Sketches: Palazzi Contarini, Monet, DYM - 4/2026 The DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, is exhibiting Monet's paintings from his sabbatical in Venice. After hitting an artis...

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Do you have artistic block? Go to Venice like Monet did!
#monetandvenice, #deyoungmuseum

Sketches: Fruit vendor at Marche Municipal, Papeete - 04/2026 The colors of the tropical fruits will dazzle you as you walk through Marche Municipal in Papeete, Tahiti. Some of these fruits can't be fou...

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I've never seen these fruits before...
#tahiti, #tropicalfruits, #marchemunicipalpapeete

Sketches: Bakers at Marche Municipal, Papeete - 04/2026 Strolling through Marche Municipal in Papeete, you will be tempted by an assortment of treats from the local bakers. It's so hard to choose,...

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Help me pick out something for tomorrow's breakfast. The pain coco is looking good!
#tahiti
#marchemunicipalpapeete
#bakedgoods

Sketches: Basket weavers @ Marche Municipal, Papeete - 04/2026 A woven handbag is a useful fashion accessory in Tahiti. It is stylish, versatile, and can be paired with most island wear. To see how these...

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Watching the crafters weave a custom handbag.
#tahiti
#marchemunicipalpapeete
#wovenhandbags

Sketches: Mural at the Marche Municipal, Tahiti - 04/2026 While shopping for refreshing tropical fruits, we noticed a two-story mural of island scenery at the Marche Municipal in Papeete, Tahiti. Th...

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Mural reflecting island life at the Marche Municipal in Papeete, Tahiti.
#tahiti
#marchemunicipalpapeete

Sketches: Tahitian rooster, 4/2026 The rooster keeping me company poolside while I enjoy my mojito. Tahitian rooster, 04/2026 Cockoo doo Da DOOO (CoWaBunGA)

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Enjoying my mojito poolside with my new buddy.
#tahitianrooster
#tahiti

Sketches: Poolside at Le Tahiti Pearl Beach Resort, 4/2026 Order a Mai Tai, sit on your lounger, and watch the clouds drift by at Le Tahiti Pearl Beach Resort. Now that's a vacation... Poolside at Le...

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Grab a lounge chair and order a Mai Tai. It's Tahiti time...
#tahiti, #letahitipearlbeachresort

Sketches: Sunrise at Le Tahiti Pearl Resorts, 4/2026 Visited Tahiti recently to attend a niece's wedding. While waiting for the sun to come over the mountains, it was nice to sketch the my view...

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My view of the black sand beach near Point Venus in Tahiti.
#tahiti

Wooden Toys doing Double Duty, 2002 to 2005 Here are a couple of past projects using recycled plywood and fencing from a previous home project. I like designs that can serve multiple p...

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Just updating some lost photo links on my past posts...

Hanging out with my Oakland neighbors this afternoon...
#NoKings, #NoKingsOakland

Art cabinet, from Fall 2006 Here's a blast from the past, about 20 years ago: The previous owners of the house left me a cabinet with sliding front doors, a useful stor...

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A blast from the past to celebrate upcycling.

Garage gable vent, 3/2026 And now, for something a little different... I noticed that the warm air inside the garage had no way to vent to the outside, causing conden...

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And now for something a little different, flexing my engineering muscles to keep my mind and construction skills sharp...

Sketches: Bouquets to Art, DeYoung Museum - 3/2026 Last weekend's Bouquets to Art at the DeYoung Museum was festive and packed with visitors, typical for this annual event. Bouquets to Art is...

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Florists celebrating art.
#BouquetstoArt
#deyoungmuseum

Cafe Sketches: The Caffe by Mr. Espresso, Oakland - 3/2026 You can see Oakland's coffee roaster Mr. Espresso when you ride BART through West Oakland. They have been supplying espresso equipment and b...

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Follow the curved, slatted ceiling to your espresso...
#thecaffe
#mrespresso

Cafe Sketches: Fanny's Cafe & Restaurant, 03/2026 It's getting busy at Fanny's Cafe & Restaurant located inside the Museum of Academy of Motion Pictures Museum. Named after Fanny Brice, Barb...

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It's Oscars week and everybody is excited at Fanny's Cafe & Restaurant inside the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum.
#academymotionpicturesmuseum
#oscars2026
#fannys

Sketches: Bonaventure Hotel, LA - 3/2026 Built by John C. Portman in the late 1970's, the Bonaventure Hotel was the most spectacular high-rise building in Los Angeles. Watching this...

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The spaceship that landed in Los Angeles in the 1970's, still spectacular 50 years later...
#bonaventurehotel
#westinhotels

Sketches: Wakao Kei, Asian Art Museum SF - 3/2026 The New Japanese Clay exhibit at the Asian Art Museum is full of surprises when regarding ceramics. These Japanese clay artists are showing ...

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Beautiful, maybe functional, Japanese ceramics at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
#asianartmuseumsf
#newjapaneseclay
#wakaokei

Cafe Sketches: Super Peach, Los Angeles - 2/2026 Chef David Chang, the founder of Momofuku, has opened a new casual restaurant at the Westfield Century City mall: Super Peach. Super Peach i...

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David Chang's new modern Korean-American restaurant at the Westfield Century City mall - Super Peach.
#superpeach
#westfieldcenturycity
#momofuku

Sketches: Watching, KAWS at SFMOMA - 2/2026 Who is being watched? "Watching" by KAWS, SFMOMA, 2/2026 See "Watching" by KAWS at the SFMOMA, until May 3, 2026. CoWaBUNga

Who is doing the watching?
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"Watching" by KAWS, at the SFMOMA until May 3, 2026.
#sfmoma
#kaws

Sketches: Accomplice, KAWS at SFMOMA - 2/2026 KAWS' sculpted figures have lots of character. You can see the guilt, shame and dejection through the posture of the figure titled "Accompli...

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Catch this "Accomplice" at the SFMOMA
#sfmoma
#kaws

Sketches: San Francisco Chinatown, Lunar New Year - 2/2026 The red lanterns create a warm glow against the buildings lining the streets in San Francisco Chinatown. During Lunar New Year, the glow add...

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HaPpY NeW YeAR, year of the Horse!
#lunarnewyear
#SanFranciscoChinatown
#FarEastCafe
#CantonBazaar

The featured performer at the StuPiD BoWL...

Cafe Sketches: Forge Pizza, Oakland - 2/2026 During the holidays, Forge Pizza in Oakland decorated their stunning main dining room with decorations that accentuated their dramatic ceili...

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Don't forget the cheese curdles...
#forgepizza
#rockridgeoakland

Cafe Sketches: Motoring Coffee, San Francisco - 1/2026 After stopping at the Roundhouse Cafe next to the Golden Gate Bridge, I slowly realized that I was too early for a morning coffee break whil...

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You could almost smell the motor oil while sipping your mocha.
#motoringcoffee
#motoringclub

Cafe Sketches: Marufuku Ramen, Oakland - 1/2026 It's been a little cold here in the Bay Area recently. When I get chilled, my favorite warm up food is ramen. In Oakland's Temescal neighbor...

Staying warm with a bowl of Marufuku Ramen in Oakland.
#marufuku
#marufukuramen
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Cafe Sketches: Sana'a Cafe, Oakland - 1/2026 HaPpY NeW YeaR! Enjoy the new year with a pistachio latte and Dubai Chocolate cheesecake at Sana'a Cafe in Oakland. Inspired by Yemeni cultu...

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Try the pistachio latte with your cheesecake - yum!
#sanaacafe

Cafe Sketches: Mensho Ramen, Oakland - 12/2025 Unfortunately, our local Chinese restaurant "Little Shin Shin" closed during the pandemic. In its place, Mensho, an award-winning ramen chai...

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Try the "corn ribs" for fun, but the Tonkotsu will sate your ramen cravings.
#mensho
#menshooakland
#menshoramen

Sketches: Art of Manga, DeYoung Museum - 12/2025 The DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, presents a survey of Manga art from the 1970's to recent works. The art of manga enco...

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The Art of Manga at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco. Go see it before the run ends in late January 2026.
#DeYoungMuseum
#ArtofManga

Cafe Sketches: Jane on Third, 12/2025 A relatively new cafe opened in the SFMOMA, Jane on Third. The cafe is part of the Jane the Bakery chain of bakeries and cafes in San Franci...

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Comfy and welcoming at the Jane on 3rd cafe in the SFMOMA.
#janethebakery
#SFMOMA
#janeon3rd

Sketches: TAKE, Kaws at SFMOMA, 12/2025 Revisiting KAWS Exhibit at the San Francisco MOMA, it was interesting to me how KAWS has his characters holding smaller versions of other ch...

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Revisiting KAWS at the SFMOMA
#sfmoma
#kaws