#stolenportait
#sfart
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#sfpl
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#quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
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#sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso
An escape to Inverness and Pt Reyes for watercolor-pencil drawings, photos, and lots of beautiful walks an amazing nature.
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#sfart
#drawing
#workspaceartists
#watercolorpencil
#invernesscalifornia #ptreyesnationalseashore #ptreyes
Beauty in aging is inspirational. Sitting across from her at an outdoor party I had a little longer for this drawing. It felt as if I was using my red crayon to uncover the drawing already in the paper.
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#beautyinaging
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#sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso
Tiers on a bus: father and daughter below, masked woman in hat above.
#stolenportait
#sfart
#drawing #fatherdaughtermoment
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#womaninhat #sfmuniart #sfmuni
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#inkdrawings #scribbledrawing #inkdraw #quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
Rediscovered my magic sanguine “crayon” to draw SFGiants fan on the way to a game drawn on a recent bus ride.
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#stolenportait #sfgiantsfan
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#sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso
Long chin whiskers and mustache, no hair on top, and glasses (quick bus sketch).
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#stolenportait
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#quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
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#sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso
#watercolorpencil
#sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge
Sunday Scottish tribute day sketches with the Golden Gate Park Band.
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#stolenportait
#sfart
#drawing
#goldengateparkband
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#inkdrawings #scribbledrawing #inkdraw #quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
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#sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso
If you mask on transit (I do!)— it only works if covering nose and mouth…
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#stolenportait
#sfart
#drawing
#masks4all
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#inkdrawings #scribbledrawing #inkdraw #quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
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#sfartist #sanfrancisco #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso
Man with top knot and mask a recent bus ride.
#stolenportait #topknot
#sfart
#watercolorpencil
#drawing
#workspaceartists
2 sketches of young woman in headscarf at outdoor cafe in SantaCruz. BTW— the chickpea/cauliflower dish @laili_sc may be best vegetarian dish ever.
#stolenportait #headscarf
#sfart
#drawing
#workspaceartists
Man with hat man-spreading on the bus.
#stolenportait #manspreading
#sfart
#drawing
#workspaceartists
Beautiful young woman in hoodie and mask with star between her brows, long flowing braids, and beads in her hair and around her neck.
#stolenportait
#sfart
#drawing
#workspaceartists
Profile of man taking a cat nap on the bus.
#stolenportait #catnapping
#sfart
#drawing
#workspaceartists
Young woman with topknot in my local library—great place to get in that daily sketch!
#stolenportait
#sfart
#drawing
#sfpl
#workspaceartists
Masked woman reading on the bus today.
#stolenportait
#sfart
#drawing
#workspaceartists
Teen at the library with fab pigtails.
#stolenportait
#sfart
#drawing
#workspaceartists
#calligraphypen
#sfpl
Man in the library doing research. When I’ve not gotten a sketch in yet I’ll often now go to the local library —open seven days a week for all!
#stolenportait
#sfart
#watercolorpencil
#sfpl @sfpubliclibrary #drawing
Woman at outdoor cafe with crossbody bag and coat on her chair.
#stolenportait
#calligraphypen
#sfart #drawing
Woman with cowl neck and glasses at the library in purple water-color pencil.
#stolenportait
#watercolorpencil
#drawing #workspaceartists #sfart
Back to the colored pencils for woman with mouse-ear hairdo and mask on Bart.
#sfart #sfbart
#stolenportait #drawing
I’m guessing she was a designer or architect—wearing yellow, spotted faux fur, and working on a laptop at an outdoor café table.
#sfart #sfbart
#stolenportait
#calligraphypen #drawing
Masked couple waiting for the next train.
#sfart #sfbart
#stolenportait
#calligraphypen #drawing
“Long hair, backpack, and leggings” in just a few calligraphic lines before the train arrived.
#sfart
#stolenportait
#calligraphypen #drawing
Today’s 3 calligraphic pen drawings on transit to and from my studio.
#sfart
#stolenportait
#calligraphypen #drawing
Profile of woman with blue rose in her headband.
#sfart
#stolenportait #bluerose #sfmuniart #drawing
“Spaghetti and kuri squashes” watercolor pencil drawing emerged out of a week with the flu. Hoping 2023 will be healthy and better in all ways!
#spaghettisquash #kurisquash #watercolorpencil #sfart #drawing
Quick calligraphic ink sketch of a young pregnant woman on the bus.
#stolenportait #maskedrider #sfmuni #sfart #drawing
3 sketches of a fellow rider on a longer bus ride.
#stolenportait #sfart #drawing
“Man in Nepalese cap and glasses” I tried to capture key details in the few seconds I had. #sfart
<1 minute to sketch “Young man with cascading locs, backpack, skateboard, and phone” between stops on the BART subway—with calligraphic pen. #sfart #drawing
Pouting teen in knit cap bus sketch.
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#stolenportait #sfmuniart #sfmuni #sfart #drawing
Calligraphic sketch of Woman sitting on a concrete cube in the park (coat tied around her waist).
#stolenportraits #concretecube #sfart #drawing
I thought I was taking a night picture of the spooky moon but instead I captured a magical world…
Here’s the process peek of colorful Delicata squashes drawn with colored pencils.
#delicatasquash
#watercolorpencil
#drawing #workspaceartists #sfart
Delicata squashes were so colorful I had to sketch them with colored pencils. I’m trying to get a stop action to post… will do when I figure out the issue…
#delicatasquash #sfart
#watercolorpencil
#drawing
Bus sketch of man with Glasses, mask, and no hair.
#stolenportraits #sfart
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I didn’t get to meet this cowboy leaning on a rail before he left our neighbors’ garden party.
#cowboyhat #stolenportrait #sfart
Profile of woman on the next park bench. #sfart
Super quick man with backpack and hat leaning against a subway wall.
#stolenportraits
#sfbart #subwaydrawing
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#calligraphypen #inkdrawings #scribbledrawing #inkdraw #quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
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#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #drawing #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge @deusen7989
Masked woman in Mickey and Minnie Mouse shirt on a recent bus ride.
#minnieandmickey #stolenportrait
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#calligraphypen #inkdrawings #scribbledrawing #inkdraw #quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
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#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #drawing #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge @deusen7989
#masks4all
“ Masked woman tucking her foot under her shopping cart” —I sometimes have a bit more time for detail on longer transit rides.
#stolenportraits #shoppingcart
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#calligraphypen #inkdrawings #scribbledrawing #inkdraw #quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
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#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #drawing #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge @deusen7989
#masks4all
Little wiggly dog waiting for the next train.
#dogsketch #calligraphypen
#dogsketches
#stolenportraits #sfbart
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#inkdrawings #scribbledrawing #inkdraw #quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
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#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #drawing #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge @deusen7989
Hot mess or “happy accident”? Scribbling out unfinished drawings of people who left the subway car, were made into the next people… sketched while riding the BART to the studio from dentist downtown.
#stolenportraits #bartsketch #subwaysketch
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#calligraphypen #inkdrawings #scribbledrawing #inkdraw #quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
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#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #drawing #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge @deusen7989
“Woman with hat in front of a redwood tree” and a few of the other quick ink sketches at the Flower Piano music happening in the San Francisco Botanical Garden.
#stolenportraits #flowerpiano #sfbotanicalgarden #redwoodtree #gardensketch
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#calligraphypen #inkdrawings #scribbledrawing #inkdraw #quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
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#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #drawing #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge @deusen7989
“Man w/ backwards baseball cap, mask, and backpack on BART platform” 1 minute sketch with a calligraphic pen running out of ink.
#stolenportraits
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#subwaysketch #subwayplatform #sfbart
#calligraphypen #inkdrawings #scribbledrawing #inkdraw #quicksketches #drawing #portrait #workspaceartists
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#sfartist #sfart #sanfrancisco #drawing #sfwomenartists #sanfranciscoartist #sanfranciscoart #sanfranciscoartists #sanfranciso #womenartists
#drawingadaychallenge @deusen7989
#masks4all