Colorful drawing in colored pencil and black ink of a black cat face with yellow-green eyes and a long tongue sticking out.
Mixed media drawing of a curious and delightful rescue kitty, Flow. ©️Paula Wirth. #catsky #artsky
Check out this amazing, rare #DrSeuss book we received as a donation! With a signature and an original drawing of the Lorax by Dr. Seuss! #bookillustration
All proceeds will support Palo Alto Libraries! FOPAL.org
Young woman with long hair studying at a laptop.
Drawing in colored pencil of a studying student at a cafe in Berkeley, by @paulawirth.bsky.social
This is lovely. I sure hope you get some good news soon to balance it out.
The first lady of New York City, Rama Duwaji, is an amazing illustrator (and animator) - see www.instagram.com/p/DF-Qy-bO6Ib/ #art #illustration
Winter squash drawn in color pencil by Paula Wirth on clay toned paper.
Winter squash, drawn by @paulawirth.bsky.social in colored pencil on clay toned paper.
Kobe the dog, a portrait drawn in Procreate to raise funds for Oakland Animal Services, by Paula Wirth
Kobe the dog, a portrait drawn in Procreate to raise funds for Oakland Animal Services, by Paula Wirth
I am so sorry. AI is negatively affecting pretty much all of my career skill sets.
I just had a writer blast me for suggesting that writers not use AI for their cover/book art. I think we artists and writers need to stick together!
I hope he find work that pays well soon!
Accurate.
Now with extra arthritis!
Colorful pencil drawing of a hand, palm down, by Paula Wirth.
Colorful pencil drawing of a closed hand and palm by Paula Wirth.
Red outline demonstration drawing of a hand and how the lines (blue) of the fingers intersect in the base of the palm, by Paula Wirth.
I used to teach an adult art class, here are some samples from when I was teaching about drawing hands. #drawing #coloredpencil
(My hand, of course!)
The Socialist League
“I do not want art for a few, any more than I want education for a few, or freedom for a few.” — William Morris (socialist designer, painter, poet, and social reformer)
One of my favorite drawing subjects is people in coffeeshops. This drawing was made with brush and ink.
Persian cat with brilliant blue eyes staring into your soul.
Stare deep into my eyes. — Mochi
I’ve never contacted my reps as often as now - nor have I needed cute dog, cat, and other cute animal videos and photos as much to cleanse my mind and reduce my angst. The rage is still there, tho.
Abstract mixed media portrait of two women on the street by Paula Wirth, from the Those Who Wait series.
This is a tiny scrap of rice paper drawing in mixed media, probably one of my favorite drawing paintings (and the only one the curator at my grad school liked).
Illustration © Paula K. Wirth from the "Those Who Wait" series.
Brush with gouache, watercolor crayon, and sumi ink, on rice paper.
Beautiful squash blossoms of Spring… photo ©️ Paula Wirth
Beautiful squash blossoms of Spring… #photo ©️ Paula Wirth
#foodsky found at the Claremont Farmer’s Market in Oakland.
✒️Join us to sketch houseboats, a vintage ice cream truck, friendly goats, a giant alligator and other Burning Man sculptures.This is a tranquil spot with a lovely Bay view. Bring your lunch or enjoy a bite to eat at the Sailing Goat. (GPS tip: try 1900 Western Dr.) Hope to see you there!
Colored pencil drawing of purple and yellow snap peas on a table with a patterned table cloth and pencils and vegetables.
Sketching colorful snap peas in colored pencil. ©️ @paulawirth.bsky.social
#art #sketching
Tess is missing arms.
I get them used! Vintage!
Live in the #sfbay #eastbay? Meet the @eastbaysketchers.bsky.social for some sketching amongst the plants Sun. April 27!
Colored pencil drawing of a girl with a ponytail playing cards with coffee on the table in front of her. Sketchpad on wood table with vintage Prismacolor pencils in an art box. Drawn by Paula Wirth.
Girl playing cards. Sketching in colored pencil at Milka in #Sacramento ©️ @paulawirth.bsky.social
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#urbansketching #coffeeshop #drawing
Orchids and other hothouse plants in the greenhouse at Berkeley Horticultural Nursery.
Sketchers, save the date! April 27, 11am, meetup with the @eastbaysketchers.bsky.social at Berkeley Horticultural Nursery! #urbansketching #eastbay
More details at www.facebook.com/events/12075...
Happy Trans Day of Visibility to my friends and their families! #comicbooks #graphicnovels
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If you are in the SF Bay Area and love sketching, also join the @eastbaysketchers.bsky.social for monthly local meetups!
#sketching #urbansketching #eastbay
Great seeing you at the last event! Come join @eastbaysketchers.bsky.social !!!
#urbansketching folks in the #sfbayarea, SF Sketchers has a meetup Sunday, April 6, 2025 at the #Oakland Ferry Terminal. www.meetup.com/sf-sketchers...
