Frances Buckmaster, Artist

THE WORKSHOP IS FULL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ON A WAITING LIST, CONTACT ME.     MY ONE AND ONLY (EVER) FIGURE DRAWING TEACHER, MICHAEL STASINOS, HAS AGREED TO PRESENT A WORKSHOP IN MY STUD...

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I received a note from the Manager of Tacoma's 'The Copper Door' a couple of days ago. She asked if she could have my permission to use a 'bit' of one of my sketches which she had found post...

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When I first started urban sketching I brought way too many things with me for the first few sketch outings. I wasn't sure what was 'normal' for an urban sketcher to have with them out there in ...

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As of November 1st I accepted the challenge to do more sketches in one month than I have ever accomplished thus far: 50! Today, I completed posting 29 sketches. That is, in itself, more sketches ...

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I've started posting sketches to the Flickr site: NaNoDrawMo. (National November Draw More)--will tell you more later. I think my scanner 'squashed' the Diet Coke can image a bit...but I have no ...

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I love when folks sit still long enough to allow a sketch! This fellow, dressed appropriately for a chilly day, still chose to wear his sandals as he waited for his bus outside the Puyallup Lib...

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I thought I went to Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle, WA. to draw boats, until a fisherman parked his motorcycle in front of me on the dock.

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Here are two sketches I did in downtown Puyallup at Pioneer Park, which is not too far from my studio. They are both Micron pen sketches. Pushing little brother in the toddler swings. Mom is...

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