Haight-Ashbury

Fifty years too late for the Summer of Love, I visited the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. The groovy feeling is still there, even the buildings have a psychedelic vibe! Fun place to draw. I’ll be posting more of my San Fran trip on my blog later this week… posted by Veronica

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San Francisco Jumble

San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf area can be a scene of TOTAL ACTIVITY, especially on the Fourth of July, when this drawing was made. Streetcars, bicycles, pedestrians, dogs, cats, birds, sunbathers, tokers, smokers, jokers, lovers, runners, dancers, romancers. What a scene! Note the use of the thumbnail in the top left corner – design is the […]

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Chinatown, San Francisco

My step-daughter is visiting California for the first time this week. Spring Break!! Posting this drawing of San Francisco’s Chinatown for her. posted by Veronica On Tuesday, check out the Etsy blog to see my demonstration of Exercise 12 from the One Drawing A Day book: http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/ And if you are in the Brooklyn area on […]

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Chinatown Gate

Chinatown in San Francisco is the largest Chinese community outside of Asia. The ‘Dragon Gate’ at the entrance to the neighborhood is the only authentic Chinatown gate in North America. I had the pleasure of sitting across from it, sipping a decaff cappucinno, and drawing several views. Heavenly! posted by Veronica Lawlor    

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