Papel Picado at Picante

We spent an evening with papel picado artist Enrique Martinez next door to Picante in Berkeley. His work is both traditional designs and his interpretations, including a Go Bears/Cal banner. You can see him in the evenings and you can view his work inside Picante. —Cathy McAuliffe

Holiday Sketching Tradition

We always go to Fourth Street in Berkeley to sketch the holiday lights. It seems that there are more each year! — Cathy McAuliffe

Sketching @Berkeley City Club

Words simply can't describe the architectural beauty of this building designed by Julia Morgan.

Solano Avenue Tunnel in Berkeley

The Northbrae Tunnel, also referred to as the Solano Avenue Tunnel, was built as a commuter electric railroad tunnel in the northern part of Berkeley, California and was later converted to street use in 1963. Our sketch group drew it one evening from the bottom and the top.

Mr. Wong's Giant Bonsai Trees

Mr. Wong's Giant Bonsai, ink & watercolor, 8x5"

The 90-year-old owner of this house on Allston and McGee in Berkeley has trimmed the bonsai trees in his garden for 50 years and they are beautiful. I enjoyed sketching from in front of his house while my sketch buddies took posts across the street and on the corner.