sketchbook

A large selection of sketches, drawings, pictures, etc that I have done since moving out west and starting this sketchbloggery. Thumbnails, they link to their page on flickr. I’ve categorized, and some fit into more than one category, so don’t get upset if you see the same one twice. They all look the same anyway: trees, buildings, the odd lamp-post here and there…

SAN FRANCISCO, California
fillmore street, SFfood corner (market & 6th)a bridge to somewheresketchcrawl 23 city hall SFsc23, sanchez houses with colour16th and valencia, SFtelegraph hillview of the bay bridge from telegraph hillthe sentinel buildingpainted ladies rusty old truck in the castrosc27: post stsc27: schroederssc23, valencia and 16thon the corner of kearny and columbusferry building

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UC DAVIS, California
eye on mrakbut some of us are gazing at the starsno leaves for yousilo um mittagin the arboretumchemis-treemathematical sciences buildingvermeiherkind of a strange old hermitphoneboxain't no sunshinebuehler alumni centerbikebarn from bainer (yet again)RMI buildingshields librarycows

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DAVIS, California
newman chapel, on presidents day1st street houseoptometrist c streetthe edge of davisfrat house on first streetold city halldavis 5th and Juncle vito'snow wait a secondfraternising a house and tree on 4th and Ddavis community churchdavis train station target, davisoctober colour trees on 14th st2nd street, june 2010

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CALIFORNIA (Elsewhere)
balboa park, san diego museum of mansc15: frank spenger'scoloma teepeei'm on a submarine mission for you, babyocean parksonoma missionsonomamonterey sunsetmadrona manor en vertlake tahoe (zephyr cove)empire building, santa rosagetty magritte statueyellow train, old sacramentomount shastapoint pinos lighthouseview from from train

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LONDON, UK
the gatehouse in highgatea ship on the thamesphone box on hampstead high streettottenham court roadcoal hole, strandtrafalgar squarein the middle of soho squaretemple churchour houseover the thames to cannon streetthe ship, sohoback lane, hampstead"please beware: this is the bald faced stag"gough squaregolden square, sohohighgate high street

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ELSEWHERE
venice rialto bridgedanish statueaix-en-provenceplace d'hotel de ville, aixmoustiers st mariefrom caesar's, vegasvegas in the eveninglas vegas, from the penthousebellagio fountainsparis, vegas, from the bellagiocopenhagen, strøgetla cuve à bièreÜberlingen am Bodenseecongratulations james & lianne!long beach on a rainy daylooking out at the atlanticwindows vistatake the fifthmanhattan bridgerosario's pizzabrooklyn bridgelibertywall streetwest villagewashington squarethe empire strikes backbxl cafestart spreading the newseurostarit's a lovely placele luxembourg, charleroila vigiedown by the sambrecharleroi charleroi buildingshitchin town square (pen)hitchin town square place d'albertascobalt charleroia corvette in medfordfront yard in medford

SKETCHCRAWLS sketchcrawl.com
midtown sacramentostate indian museum, gardensa crowd of people in red dressesclothes at fleet feeta house on I streetbeach hut dinerE street plazaavid reader3rd & Alittle praguesmoothiemishka's cafesketchcrawl #13, berkeley, march 17th 2007sather gatebike and bus-stopa very big housecampanilebrazil cafe4th st berkeleyfrank spenger'sflautist outside peet's coffeeguitarist outside down home musicmiki'sspenger's fish grottosinbad'swalton squarecoit towerpeet's coffeetelegraph polesketchcrawl, down by the ferry buildingsketchcrawling through southwarkover the thames to cannon streetthe golden hinde and st paul'sborough marketin the financial districtrecords, green stsan franciscoguerrero & 22ndsketchers22nd Stvictorian on guerrerosc20 chairez barberssc20 sepia 24thgoing homesanta rosa4th st, looking upsnoopytraverso'sview from from trainon the train to the bay areasketchcrawl 23 city hall SFsc23, valencia and 16thsc23, mission doloressc23, sanchez houses with coloursc23, the castroend of sketchcrawl 23, at eddie rickenbacker's

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY
electricitySEEDprimitiveSAVEgardenfoggyroutinemisty watercolouredpackedmilky waystringsrepairstoys, and thingsyohann pelé

YOU SEE, DAVIS
overheard conversationsnothing personaldon't stay up too latemissing the cold callerslosing my superpowersmonday getting closernot a wordthe old argumenthow to shut them upa summer cliffhangera good chord changemaybe i don't really wanna knowborn yesterdaytaking an interestdon't speakclouds coming inoubliera few words of discouragementsome people, it seemsi think i'm in heaveni'm not sorrysomething importantun autre mondenice place

SKETCHBOOK PROJECT: HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD
sketchbook project covermake teamove to californialisten to musicwalk moredraw stuffeat noodlesintermission onego back to englandlook out of the windowgo on the undergroundpart 10, go to an old pubpart 11, pack your bagsintermission twoplay the guitarlearn frenchwash your handsstay cool
recycleconquer your fearcollect old photoswatch star warshave a bananaintermission 3sit down, relaxtake a showerfeed the babywrite postcardsfollow the footballgo to bedsave the worldepilogue

BABY
baby luke!he's a baby, he's a babyshhhhh.....sleep in heavenly peacemore attempts at drawing baby lukeone month old todaysleepy boy bluebaby & bunny part 2tummy timeluke and his grandad ...and the foot goes in the mouthluke learns french cheeky boyOne Year Old Today!luke in pencilluke greyscalehappy lukey!

AT HOME
as we sit by the fireat about 5am on boxing daysapin de xmasat home, january 2008the living space in a moleskineback garden at norwich walkthe desk areadesk jan 08bookshelf, en bleukitchen sinkwaterbrushing in the bedroomil fait chaud a davisdon't stay up too lateflowers from englandlois's gardenon the deskand the holy roast chez nouspackedeinszweidreichristmas back homepool at alder ridge

TREES
tears, not smiles but scalding tearsamong these dark satanic millsthere is a light and it never goes outyou tree davisin a tree museuma few words of discouragementpink blossom in davisoctober colour trees on 14th stpurple tree on campussacramento palm treeuc davis trees encorei think i'm in heavenelectricitytemple church

PEOPLE
mister mirza, i presumesonoma county, after winetastingtel, with pint, nw1angela, newport beachfrench, but italian (and spanish)foz?patrick sketch 1megananthonythe kiss (bare basics)canvasredkissing1embrasse-moi, en bleuat the super 8 motela bedtime storyangela, at mon ami gabiat the garden gate pub in hampsteadcolourful lunchersautoportrait, arboretum
luke and his grandad simon sketching on the south bankfoggyluke learns french routine...or is it clive anderson?half-baked alaskanbarry o'bamabailed outpeteanthony asleep on the tubepresident obamasimonalan shearertamara with biro on cardboardhe who wears the shoesmy wifegordon browndavid cameronnick cleggharry redknappspurs reach the champions leaguegordon brown resigns...jose mourinhopelean urban sketchjoachim low

MISCELLANEOUS
mr solo at the enterprise, chalk farma burnt bike,the broken ibanezbefore he went electronicnot all bird attacks are goodschwelmer hefeweizenmessage in a bottlepump up the volumemy wife's booksbaby's 1st spurs teddybritish bulldogdiet coke with a waterbrushmrs pepperpot and mr saltmrs pepperpotgarlic breadpaintboxdesk #3desk #2
sophie the bookshop dognorthern soulat the edinburgh castlethere's only one keanodark knight888grusinia on my mindmaking plans for nigelhelp! i'm a fishbagluke's xmas stockingmemoriesmisty watercolouredthat's entertainmenttoys, and thingsend of moley 3miscellaneous detailsnaluon the trainon the train to the bay areaon the road to oregondoll's housequickly! ducky!luke's fire truck

Absoultely no use of images allowed without my say-so.

13 Responses to sketchbook

  1. mbracons says:
    May 3, 2008 at 6:12 am

    Pete, I really like the Davis works, It is just superb!!! You are a real master giving perspective to your drawings with out coulor, just perfect.

    I’m learning a lot watching your style. Thanks!

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  2. Daniel Potvin says:
    May 30, 2008 at 4:57 am

    Superbe collection de croquis dans cette page Pete ! J’aime beaucoup la série des arbres et de UC Davis en particulier.

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  3. ahmil says:
    July 12, 2008 at 10:43 am

    You do great sketches. Especially love the ones on your YOU SEE, DAVIS tab.

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  4. Lisa Reed says:
    August 19, 2008 at 7:38 pm

    Pete, I am so in love with your sketches, I think I will pack my bags and move into your blog! I miss the Bay Area terribly and you depict all my favorite spots exactly the way they feel to me. Thank you!
    Lisa

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  5. Matthew Cencich says:
    October 19, 2008 at 8:25 pm

    Wow !
    Excellent work.

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  6. janine says:
    January 10, 2009 at 6:02 pm

    Does Pete sell his images?

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  7. 47whitebuffalo says:
    June 28, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    I beg to differ,, they do not all look the same. Nope, not at all. They’re all wonderfully unique. And I am so glad to have ‘found’ your art.

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  8. Francisco says:
    August 25, 2009 at 1:53 pm

    Love your work! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  9. Shan says:
    October 6, 2009 at 9:54 am

    Just been directed to your stuff by my art teacher – it is brilliant!! Thank you for lifting my spirits and showing me what can be done.
    I particularly love the shoes series.

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  10. Michaël says:
    December 22, 2009 at 1:51 am

    Pete, j’aime vraiment tes dessins, ils sont si expressifs.

    Je pense que si tu voulais te lancer dans la bande dessinée à titre professionnel tu pourrais sans problèmes. Mais ce n’est pas ce que tu recherche je pense, c’est plus dans l’approche d’un photographe que tu travaille a mon sens.
    A une différence près: tu donne une étincelle de vie qui n’existerait pas dans une vraie photo.

    Bravo!

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  11. Thomas Boruff says:
    July 17, 2010 at 5:07 pm

    Hi Pete,
    I met you briefly at the Jville tavern in Jacksonville Oregon. I was wondering if you can direct me to any posts of what you sketched while in our little town of Jville? I am currently putting a music project together with a welshman named Steve Joseph check out http://www.welshdrummer.com. I would appreciate anything sketchwise you might throw our way to use on some of our promo posters. Do you have nything of the liverpool caverns, or musical instruments drum’s, guitars, horns etc.? Also did you get by the back porch to see the ‘wall of boots”? Any way thank you and nice work! love your page.

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