tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16709740660450970452024-03-17T20:03:36.006-07:00Urban Sketchers S.F. Bay AreaUrban Sketchers Jana Bouc, Cathy McAuliffe, Sonia Tamez, Micaela Marsden and others sketch and paint the San Francisco Bay Area with ink and watercolor.Jana Bouchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18019523068496828367noreply@blogger.comBlogger1726125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-64007552796342797662021-08-14T10:24:00.000-07:002021-08-14T10:24:17.394-07:00A Little Abstract Thinking<p style="text-align: left;">Our USK chapter is starting to meet in person for some actual urban sketching our online meetups have provided a chance to try some interesting activities. Recently using the same subject photo we worked on abstracting that scene. As always it was fun to see how each person interprets the same view. And we all realized how challenging it can be to abstract a landscape. This was not on location sketching but it was one of our year long activities that keep the group sketching during lockdown. - Cathy McAuliffe </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHYmHFR3luDHZArtNWuRquvNuPyExovyqZFi7B6C6ctjZ61cz97M_OKiztM6kxrpMwIzGgE_l5-ggq6nQxDjnZ9nPFtjEVWLZjWN5_FG5TtSj36Wgc11w_Tf4TZlcUumpV2-xzNnwJ_AA/s1280/al_acciaroli_italy_jc_160408_16x9_1600.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHYmHFR3luDHZArtNWuRquvNuPyExovyqZFi7B6C6ctjZ61cz97M_OKiztM6kxrpMwIzGgE_l5-ggq6nQxDjnZ9nPFtjEVWLZjWN5_FG5TtSj36Wgc11w_Tf4TZlcUumpV2-xzNnwJ_AA/w400-h225/al_acciaroli_italy_jc_160408_16x9_1600.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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cathy mcauliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07520464427775679622noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-73498328393016992602020-03-21T17:44:00.001-07:002020-03-21T17:44:04.158-07:00The Window at Molly b’s<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Vivian Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14904872596039237979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-55968097216643641722020-02-20T21:30:00.000-08:002020-02-20T21:31:46.633-08:00Eastern Classics in BerkeleyThe showroom has a wonderful assortment of Asian furniture and antiques. Everything is beautifully displayed and a pleasure to sketch. Thank you jay for hosting us. – Cathy McAuliffe<br />
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<br />cathy mcauliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07520464427775679622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-57461027940737045392020-02-13T15:32:00.000-08:002020-02-13T15:32:53.346-08:00Sketching the Showroom at Eastern Classics in Berkeley<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-19687360289942908112020-02-03T10:03:00.001-08:002020-02-03T10:03:13.287-08:00A Shade BetterActually more than a shade better! Great sketching at Sue Johnson Lamps on Solano Avenue in Berkeley. An almost unlimited supply of subjects both in the store and in the workroom. A beautiful and well lit place to sketch. _ Cathy McAuliffe<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another happy sketcher here from a visit to Sue Johnson Lamps in Berkeley last week. For over 48 years, Sue's been creating beautiful lampshades of pressed layers of mica and other materials. She combines them with most wonderful sculptural elements imaginable, creating one-of-a-kind lamps that are a joy to own and to sketch. </span><br />
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<span class="gmail-s1" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-kerning: none;">Visited a cozy lamp shop owned and operated by <b>Sue Johnson</b>. I was delighted to meet Sue. As she talked about her craft I could tell how much she loved her work. She is a true artist. It is no wonder she has been there since 1972!</span></div>
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Vivian Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14904872596039237979noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-25044822518592341842020-01-30T22:10:00.000-08:002020-01-30T22:10:27.989-08:00Return to the Light!Sue Johnson Lamps is a really fun place to visit — pieces of art, textiles, craft are combined in to these lovely, lively and interesting one-of-a-kind lamps. This shop has been in this location for almost five decades, though the history is best seen in the back shop repair and creation area. Neither of these is quite finished, but this may be as far as they get.<br />
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<br />micaela marsdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01892282500024889567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-10135076477930635882020-01-30T21:55:00.002-08:002020-01-30T21:55:27.980-08:00a photo essayI wanted to document a little about a recent show of photography at the David Brewer center in Berkeley. The photographer Joel Sartore has recorded in his own medium, photography, many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, etc. More and more of these creatures are being pushed to the brink of extinction, and some have actually left the planet already, sad to say. While not strictly an urban sketch, I tried to incorporate elements of the surroundings in one, and make the photos appear as what they are in the other.<br />
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micaela marsdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01892282500024889567noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-45587344991068087832020-01-30T21:48:00.004-08:002020-01-30T21:48:40.699-08:00"Palate-tickling"The translation of Gaumenkitzel! More elegant in German, more fun in English. The food is great, the vibe relaxed.<br />
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<br />micaela marsdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01892282500024889567noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-22963857396340975992020-01-14T14:52:00.000-08:002020-01-14T14:52:31.160-08:00More Than Lace at LacisLacis in Berkeley is a huge store with an almost unlimited variety of things to sketch. Founded in 1965 it has over 500
bolts of lace, buttons, ribbons, trims and 3,000 books on textiles. It is part grandma's attic, part community hall and part boutique. In the windows are parasols, handkerchiefs, dresses,
lacey gloves, doilies, aprons, hats, knickknacks. Inside, lace and silk
dresses hang from the high ceiling; a display case by the cash register
houses vintage beaded bags; classes are held in such obscure
crafts as Victorian corset making. There are shelves and shelves of
vintage tablecloths and other linens; lots of jewelry, loads of buttons
and ribbons, both vintage and contemporary, and a wall full of beads so
you can make your own baubles. Another room houses hundreds of bolts of
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<br />cathy mcauliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07520464427775679622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-70436395505999667462020-01-11T10:22:00.004-08:002020-01-11T10:24:57.608-08:00Emeryville Public MarketThe Market was busy on a winter evening. Many new food options are open. All look good! <br />
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<br />cathy mcauliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07520464427775679622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-66479136860042058532020-01-06T18:12:00.001-08:002020-01-06T18:12:08.018-08:00Emeryville Public Market - Post Hoildays<div style="text-align: center;">
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Vivian Aldridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14904872596039237979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-77972900159263873612019-12-27T15:30:00.000-08:002019-12-27T15:30:59.556-08:00Holiday on Fourth Street, Too<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Every December, East Bay Urban Sketchers visit Fourth Street in Berkeley to sketch the holiday decorations. And every year, I invariably sketch the window display at Molly B. Boutique. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Nina Taylor has been creating Molly B.'s wonderfully eclectic window displays for thirty plus years, and she never fails to attract passersby for a closer look. She uses <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">her personal stash of props and rental items, along with objects loaned by friends and other artists. In this window Nina employs </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">African and Oceanic masks, shields and other </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">objects from Dave DeRoche's collection. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><i>~Susan Ford</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>susanfordlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065642338960665725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-50991905722429614342019-12-14T11:02:00.001-08:002019-12-14T11:02:43.482-08:00Holiday on Fourth StreetIt is our holiday tradition to sketch the lights on Fourth Street in Berkeley. It seems that each year there are even more lights! This year's display was fabulous. — Cathy McAuliffe<br />
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<br />cathy mcauliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07520464427775679622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-43503100494426638582019-11-24T12:39:00.000-08:002019-11-24T12:39:26.209-08:00Fresh, Fresh, FreshWe are fortunate in Berkeley to have many options for food shopping including not one but two Berkeley Bowl markets. The first Berkeley Bowl opened in 1977 as a small neighborhood market in a converted bowling alley, hence the name Berkeley Bowl. We sketched before the Thanksgiving rush at the second location Berkeley Bowl West. – Cathy McAuliffe<br />
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<br />cathy mcauliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07520464427775679622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-56600727331308231652019-11-23T12:08:00.003-08:002019-11-23T12:08:48.651-08:00BBWest...otherwise known as Berkeley Bowl West. Such a great place to sketch, as well as to shop for groceries. I was looking for pumpkins, which they normally have many varieties of, but at this point they just have sugar pie pumpkins and a couple other types. However, they always have hundreds of cheeses.<br />
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<br />micaela marsdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01892282500024889567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-78137573143136540412019-11-16T11:38:00.001-08:002019-11-16T11:42:10.159-08:00The Ancient Art of Sake MakingAt Takara Sake in Berkeley, a museum demonstrating the tools of the 1900's and earlier contains many fascinating relics of past, small-scale sake production. Takara Sake now has large stainless steel tanks and modern methods, but respect their past. A wonderful place to visit and taste sake!<br />
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<br />micaela marsdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01892282500024889567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-58809170506587446042019-11-16T10:16:00.000-08:002019-11-16T10:16:34.268-08:00Sake Museum VisitTakara Sake USA Inc. in Berkeley has been acquiring and preserving a wide array of
sake-making artifacts and tools from Japan over the years. You can see
the tools used by Toji (brew masters) and brewery workers from the
early 20th century.Wonderful subjects to sketch and a tasting room right next door! – Cathy McAuliffe<br />
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<br />cathy mcauliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07520464427775679622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-565713539747654312019-11-12T17:01:00.001-08:002019-11-12T17:01:55.430-08:00Takara Sake Museum, Berkeley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i style="text-align: center;">~Susan Ford</i>susanfordlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065642338960665725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-43665382630559512792019-11-10T21:21:00.001-08:002019-11-10T21:21:25.188-08:00Come Back SaloonSomehow a revisit to the Longbranch invites this! Good food, good beer&wine, convivial atmosphere.<br />
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<br />micaela marsdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01892282500024889567noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670974066045097045.post-42687411840425809842019-11-10T20:01:00.000-08:002019-11-10T20:01:48.300-08:00Slinging a Sketch at the Saloon<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Long Branch Saloon is a cozy place for a chat or making a sketch with 12 of your closest amigas. — Vivian Aldridge</span><br />
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