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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:44:32 AM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Los Angeles Urban Nature Festival:
Shiho said, "I am honored to be invited by Los Angeles County Natural History Museum with a group of fellow sketchers to attend their L.A. Nature Fest event last weekend. I loved seeing many colors and shapes of plants in bloom at the Nature Garden, and it made..." more
Sunday, May 22, 2016 11:17:35 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Reunion with the Shuttle:
Shiho said, "I feel fortunate to have sketched the Space Shuttle both before and after its move California Science Center. When I learned that ET-94, the only remaining Space Shuttle fuel tank, is coming to Los Angels to be displayed together with the Shuttle, I..." more
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 6:14:42 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled 51st Worldwide Sketchcrawl at Renaissance Pleasure Faire:
Shiho said, "A small band of Los Angeles sketchers decided to go to Renaissance Pleasure Faire for this Sketchcrawl last month. I meandered around the grounds full of participants and performers in broad interpretations of "Renaissance" costumes mixed with..." more
Sunday, April 3, 2016 11:43:20 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Characters at WonderCon:
Shiho said, "I enjoy sketching people dressed up in costumes, like at WonderCon convention that took place last weekend in Los Angeles Convention Center. These people sketches were drawn very quickly as people walked by or stood there for a few minutes at most -..." more
Monday, March 21, 2016 2:45:49 AM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Early Springtime in Los Angeles:
Shiho said, "It rained more than years past this winter in Southern California, which means landscape is greener and flowers more abundant this spring. I also discovered two new places to see some flowers in bloom this year. First up is my favorite place to see..." more
Saturday, February 27, 2016 1:25:02 AM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Caliifornia Love:
Shiho said, ""Eureka", watercolor, pencil and gold ink, 14" x 18" framedI am excited to reveal a new artwork! This illustration is my homage to the state of California that I call home. It will be debuting at California Love Art Show at Leanna Lin's Wonderland..." more
Monday, February 15, 2016 1:47:15 AM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Sketching in the Crowd: Lunar New Year Celebration in Chinatown:
Shiho said, "The archway with two dragons marks the entry to Chinatown in Los Angeles, and on this day there was Golden Dragon parade to celebrate Lunar New Year. It's a very sketch-able event that attracted hundreds of people.Drawing in a massive crowd is..." more
Sunday, January 31, 2016 8:23:08 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Sketching the Space Shuttle Endeavor for Worldwide Sketchcrawl:
Shiho said, "Los Angeles group of sketchers went to California Science Center for 50th Worldwide Sketchcrawl. The star attraction of this museum is the Space Shuttle Endeavor.The more I studied it, the more it felt like a "living" creature, snub nose and all. I..." more
Thursday, December 31, 2015 11:18:09 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Looking back at my sketches:
Shiho said, "I found an old sketchbook while cleaning out my place. It is Handbook panorama sketchbook with watercolor paper, and I had a few sketches in it and the rest was blank. Remembering that I didn't like the way watercolor behaved on this sketchbook, I..." more
Thursday, December 31, 2015 8:58:09 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Looking back at my sketches
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 1:11:05 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled West Coast Urban Sketchers Sketchcrawl in San Diego:
Shiho said, "Here is a belated post about West Coast Urban Sketchers Sketchcrawl that happened this summer. The Sketchcrawl took place in San Diego, which is a pleasant train ride away from Los Angeles. I sketched on the way to get ready, of course - I was..." more
Saturday, October 3, 2015 11:17:43 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Ten Hours in Korea:
Shiho said, "On the way home from Urban Sketching Symposium in Singapore, I had a 10-hour layover in Inchon, Korea. I did some research beforehand and found that the airport offers free city tours specifically catering to people who are on long layovers!After my..." more
Monday, September 7, 2015 10:10:12 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Sketches from Cambodia:
Shiho said, "After the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Singapore, I spent a few days with fellow Urban Sketchers artists to explore and sketch Cambodia. This was my second visit in Cambodia and it was more memorable than the first time I went in 2006 because I did..." more
Sunday, August 30, 2015 2:09:13 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled More Sketches from Singapore:
Shiho said, "While I really enjoyed attending Urban Sketchers Symposium in Singapore, I had very little time outside of the workshops to sketch on my own, so I woke up early before the first workshops to sketch the nearby scenes. Singapore has a fascinating mix..." more
Saturday, August 22, 2015 12:22:51 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Sketching at Urban Sketching Workshops in Singapore:
Shiho said, "I really enjoyed attending Urban Sketchers Symposium in Singapore - the energy of people gathering to draw on location is contagious! I appreciate the hospitality shown by local sketchers, and it was fun to meet new sketching friends in addition to..." more
Sunday, August 16, 2015 10:52:01 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Illustration Friday: Heart:
Shiho said, "An oldie but a goodie - this is an illustration I did a long time ago, and happened to fit this week's Illustration Friday topic, "Heart".I've been busy scanning my artwork - more to be posted soon!"
Sunday, June 28, 2015 11:56:06 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled An Afternoon Outing, Sketching by the Sea:
Shiho said, "I spent a bit of afternoon sketching with Pete Scully, who was visiting Santa Monica - his account of the weekend is here.While I've sketched at Santa Monica Pier numerous times, sketching together and chatting with a fellow sketcher made me look at..." more
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 9:57:57 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled 47th Worldwide Sketchcrawl at Venice Canals:
Shiho said, "For Worldwide Sketchcrawl, the Los Angeles group went to Venice, which is a section of the city modeled after the Italian city with the canals. (This Wikipedia article shows the photo taken from the same section of the canal I happened to be..." more
Sunday, April 12, 2015 11:37:44 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Colorful Kites On the Beach:
Shiho said, "The beach by Santa Monica Pier was transformed by colorful kites puncturing the usually flat blue of the sky this weekend when Kite Festival sponsored by Otis College took place. I used a mix of wet and dry brush strokes in the sky to show movement...." more
Sunday, April 5, 2015 9:04:38 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Costume Sketching at WonderCon:
Shiho said, "I enjoy sketching people dressed up in creative costumes at WonderCon event even though I am too pop-culturally clueless to recognize most of the characters. It's always fun to sketch cosplayers who are posing still for photos, but it's even more..." more
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 1:18:07 AM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Ciclavia in the Valley:
Shiho said, "I always enjoy riding my bike during CicLAvia, when normally car-centric streets in Los Angeles are closed to cars and open to everybody else to walk, skate, or bike. This time it was in the Valley, around Studio City, Universal City and North..." more
Monday, March 2, 2015 11:04:42 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled New Prints Available!:
Shiho said, "I added four new prints on Society 6 website, and you get free worldwide shipping before March 8 if you use this promo code:http://society6.com/shihonakaza?promo=T6MYCYPK2Z39Take a look at http://society6.com/shihonakaza - thanks for checking it out!"
Monday, February 2, 2015 11:35:09 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled A Day at the Museums for 46th Worldwide Sketchcrawl:
Shiho said, "For 46th Worldwide Sketchcrawl, Los Angeles group decided to take advantage of the annual free museum admission day by going to Page Museum/La Brea Tar Pits and LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), which are next to each other and connected..." more
Friday, January 9, 2015 12:42:14 PM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled Sketching the Rose Parade Floats:
Shiho said, "This year I had a chance to sketch some of the floats that were on display after the Rose Parade with another artist. The theme for this year's floats was "Inspiring Stories" and all 40 floats on display are required to be decorated with only..." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:44:42 AM
Shiho Nakaza wrote a blog post titled That summer morning when I saw a fuel tank through the thicket of trees:
Shiho said, "That summer morning when I saw a fuel tank through the thicket of trees...there was a story waiting to be told, so I sketched the little girl when she walked by. This scene reminds me of something that can appear in Studio Ghibli animation....I..." more