Young people on transit

I wonder what it's like to be a female riding on transit staring out the window in deep thought when suddenly a guy approaches you with a sketchbook and on the page is a drawing of you... as he begins to smile.

Queen on transit using smart phone
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Ballpoint Pen in sketchbook

Young people on transit

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Ballpoint Pen in sketchbook

Young people on transit2

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Ballpoint Pen in sketchbook

Man reading on transit

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Ballpoint Pen in sketchbook

My latest "filled" sketchbook (Video)

Took about  a month or less.

Drawing people from Oakland to San Francisco

Been running through sketchbooks like water lately. Getting lots of practice in on public transit. Frequent practice is essential if you want to be good at this. I'd say drawing on public transit is far better practice for me than nude figure drawing... all of the challenges and discomforts create excellent platforms for making good decisions fast, critical thinking and problem solving.

Reportage Drawing at Oakland City Hall

 Inside Oakland City Hall reportage (on-site reporting through sketches) the meeting around the Oakland Gang Injunction.

New in the sketchbook..."Teen Power!"

This was the scene at a bus stop in Oakland last week. One minute it was quiet and peaceful as I checked emails on my phone, then a swarm of teens invaded the atmosphere. You know me, I couldn't whip out my sketchbook and pen fast enough to document they're social gang-up.


Teen Spirit
Ballpoint pen and Gouache
11 x 14

More from the Violin Class

First reportage drawings of 2011

Drawing at the coffee shop again... I painting these with expresso.

Inauguration of Mayor Jean Quan at Oakland's Fox Theater

Inside the Fox Theater in Oakland at the Inauguration of Mayor Jean Quan. Jean is sitting at the center of the table directly behind the speaker.

The inside of the Fox Theater in Oakland. Love the Aztec / Mayan feel of the interior design.

Coffee "Shoportage" Drawing

DId this today at the Starbucks around the corner from my studio. I love the way it came out. I have been reportaging away lately.

Ballpoint pen on paper
36 x 9

Reportage Drawing at Starbucks

These are a few drawings I did at Starbucks on Broadway in downtown Oakland.

Ballpoint pen on paper
12 x 9

Something to cry about series

Girl looking out window
Ink and Ball Point pen
12 x 9

2 People waiting at Powell BART (subway) station in San Francisco
♥♥ Something to cry about series♥♥
BallPoint Pen and Ink
12 x 9

Drawing on the Train

A sketch of a lady on the train coming back from L.A.

Ballpoint Pen in Sketchbook
12 x 9

Reportage Drawing after the verdict...

This Is A Reportage Drawing Of The Scene At Frank Ogawa Plaza (Oakland City Hall) After johannes mehserle Was Convicted Of Involuntary Manslaughter (He murdered Oscar Grant).
Graphite Pencil and Watercolor on Bristol
51 x 28 (6 sheets of 14 x 17 Bristol plates)

Reportage in Oakland (Day of Protests in California)

This is a reportage drawing I captured of the "Day of Protest" at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Downtown Oakland today. Lots of angry people showed up to a peaceful protest against budget cuts in the schools.