Pages from my US sketchbook - San Francisco

 I've totally fell in love with San Francisco!
Golden Bridge surrounded by tourist and their cameras


one of corners in colorful China Town
sea lions taking a sunbathe at Pier 39

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  1. AnonymousOctober 23, 2012 at 11:47 PM

    i love how you drew the water and the sky! This is what San Francisco is all about, isn't it?

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  2. Cathy GatlandOctober 24, 2012 at 12:11 AM

    What a fabulous trip and drawings Marina - it reminds me of a similar trip to the US my family went on when my children were small - how I wish I had been a sketcher then, it's mostly a blur now! But I do remember San Francisco and Disneyland/Universal studios, it's great to relive it through your lively sketches.

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    1. Marina GrechanikOctober 26, 2012 at 7:05 AM

      thanks a lot, Cathy! Happy that my sketches reminded you your family trip. It was an amazing family experience and I'm happy I could to sketch a bit, sketches are the best memories for me!

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  3. UnknownOctober 24, 2012 at 3:45 AM

    פשוט נפלא!

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  4. Jane Dillon Wingfield: janewingfield@gmail.comOctober 29, 2012 at 3:41 PM

    What materials are you using in these sketches? They're wonderful.

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  5. Marina GrechanikOctober 30, 2012 at 12:33 PM

    I work mostly with watercolors and watercolor colored pencils. In some sketches I used also fountain pen. Thanks!

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