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
union square san franciscoon mission and secondcity hall, san franciscoalright me old chinal'ottivo, san franciscofrom the bench at belvedere
yerba buena gardensfilbert street flowershouse in marina districtpalace of fine artson a benchpowell and california, by the cable car tracks
view of the bay bridge from telegraph hillthe golden gate bridgealcatraz from promenadeferry building farmer's marketferry buildingferry building
coit tower from russian hillcoit tower from the ferry buildingcoit toweralcatrazcoit tower penin the financial district
on the corner of kearny and columbusthe sentinel buildingon the corner of columbus, washington and montgomeryon the corner of market and powellbike, bay and birdsfood corner (market & 6th)
records, green ston a submarine missiondown in the missioni'm not in love with television16th and valencia, SFfood corner (6th & market)
a weekend in the cityalamo squarepainted ladies unpainted ladies The Golden Gate Bridgedrinking pop on larkin
clay theatre, fillmore streetrusty old truck in the castrofooty in mission dolores parka postcardhomeward boundguerrero & 22nd22nd Stvictorian on guerrerosc20 chairez barberssc20 sepia 24thalamo square, sepiathe golden gate bridge

UC DAVIS, California
eye on mrakeggsecutionsee no evilbookheadbut some of us are gazing at the starsthe bins outside math science
uc davis trees encoreno leaves for youa part of the bike barnback to the bike barnbike barnthe ucd bike barn
silo um mittaglunchtimeblue silopurple pen at lunchtimeat the silo, in purplewe're not talking
red flowersearly california gardenview of a concrete bridgein the shaded arboretumthe very green creekapril is the cruellest month
freeborn hallmrak, seen from the creekback in mrakyou see, davismrak hall, uc davismathematical sciences
march in sepiahiding in the libraryin a tree museum a rainy day in november, davisa bike, january 2008a phonebox, by the bus stop
no colours any moresooner or later, one of us must knowallez les vertschemis-treestop dreaming of the quiet lifegreenhouse effects
get on the bussmoky and the bikebarnoutdoor adventuresducks beneath a treethe doorshart hall
mathematical sciences buildingtwo bins and a benchmrak halla friday in octoberphoneboxhow i spent my lunchtime

DAVIS, California
2nd street stretching off across the central valleydavis copy shopnovember sunsetyolo county in novembercrows in a fieldscout hut, davis
davis 5th and Ja little piece of englandmy bike, davisfarmers' market, davisnot a wordune maison à rue B
E and 5ththe old davis city hallhouse on E & 3rdhello, newmanhow i learned to stop worrying and love the A streeta bell will ring inside your head
the varsity theater in julyvarsity theatrepicnic dayreading avidlyE st (minus the car)pinkadot
sunday afternoonavid readerin the little gardenpink blossom in daviswoodbridge, south davisthe gardens of sudwerk
the pence galleryoctober colour trees on 14th stE street plaza3rd & Alittle pragueG & 4th, davis
bellyacheturkey 3, czech republic 2central park, davisescaping the smoke and heat at mishka's caffino & murder burgerbakers squarelazy sunday afternoonall changefast mart rain, i don't mindD & 6th, davisdairy queenhunt boyer houseil pleutleaves everywherethe davis christmas treea quick czech beer

SACRAMENTO, California
the beatdeli j stst francis church & friary, midtown sacramentono room for the hummer, guvdessert diner, k streetpink house on j st
on the american rivertower bridge, sacramentothe capitolit's not st.paul's, it's the state capitola house on J streeta house on I street
state indian museum, gardenssacramento on a sundaybishop gallegoson J and 25th, midtown sacblessed sacrament, sacramentomidtown, the last day of augustbig old house in midtown sacramentomidtown sacramento's creeping shadowsmidtown sac in mid january

CALIFORNIA (Elsewhere)
sonoma missionsonomaa spot in santa rosasunday afternoon in santa rosawashington mutual, santa rosasanta rosa masons lodge
lake tahoelake tahoe (zephyr cove)coloma, gold country, californiacoloma teepeesquaw valley snowburbank gardens, santa rosa
santa monica sketchessanta monica pier and housesthe galley, santa monicagetty center fountaingetty magritte statuenew orleans building, santa monica main street
the beach between santa monica and veniceocean parkfox theatre, westwood, LAthe sonoma missionspenger's fish grottofrank spenger's
you see, berkeleya very big housecampanilebrazil cafemiki'sanenome
davenport beachsanta cruz lighthousesanta cruz beach boardwalksanta cruz pieri'm on a submarine mission for you, babyif i had a hammerstanroy's black fridayoak streetsanta rosa

LONDON, UK
blue posts in sohostranded in londonst james' parkout and about in londonthe fleet street areanational gallery, london
take me down to the riveron the south bankover the thames to cannon streetnear drury lanesketchcrawling through southwarktrafalgar square, a.k.a. the village green
norwich walk, burnt oakwatling park, burnt oakcrouch end clocktowerlowlander cafe, drury laneby st gileswhisky shop in covent garden
st paul'sangel & crownwatling avenue (burnt oak)it's so grey in london townour housethe south bank show
a view from the bridgeback lane, hampsteadphone box on hampstead high streetoutside hampstead tubeby the banks of the thamesmaughan library
it's a long wayhampstead pond houses (unfinished)houses by hampstead heath ponds a fleeting visittemple churchten bells a-ripping
st.paul's mother superiorgreenwich naval collegei dreamt i was standing on the banks of the thamessoho squareroyal courts of justiceburnt oak stationa ship on the thameshampstead housesthings have changedflaws, mostlyjust unnoticedthe gatehouse in highgatein the globe at moorgatemacari'sguildhall at nightwoolworth's in burnt oakst margarets church, edgwaregough squareburnt oak libraryin the middle of soho squarebar italiabroadwick street, soho

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

SKETCHCRAWLS sketchcrawl.com
midtown sacramentostate indian museum, gardensa crowd of people in red dressesclothes at fleet feeta house on I streetbeach hut diner
E street plazaavid reader3rd & Alittle praguesmoothiemishka's cafe
sketchcrawl #13, berkeley, march 17th 2007sather gatebike and bus-stopa very big housecampanilebrazil cafe
4th st berkeleyfrank spenger'sflautist outside peet's coffeeguitarist outside down home musicmiki'sspenger's fish grotto
sinbad'swalton squarecoit towerpeet's coffeetelegraph polesketchcrawl, down by the ferry building
sketchcrawling 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'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 stuff
eat noodlesintermission onego back to englandlook out of the windowgo on the undergroundpart 10, go to an old pub
part 11, pack your bagsintermission twoplay the guitarlearn frenchwash your handsstay cool
recycleconquer your fearcollect old photoswatch star warshave a bananaintermission 3
sit 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 today
sleepy 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 walk
the desk areadesk jan 08bookshelf, en bleukitchen sinkwaterbrushing in the bedroomil fait chaud a davis
don't stay up too lateflowers from englandlois's gardenon the deskand the holy roast chez nouspackedeinszweidreichristmas back home

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 discouragement
pink blossom in davisoctober colour trees on 14th stpurple tree on campussacramento palm treeuc davis trees encorei think i'm in heaven
electricitytemple 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 bleu
at 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 obama

MISCELLANEOUS
mr solo at the enterprise, chalk farma burnt bike,the broken ibanezbefore he went electronicnot all bird attacks are goodschwelmer hefeweizen
message in a bottlepump up the volumemy wife's booksbaby's 1st spurs teddybritish bulldogdiet coke with a waterbrush
mrs 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 fishmemoriesmisty watercolouredbagthat's entertainmenttoys, and thingsluke's xmas stockingnalu

No use of images allowed without my say-so.

7 responses

3 05 2008
mbracons (06:12:26) :

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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30 05 2008
Daniel Potvin (04:57:57) :

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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12 07 2008
ahmil (10:43:15) :

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

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19 08 2008
Lisa Reed (19:38:28) :

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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19 10 2008
Matthew Cencich (20:25:59) :

Wow !
Excellent work.

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10 01 2009
janine (18:02:00) :

Does Pete sell his images?

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28 06 2009
47whitebuffalo (14:25:06) :

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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