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Kyoto sketchbook (and “canvas”!)

25 March 2013by satsumaart 16 Comments

Kyoto makes me want to draw and paint. Here’s what I did in the past week.

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drawing
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31st birthday recap

13 December 2012by satsumaart 12 Comments

I had a wonderful birthday, and as usual it made me think.

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drawing, painting, sketches, year in review
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Schools, museums, libraries, and other public spaces of Boston

11 December 2012by satsumaart 9 Comments

No time for a long update, but here’s a photo summary of the past week, with lots of sketches and other pictures.

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Chop suey (this and that), drawing
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Back Bay Fens, Boston

7 December 2012by satsumaart 5 Comments

Beautiful trees and water in Boston, and a sketch of the various shapes the branches make.

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drawing, outings
I love being inside a clock. We did this in the clock tower on the waterfront in Montréal too, and it was equally amazing.

Two life-drawing sessions in Paris (mildly NSFW?)

29 November 2012by satsumaart 8 Comments

I really didn’t expect to love Paris so much; I thought it was probably overrated. But no — it is that amazing, really. And the art is a big part of that.

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drawing
Le Petit Palais, autumn leaves, and a fountain

Museum sketches: Le Petit Palais, Paris

19 November 2012by satsumaart 9 Comments

I join an international Meetup group and visit Le Petit Palais, a stunningly beautiful museum with extensive permanent collections. And look, a rare photo of me sketching!

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drawing, outings
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Sketching to live music: Rhys Chatham at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris

15 November 2012by satsumaart 13 Comments

Thanks to a new friend, I catch a surprise concert at the Palais de Tokyo, sketching my way through a good half-hour (or more? time wasn’t important) of frenetic and exciting guitar.

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I'm Lisa Hsia, an independent writer and artist. This is my personal/creative blog and hub website. To see more of my work, explore the sidebar below.

Until April 2012, I'd lived all 31 of my years in California, but my husband and I are now traveling the world.

Current location: Mississauga (Greater Toronto Area), ON, Canada

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